In the John the Balladeer, the late Manly Wade Wellman gave us one of the most original characters in fantasy literature-a singer who, wandering through the backwoods of Appalahia, battles supernatural evil with his silver-strung guitar and the magic of his voice.

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Manly Wade Wellman; Karl Edward Wagner; David Drake

Simon & Schuster, Incorporated

Summit Books

Paperback edition, Simon and Schuster, 1988

United States, United States of America

1st Edition, First Edition, PT, 1988

New York, N.Y, ©1988

July 1, 1988

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Collection of 17 short stories (written in two chronological periods, 1951-58 and 1979-86) plus a few ultra-short vignettes written in 1962-63, presented in the order they were written, and all set in Appalachia and featuring Wellman series character Silver John. John wanders the mountains on foot as an itinerant folk singer of the old songs (his nickname comes from his guitar strings made of silver --- a substance that also repels some supernatural nasties --- but he's also known as a "witch-master," that is, a kind of paranormal troubleshooter whose lore and skills render him "master over" and able to defeat the sinister sorcery of witches and "ha'nts." His variety of supernatural adventures bring him to face with time travel, revenants, various monsters of regional folklore such as the "Behinder," and other macabre phenomena.
Contents:
1 Foreword: Manly in the Mountains David Drake fw * [Manly Wade Wellman]
4 Introduction: Just Call Me John Karl Edward Wagner in * [Manly Wade Wellman]
9 O Ugly Bird! ss F&SF Dec 51
25 The Desrick on Yandro ss F&SF Jun 52
41 Vandy, Vandy ss F&SF Mar 53
59 One Other ss F&SF Aug 53
77 Call Me from the Valley ss F&SF Mar 54
92 The Little Black Train ss F&SF Aug 54
112 Shiver in the Pines ss F&SF Feb 55
134 Walk Like a Mountain ss F&SF Jun 55
154 On the Hills and Everywhere ss F&SF Jan 56
165 Old Devlins Was A-Waiting ss F&SF Feb 57
189 Nine Yards of Other Cloth ss F&SF Nov 58
212 Wonder as I Wander gp F&SF Mar 62; Then I Wasnt Alone, vi; You Know the Tale of Hoph, vi; Blue Monkey, vi; The Stars Down There, vi; Find the Place Yourself, vi; I Cant Claim That, vi; Who Else Could I Count On, vi
219 Farther Down the Trail gp Who Fears the Devil, Arkham House, 1963; Johns My Name, vi; Why Theyre Named That, vi; None Wiser for the Trip, vi; Nary Spell, vi
223 Trill Costers Burden ss Whispers II, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1979
237 The Spring ss Shadows #2, ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1979
252 Owls Hoot in the Daytime ss Dark Forces, ed. Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980
268 Can These Bones Live? ss Sorcerers Apprentice #11 81
280 Nobody Ever Goes There ss Weird Tales #3, ed. Lin Carter, DAW, 1981
294 Where Did She Wander? ss Whispers Oct 87

In John the Balladeer, the late Manly Wade Wellman gave us one of the most original characters in fantasy literature - a singer who, wandering through the backwoods of Appalachia, battles supernatural evil with his silver-strung guitar and the magic of his voice.
John first appeared in Wellman's stories in the 1950s, stories steeped in the folklore of the Southern mountains. Now for the first time ever, all 17 of the John the Balladeer stories, plus two sets of shorter vignettes, are collected together in their original, unaltered versions.
Here are the hoodoo men and witch-women who dwell in the back hills of North Carolina, strange supernatural beasts, malevolent spirits and even George Washington's ghost. Knowledgeable in the secrets of magic as well as the folkways of the people he meets, John the Balladeer faces these creatures with down-home charm and a brand of resourcefulness distinctly his own.

2011-06-11