| "The Hungry Hercynian" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short story by L. Sprague de Camp | |||
 Lawrence Sterne Stevens’s illustration of the story in Universe Science Fiction | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Genre(s) | Fantasy | ||
| Publication | |||
| Published in | Universe Science Fiction | ||
| Media type | Print (Magazine) | ||
| Publication date | December, 1953 | ||
| Chronology | |||
| Series | Pusadian series | ||
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"The Hungry Hercynian" is a fantasy short story by American writer L. Sprague de Camp, part of his Pusadian series. It was first published in the magazine Universe Science Fiction for December, 1953, and first appeared in book form in the anthology The Spell of Seven, edited by de Camp (Pyramid Books, 1965). It has also been translated into German, and was first brought together with other works of de Camp in the German collection Die Chronik von Poseidonis (Pabel, 1978).[1]
- ^ Laughlin, Charlotte; Daniel J. H. Levack (1983). De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography. San Francisco: Underwood/Miller. pp. 182–183.