C. L. Moore

Catherine Lucille Moore. Writers, artists, and editors of Weird Tales belong here.

Moore was born 24 January 1911 in Indianapolis and died 4 April 1987 in Hollywood. She sold her first professional story, Shambleau, to Weird Tales for the November 1933 issue. Two cycles followed in that magazine: Northwest Smith, and Jirel of Joiry.

She married the writer Henry Kuttner in 1940. Much of the later fiction appeared under joint names, including Lewis Padgett and Lawrence O’Donnell. In 1981 she received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement and the Gandalf Grand Master Award.

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The Unlocking Shelf

Weird Tales appearances.

TitleFirst publicationCycle
ShambleauWeird Tales, November 1933Northwest Smith
Black ThirstWeird Tales, April 1934Northwest Smith
Scarlet DreamWeird Tales, May 1934Northwest Smith
Dust of GodsWeird Tales, August 1934Northwest Smith
The Black God’s KissWeird Tales, October 1934Jirel of Joiry
Black God’s ShadowWeird Tales, December 1934Jirel of Joiry
The Bright Illusion1934
JulhiWeird Tales, March 1935Northwest Smith
Jirel Meets MagicWeird Tales, July 1935Jirel of Joiry
The Cold Gray GodWeird Tales, October 1935Northwest Smith
Greater Glories1935
Tryst in Time1936
The Dark LandWeird Tales, January 1936Jirel of Joiry
YvalaWeird Tales, February 1936Northwest Smith
Lost ParadiseWeird Tales, July 1936Northwest Smith
The Tree of LifeWeird Tales, October 1936Northwest Smith
Quest of the StarstoneWeird Tales, November 1937; with Henry KuttnerNorthwest Smith and Jirel of Joiry
HellsgardeWeird Tales, April 1939Jirel of Joiry
Nymph of DarknessFantasy Magazine, April 1935; with Forrest J Ackerman. Later in Weird Tales, December 1939 (expurgated)Northwest Smith