A review by jeffhall
The Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith Volume 5: The Last Hieroglyph: The Collected Fantasies, Vol. 5 by Clark Ashton Smith

4.0

This final volume of Clark Ashton Smith's collected fantasies is a mixed bag, containing some of his very best stories ("The Black Abbot of Puthuum", "Xeethra") as well as some abominable clunkers ("Double Cosmos", "Strange Shadows"). But overall, the good outweighs the bad, and as with previous volumes in the series, the editors have provided excellent story notes and appendices to put everything in context.