ISFDB banner

Title: The Coming of the White Worm

You are not logged in. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed.

Title: The Coming of the White Worm Title Record # 56999
Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Date: 1941-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Hyperborea
Language: English
User Rating: This title has no votes. VOTE
Current Tags: None Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1941 The Coming of the White Worm (Chapter IX of the Book of Eibon)
1941 The Coming of the White Worm: The History of Evagh the Warlock (Chapter IX of The Book of Eibon)
Year Language Title
1978ⓘTranslated by Guadalupe Rubio de Urquia.
 Spanish La llegada del gusano blanco
1983ⓘTranslated by Jaime Martijn
 Dutch De komst van de witte worm
1985ⓘTranslated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch
 German Der weiße Wurm
1986ⓘTranslated by Yves Le Brun
 French La venue du ver blanc
1989ⓘTranslated by Teobaldo Del Tanaro
 Italian L'avvento del verme bianco
1996 Italian L'avvento del verme bianco
2001ⓘTranslated by Andreas Diesel
 German Die Ankunft des weißen Wurms
2017 Hungarian A fehér féreg eljövetele
2017ⓘTranslated by Vincent Basset
 French L'avènement du ver blanc
2020ⓘTranslated by José Geraldo Gouvêa
 Portuguese A Vinda do Verme Branco

Publications

Displaying all variants and translations • Do not display translations • Do not display variants or translations

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Stirring Science Stories, April 1941 1941-04-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Albing Publications  
$0.15?$: US dollar
 132
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag Hannes Bok Checkmark
Uncanny Tales, November 1941 1941-11-00 ed. Melvin R. Colby Adam Publishing Company  
C$0.15?C$: Canadian dollar
 96
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag Wilf Long  
Lost Worlds 1944-10-00 Clark Ashton Smith Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 419
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll E. Burt Trimpey , Clark Ashton Smith Checkmark
Lost Worlds 1971-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Neville Spearman 0-85435-111-6
£1.75?£: UK pound
 419
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Tom Simmonds  
Hyperborea 1971-04-00 Clark Ashton Smith Ballantine Books (Ballantine Adult Fantasy #29) 0-345-02206-8
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 xvi+
205
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Bill Martin Checkmark
Hyperborea 1971-04-00 Clark Ashton Smith Ballantine Books (Ballantine Adult Fantasy #29) 0-345-02206-8
$0.95?$: US dollar
 xvi+
205
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Bill Martin Checkmark
Lost Worlds: Volume 2 1974-06-00 Clark Ashton Smith Panther 0-586-04086-2
£0.35?£: UK pound
 188
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Lost Worlds: Volume 2 1975-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Panther 0-586-04086-2
£0.40?£: UK pound
 188
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Hyperborea 1978-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Edaf (Ciencia Ficción (Edaf) #19) 84-7166-560-3   285
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Bill Martin  
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy 1981-03-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Avon 0-380-77115-2
$8.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
588
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth James Marsh Checkmark
The Monster of the Prophecy 1983-04-00 Clark Ashton Smith Timescape / Pocket Books 0-671-83544-0
$2.95?$: US dollar
 238
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
Zothique en andere verloren werelden 1983-08-00 Clark Ashton Smith Meulenhoff (M=SF #191) 90-290-1773-2   215
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Eric Ladd Checkmark
Traumreich der Magie: Höhepunkte der modernen Fantasy 1985-00-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4254) 3-453-31262-7
DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 795
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Gervasio Gallardo Checkmark
L'empire des nécromants 1986-03-00 Clark Ashton Smith Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #165) 2-7304-0368-X   211
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Jean-Michel Nicollet  
A Rendezvous in Averoigne: The Best Fantastic Tales of Clark Ashton Smith 1988-05-00 Clark Ashton Smith Arkham House 0-87054-156-0
$22.95?$: US dollar
 x+
473
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jeffrey K. Potter Checkmark
Hyperborea 1989-04-00 Clark Ashton Smith Fanucci Editore (I Miti di Cthulhu #32) 88-347-0132-1
Lit 15,000?Lit: Italian lira
 215
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Chris Achilleos  
Masters of Fantasy 1992-08-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Galahad Books 0-88365-786-4
$9.98?$: US dollar
 512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Henri Rousseau Checkmark
Masters of Fantasy 1994-10-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Bristol Park Books 0-88486-094-9
$12.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
512
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Henri Rousseau Checkmark
The Book of Hyperborea 1996-07-00 Will Murray, Clark Ashton Smith Necronomicon Press 0-940884-87-9
$9.95?$: US dollar
 173
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Robert H. Knox Checkmark
Fantasy 1996-11-00 ed. Sandro Pergameno Editrice Nord (Narrativa Nord #75) 88-429-0938-6
Lit 26,000?Lit: Italian lira
 694
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Ken Kelly  
L'empire des nécromants 1998-09-00 Clark Ashton Smith Les Belles Lettres (Le Cabinet Noir #18) 2-251-77118-2
F49.00?F: French frank
 271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll
Rémi Hamoir?Remi Hamoir
  
