Black God’s Kiss
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Black God’s Kiss is a classic 1934 dark fantasy and sword-and-sorcery novelette by C. L. Moore, featuring the iconic warrior-woman Jirel of Joiry in a surreal, nightmarish quest for supernatural vengeance.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark fantasy story
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fantasy fiction work ⓘ novelette ⓘ sword and sorcery story ⓘ |
| author | C. L. Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTypeOfProtagonist | warrior-woman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | regarded as a classic of early sword and sorcery ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Jirel of Joiry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearedInSeries | Jirel of Joiry stories ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| form | short fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
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sword and sorcery ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasFemaleProtagonist | true ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Black God’s Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | sword and sorcery depiction of women warriors ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | pulp era fantasy ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jirel of Joiry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of horror and fantasy elements
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featuring one of the earliest female protagonists in sword and sorcery ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | pulp magazine ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | Weird Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Weird Tales magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Jirel of Joiry cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Jirel of Joiry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| settingType | medieval fantasy ⓘ |
| style |
atmospheric
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surreal ⓘ |
| subgenre | heroic fantasy ⓘ |
| theme |
descent into a nightmarish otherworld
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supernatural quest ⓘ vengeance ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
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nightmarish ⓘ |
| wordCountCategory | novelette-length ⓘ |
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