Catherine Lucille (C. L.) Moore (1911-1987) was born in Indianapolis on this date, January 24. She is the third of three major fantasy writers whose birthdays are every other day in January. The first was A. Merritt, and the second was Robert E. Howard. She is someone whose work should not be forgotten. If you haven’t read her work, or if it’s been a while, do yourself a favor and do so.
Like Howard, I’ve written about Moore so many times over the years that it’s becoming a challenge to come up with something new. Work and some travel have kept me from doing much reading for the last week, so there won’t be a review of any particular story. Forgive me if I rehash things from older posts. Continue reading