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Originally Posted by JeremyR
Pretty much his entire short story output was recently published in 5 hardcover volumes by Night Shade Books (which I own).
At his best, he was as good as any writer. At his worst, he was pretty bad (his science fiction), but a lot of this was excused by him simply writing to support his parents.
His best stuff was probably his fantasy stories, of which he had three main series: Zothique (of which the Isle of the Torturers was a part, set far in the future), Hyperborea (set in the distant past), and Averoigne (set in Medieval France)
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I agree with you completely on your assessment, which most critics also find agreement with.
Also, the volumes edited by Lin Carter are excellent, if anyone can find these older Ballantine editions
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