Etcetera atque Etcetera by Donald Sidney-Fryer

• Another Quiddity in Prose and Poetry
• Cover artwork and design by Daniel V. Sauer (draft cover shown)
• ISBN 9781614984931
• 308 pages
• Paperback

The ageless Donald Sidney-Fryer (b. 1934) has been a force in poetry, fantasy literature, and other realms for nearly seven decades. This newest collection of his miscellaneous writings highlights the diversity of his output and his easy mastery of a multitude of literary genres.

“O Brave New Sphere” is an engaging venture into whimsical science fiction, while the long poem “In the Footsteps of Alexander” bracingly evokes Alexander the Great’s accomplishments on the battlefield. Other poems in this volume range from tributes to Joseph Payne Brennan and Leah Bodine Drake to pensive philosophical ruminations, almost always with a fantastic slant.

A generous selection of Sidney-Fryer’s reviews covers such notable figures as Clark Ashton Smith, Samuel Loveman, and George Sterling. In a series of memoirs of his long life, the author tells of his relations with August Derleth, Fritz Leiber, and others. The volume concludes with a comprehensive essay on the countless volumes of young adult books of the early 20th century aimed at boys, based on Sidney-Fryer’s extensive personal collection.

In his nineties, Donald Sidney-Fryer continues to demonstrate his skill as a fiction writer, poet, critic, and historian whose every word is of value.

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