Necropolis 2001-05-00 Clark Ashton Smith Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2605) 3-935822-03-0
DM 32.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Babbarammdass Checkmark
The Book of Eibon 2002-01-00 ed. Robert M. Price Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction #6026) 1-56882-129-8
$17.95?$: US dollar
 xxiv+
398
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Harry Fassl Checkmark
The Emperor of Dreams 2002-03-00 Clark Ashton Smith Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #26) 0-575-07373-X
£7.99?£: UK pound
 592
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll J. K. Potter Checkmark
A Rendezvous in Averoigne 2003-07-00 Clark Ashton Smith Arkham House 0-87054-156-0
$32.95?$: US dollar
 x+
473
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Dariusz Jasiczak Checkmark
Lost Worlds 2006-10-01 Clark Ashton Smith Bison Books (Bison Frontiers of Imagination) 0-8032-9351-8
$16.95?$: US dollar
 x+
419
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
The Last Hieroglyph: Volume Five of the Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith 2010-11-00 Clark Ashton Smith Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-032-7
$39.99?$: US dollar
 xvi+
360
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jason Van Hollander Checkmark
Die Stadt der Singenden Flamme 2011-10-00 Clark Ashton Smith Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2624) 978-3-86552-083-8
€28.00?€: Euro
 396
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Last Hieroglyph: Volume Five of the Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith 2013-10-22 Clark Ashton Smith Audible Studios  
$11.99?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Jason Van Hollander Checkmark
Sarki regék 2017-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Delta Vision Kft. (
MesterMűvek: Klasszikusok?MesterMuvek: Klasszikusok
#11)		 978-963-395-173-6
Ft 3,990?Ft: Hungarian forint
 418
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll
Kovács Péter?Kovacs Peter
 Checkmark
The Last Hieroglyph: Volume Five of the Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith 2017-01-10 Clark Ashton Smith Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-883-5
$17.99?$: US dollar
 xvi+
360
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Jason Van Hollander  
Intégrale 2017-06-00 Clark Ashton Smith
Mnémos?Mnemos
 978-2-35408-582-7   464+
256+
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Zdzislaw Beksinski  
The Big Book of Classic Fantasy: The Ultimate Collection 2019-07-02 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Vintage Books 978-0-525-43557-0
$12.99?$: US dollar
 xix+
822
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Grandville  
The Big Book of Classic Fantasy: The Ultimate Collection 2019-07-02 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Vintage Books 978-0-525-43556-3
$25.00?$: US dollar
 xix+
822
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Grandville Checkmark
Além da imaginação e do tempo?Alem da imaginacao e do tempo
 2020-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Clock Tower 978-658-885200-2
R$59.99?R$: Brazilian real
 284
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Leander Moura  
Der Mythos des Cthulhu 2020-10-23 Clark Ashton Smith Festa 978-3-86552-857-5
€16.99?€: Euro
 316
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Bookcoversart Checkmark
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy date unknown ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Avon / QPBC     xvii+
588
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth James Marsh Checkmark
The Book of Eibon date unknown ed. Robert M. Price Chaosium 1-56882-193-X
$21.95?$: US dollar
 432
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Harry Fassi  
The Last Hieroglyph: Volume Five of the Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith date unknown Clark Ashton Smith Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-366-3
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Jason Van Hollander  
View all covers for The Coming of the White Worm (logged in users can change User Preferences to always display covers on this page)

Reviews

Copyright © 1995-2023 Al von Ruff and the ISFDB team
ISFDB Engine - Version 4.00 (2006-04-24)