Time and the Gods

<p><I>Time and the Gods</I> (1906) is a short story collection by Lord Dunsany. Published at the beginning of his career <I>Time and the Gods</I> a sequel to <I>The Gods of Pegāna</I> (1905) would influence such writers as J. R. R. Tolkein Ursula K. Le Guin and H. P. Lovecraft. Recognized as a pioneering author of fantasy and science fiction Dunsany is a man whose work in the words of Lovecraft remains unexcelled in the sorcery of crystalline singing prose and supreme in the creation of a gorgeous and languorous world of incandescently exotic vision. Once when the gods were young and only Their swarthy servant Time was without age the gods lay sleeping by a broad river upon earth. There in a valley that from all the earth the gods had set apart for Their repose the gods dreamed marble dreams. <I>Time and the Gods</I> Dunsany's second collection of stories contains some of his finest tales of fantasy and adventure. From their marble dreams arose a city fit for the gods a sweeping expanse of towers terraces lawns and fountains known as Sardathrion. Protected by mountains and a vast desert safe in the heart of a fertile valley the city of the gods is a place to which few humans go and from which none can return. Dunsany's tales of high fantasy continue to delight over a century after they first appeared in print. This edition of Lord Dunsany's <I>Time and the Gods</I> is a classic of Irish fantasy fiction reimagined for modern readers.</p> <p>Since our inception in 2020 <b>Mint Editions</b> has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.</p> <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>