Jirel of Joiry (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: C. L. Moore
- First Published: 1969
- Type of Work: Stories
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—feminist
- Time of Work: The medieval period
- Setting: France and mythical hell
- Genres: Short fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: France or French people, Feminism, Revenge, Middle Ages, Underworld or Hades
- Locales: France, Hell
The Plot
The five stories in Jirel of Joiry first appeared in Weird Tales between 1934 and 1939. “Quest of the Starstone” (1937), a story of Jirel not appearing in this volume, is notable as the first collaboration between C. L. Moore and Henry Kuttner, whom she married in 1940.
In “Black God’s Kiss” (1934), when the conquered Jirel is savagely kissed by Guillaume, she attempts to sever his jugular vein but is cuffed into unconsciousness. After awakening in the dungeon of Joiry, she escapes and finds her mentor, Father Gervase. She then attempts...
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