Lin Carter
Linwood Vrooman Carter was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft (for an H. P. Lovecraft parody) and Grail Undwin. He is known for editing the <a href="credit/628291-ballantine-adult-fantasy">Ballantine Adult Fantasy</a> series in the 1970s, which introduced readers to many overlooked classics of the fantasy genre. Series: • <a href="/credit/774834-amalrik-the-mangod">Amalrik the Mangod</a> • <a href="/credit/275952-Callisto">Callisto</a> • <a href="/credit/275955-green-star-rises">Green Star Rises</a> • <a href="/credit/275954-Thongor-of-Valkarth">Thongor of Valkarth</a> • <a href="/credit/275956-Zanthodon">Zanthodon</a>
| Born | 1930-06-09, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States |
| Died | 1988-02-07, Montclair, New Jersey, United States |
| Links | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Carter |
Books 26
Author 36
Contributing Writer 11
| Title | Format | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | The Young Magicians | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | Weird Tales, Vol. 47, No. 2 | Pulp Magazine |
![]() | Weird Tales, Vol. 47, No. 3 | Pulp Magazine |
![]() | Nameless Places | Hardback |
![]() | Weird Tales, Vol. 48, No. 1 | Paperback |
![]() | Weird Tales, Vol. 48, No. 2 | Paperback |
![]() | Weird Tales, Vol. 48, No. 3 | Paperback |
![]() | Weird Tales, Vol. 48, No. 4 | Paperback |
![]() | Weird Tales, Vol. 50, No. 3 | Pulp Magazine |
![]() | Weird Tales, Vol. 50, No. 4 | Pulp Magazine |
![]() | Worlds of Fantasy Vol. 1 No. 1 | Magazine |
Contributor 1
| Title | Format | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Conan | Pocket book |
Copyright Holder 11
| Title | Format | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Tower at the Edge of Time | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | Conan the Buccaneer | Paperback |
![]() | Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy I | Paperback |
![]() | Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy: Volume II | Paperback |
![]() | Imaginary Worlds: The Art of Fantasy | Paperback |
![]() | Lankar of Callisto | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | Flashing Swords! #3: Warriors and Wizards | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | Vier Ellen Drachenhaut | Paperback |
![]() | Flug der Zauberer | Paperback |
![]() | Streiter wider die Magie | Paperback |
![]() | Gefangen im Jenseits | Paperback |
Copyright Holder (Introduction/Prologue) 9
| Title | Format | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Lilith | Paperback |
![]() | The King of Elfland's Daughter | Paperback |
![]() | The Sorcerer's Ship | Paperback |
![]() | Beyond the Golden Stair | Paperback |
![]() | The Night Land: Volume I | Paperback |
![]() | The Night Land: Volume II | Paperback |
![]() | The Night Land: Volume I | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | The Night Land: Volume II | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | Merlin's Ring | Paperback |
Editor 15
| Title | Format | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Dragons, Elves, and Heroes | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | The Young Magicians | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | Golden Cities, Far | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy I | Paperback |
![]() | Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy: Volume II | Paperback |
![]() | Flashing Swords! #3: Warriors and Wizards | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | The Doom That Came to Sarnath and Other Stories | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | Vier Ellen Drachenhaut | Paperback |
![]() | Flug der Zauberer | Paperback |
![]() | Streiter wider die Magie | Paperback |
![]() | Gefangen im Jenseits | Paperback |
![]() | Weird Tales, Vol. 48, No. 1 | Paperback |
![]() | Weird Tales, Vol. 48, No. 2 | Paperback |
![]() | Weird Tales, Vol. 48, No. 3 | Paperback |
![]() | Weird Tales, Vol. 48, No. 4 | Paperback |
Foreword by 1
| Title | Format | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Flug der Zauberer | Paperback |
Introduction by 19
| Title | Format | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Lilith | Paperback |
![]() | The King of Elfland's Daughter | Paperback |
![]() | The Sorcerer's Ship | Paperback |
![]() | Beyond the Golden Stair | Paperback |
![]() | The Well at the World's End: Volume I | Paperback |
![]() | The Well at the World's End: Volume II | Paperback |
![]() | Conan the Buccaneer | Paperback |
![]() | The Night Land: Volume I | Paperback |
![]() | The Night Land: Volume II | Paperback |
![]() | The Night Land: Volume I | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | The Night Land: Volume II | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy I | Paperback |
![]() | The Well at the World's End: Volume II | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy: Volume II | Paperback |
![]() | The King of Elfland's Daughter | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | The Well at the World's End: Volume I | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | Over the Hills and Far Away | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | Merlin's Ring | Paperback |
![]() | Flashing Swords! #3: Warriors and Wizards | Mass-Market Paperback |
Maps 5
| Title | Format | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Het zwarte Legioen van Callisto | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | Jandar, Slaaf op Callisto | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | Luchtpiraten van Callisto | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | De Tovenaars van Callisto | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | Keizerin van Callisto | Mass-Market Paperback |
Notes by 2
| Title | Format | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy I | Paperback |
![]() | Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy: Volume II | Paperback |
Writer 2
| Title | Format | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Tower at the Edge of Time | Mass-Market Paperback |
![]() | Dreams From R'lyeh | Hardback |





























































































