Henry Kuttner (April 7, 1915-February 4, 1958) was a science fiction author born in Los Angeles, California. As a young man he worked for a literaryagency before selling his first story, "The Graveyard Rats", to Weird Tales in 1936. Kuttner was known for his literary prose and worked in close collaboration with his wife, C. L. Moore. They met through their association with the "Lovecraft Circle", a group of writers and fans who corresponded with H. P. Lovecraft. Their work together spanned the 1940s and 1950s andmost of the work was credited to pseudonyms, mainly Lewis Padgett and Lawrence O'Donnell.

Swords and Sorcery clash with riveting results in these classic stories! "[A] pomegranate writer: popping with seeds—full of ideas." —Ray Bradbury When Robert E. Howard died in 1936, some of the greatest science-fiction and fantasy writers stepped into the void to pen amazing tales of swords and sorcery. Weird Tales published these two stories by iconic author Henry Kuttner, perfect for fans of Conan the Barbarian, and vital for every fantasy reader. Depicting a brutal world of swords and magic, with a hint of the Lovecraft mythos, Kuttner unleashes tales as vital in today’s Game of Thrones world as they were when they first published. Stories include: Cursed be the City The Citadel of Darkness

Clifford Sawyer, investigating ghosts in a mine, finds ancient beings from another world -- and gets swept up in a titanic struggle for control of a parallel dimension. Henry Kuttner (1915-1958) was known for his literary prose and worked in close collaboration with his wife, C. L. Moore. They met through their association with the "Lovecraft Circle," a group of writers and fans who corresponded with H. P. Lovecraft. Their work together spanned the 1940s and 1950s, mostly published under pseudonyms such as Lewis Padgett and Lawrence O'Donnell.

ONE WAS A KILLER: A TOUGH KID--with a record of violence. The headlines screamed for a fast conviction. THE LEADER of a vicious gang. What had he wanted from Ann Avery the night of her death? A DOPE ADDICT--She looked too frail to kill anyone. A HIGH LIVER--on a teacher's salary. Where did he get the big money? A JEALOUS HUSBAND--Did he really love his wife? A LUSH--Blackmail was her only chance for more whiskey. A RELUCTANT WITNESS--Why did he hide a piece of explosive evidence which might clear another suspect? These were the people psychoanalyst Gray set out to question about the murder of Ann Avery, knowing as he searched that one or more among them would also be killed