First posted in the pages of Weird Tales in 1934, C. L. Moore’s Jirel of Joiry may be the firstsignificant feminine sword-and-sorcery protagonist and perhaps one of the most excitingand evocative individuals the genre offers ever known. Released alongside seminalworks by H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, the five classic fantasy talesincluded with this volume very easily stand the check of time and frequently overshadow thestorytelling power and psychological impact of stories by Moore’s even more famouscontemporaries. A seminal work in one of fantasy’s most significant authors, Dark God’s Kiss can be an essentialaddition to any dream library.