Lin Carter

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Lin Carter (1930-1988) was an American author, editor and critic of science fiction and fantasy, born in St. Petersburg, Florida, who died in Montclair, New Jersey. His first published book was The Wizard of Lemuria (1965), the first Thongor novel. He worked as a full-time writer from 1969. From 1969 to 1974 he edited the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series, which brought back older fantasy works by authors such as Lord Dunsany, William Morris, Clark Ashton Smith, James Branch Cabell, Hope Mirrlees and Evangeline Walton. His own fiction includes the Callisto and Zanthodon series, which pay tribute to Edgar Rice Burroughs, as well as the Green Star novels and the Mysteries of Mars series. As a critic he wrote Tolkien: A Look Behind The Lord of the Rings and Imaginary Worlds: the Art of Fantasy (1973), and he edited the Flashing Swords! anthologies.

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Books

• The Wizard of Lemuria (1965) · Thongor Core Canon
• Thongor of Lemuria (1966) · Thongor Core Canon
• Thongor Against the Gods (1967) · Thongor Core Canon
• Thongor at the End of Time (1968) · Thongor Core Canon
• Thongor in the City of Magicians (1968) · Thongor Core Canon
• Thongor Fights the Pirates of Tarakus (1970) · Thongor Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 6 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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