Fantacollana

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Fantacollana is a series of fantasy books published in Italy by Editrice Nord. The first number, issued in May 1973, featured The Jewels of Aptor by Samuel R. Delany. First issues, edited by Riccardo Valla, featured covers by notable artists such as Karel Thole and Frank Frazetta. Authors translated included US most famous fantasy writers, such as Robert E. Howard, Jack Vance, C.J. Cherryh, David Gemmell, Harry Turtledove and others. Original books from Italian authors were also published.

The series reduced substantially frequency of publication in the 2000s, including mostly short story collections edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, and in 2006 and 2007 only two issues were published per year.