Lord of the Fantastic

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Lord of the Fantastic
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First edition
AuthorEdited by Martin H. Greenberg
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Science fiction/Fantasy anthology
Publisher Avon Eos
Publication date
1998
Media typePrint (Paperback)
ISBN 978-0-380-80886-1
OCLC 43028614

Lord of the Fantastic is a 1998 anthology honoring the work of science fiction writer Roger Zelazny. The title is both a play off his novel Lord of Light and an homage to Zelazny. Many authors and friends of Roger's came together to write this book; it also includes personal comments by many of the contributors. The book was edited by Martin H. Greenberg.

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