The Spell of Seven

The Spell of Seven is an anthology of fantasy short stories in the sword and sorcery subgenre, edited by L. Sprague de Camp and illustrated by Virgil Finlay. It was first published in paperback by Pyramid Books in June 1965, and reprinted in December 1969.[1][2] It was the second such anthology assembled by de Camp, following his Swords and Sorcery (1963).

The Spell of Seven
Cover of the first edition.
EditorL. Sprague de Camp
IllustratorVirgil Finlay
Cover artistVirgil Finlay
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
PublisherPyramid Books
Publication date
1965
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages192
Preceded bySwords and Sorcery 
Followed byThe Fantastic Swordsmen 

Summary

The book collects seven sword and sorcery tales by various authors, with an overall introduction by de Camp.

Contents

Relation to other works

Four of the seven authors represented in the anthology were members of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA), a somewhat informal literary group of fantasy authors active from the 1960s to the 1980s, making the book a precursor of the five Flashing Swords! anthologies of SAGA-member works edited by Lin Carter from 1973 to 1981.

Notes
  1. Laughlin, Charlotte; Daniel J. H. Levack (1983). De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography. San Francisco: Underwood/Miller. pp. 113–114.
  2. The Spell of Seven title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database


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