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Genius Loci and Other Tales
Jacket illustration by Frank Wakefield for Genius Loci and Other Tales by Clark Ashton Smith
AuthorClark Ashton Smith
Cover artistFrank Wakefield
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy, horror, science fiction
PublisherArkham House
Publication date
1948
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages228

Genius Loci and Other Tales is a collection of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories by American writer Clark Ashton Smith. It was released in 1948 and was the author's third book published by Arkham House. It was released in an edition of 3,047 copies. The stories were written between 1930 and 1935.

The collection contains stories from Smith's major story cycles of Averoigne and Zothique.

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