The Carnelian Cube
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 first edition of The Carnelian Cube |
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| Author | L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt |
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| Cover artist | David Kyle |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Gnome Press |
| Released | 1948 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 230 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
The Carnelian Cube is a fantasy novel written by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt. It was first published in hardcover by Gnome Press in 1948, and in paperback by Lancer Books in 1967. It has also been translated into Italian and German.
[edit] Plot summary
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
The carnelian cube of the title is a small red "dream stone" confiscated by archaeologist Arthur Cleveland Finch from one of the workers on the dig he is supervising. Sleeping with it beneath his pillow he finds himself cast into a parallel world as "Finch Arthur Poet" -- who is, indeed, a poet. Finding his life endangered, he discovers he can use the stone to escape into yet another parallel world, and the novel follows his adventures through a succession of such worlds.
[edit] References
- Laughlin, Charlotte; Daniel J. H. Levack (1983). De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography. San Francisco: Underwood/Miller, 29.
