Jirel of Joiry stories

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The Jirel of Joiry stories are a pioneering series of dark fantasy tales featuring one of the first prominent female sword-and-sorcery protagonists, written by American author C. L. Moore in the 1930s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dark fantasy series
fantasy fiction series
short story cycle
sword and sorcery series
associatedPublication Weird Tales magazine NERFINISHED
author C. L. Moore NERFINISHED
authorFullName Catherine Lucille Moore NERFINISHED
authorGender female
containsWork Black God’s Kiss NERFINISHED
Black God’s Shadow NERFINISHED
Hellsgarde NERFINISHED
Jirel Meets Magic NERFINISHED
Quest of the Starstone NERFINISHED
The Dark Land NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crossoverCharacter Northwest Smith NERFINISHED
crossoverWork Quest of the Starstone NERFINISHED
firstPublicationDecade 1930s
firstStory Black God’s Kiss NERFINISHED
firstStoryPublicationYear 1934
genre dark fantasy
sword and sorcery
weird fiction
hasCollectionEdition Jirel of Joiry (Ace Books collection) NERFINISHED
Jirel of Joiry (Gnome Press collection) NERFINISHED
influenced later female fantasy protagonists
influencedGenre modern sword and sorcery
language English
literaryMovement pulp fantasy
literarySignificance early example of a woman-centered heroic fantasy cycle
magazine Weird Tales NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Jirel of Joiry NERFINISHED
narrativeMode third-person narration
notableFor featuring one of the first prominent female sword-and-sorcery protagonists
originalFormat pulp magazine stories
originalPublicationMedium Weird Tales NERFINISHED
periodOfPublication mid-1930s
protagonistGender female
protagonistRole warlike noblewoman
protagonistTitle Lady of Joiry NERFINISHED
publisher Weird Tales NERFINISHED
relatedWork Northwest Smith stories NERFINISHED
settingType medieval France-inspired fantasy realm
targetAudience adult readers
theme conflict between faith and dark powers
female agency in violent, patriarchal settings
journeys into supernatural realms

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C. L. Moore notableWork Jirel of Joiry stories