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[[File:Jirel_8440.jpg|frame|Cover art of a recent omnibus edition, by Arnold Tsang]]

[[Jirel of Joiry]] is the heroine of a series of [[Sword and Sorcery]] short stories by [[C. L. Moore]], running from 1934 to 1939 in ''[[Weird Tales]]''. Notable for being the first female [[Fantasy]] hero. ~~The stories are:~~

'''Jirel of Joiry''' is the heroine of a series of [[Sword and Sorcery]] short stories by [[C. L. Moore]], running from 1934 to 1939 in ''[[Weird Tales]]''. Notable for being the first female [[Fantasy]] hero.

All of the stories originally ran in ''Weird Tales'', and the copyright appears to not have been renewed. Thus, they are available to read at the Internet Archive:

* "Black God's Kiss"

# "The Black God's Kiss" ([https://archive.org/details/weird-tales-v-24-n-04-1934-10-sas-pages-485-6-repaired/page/402/mode/2up October 1934], pp 402-421)

* "Black God's Shadow"

# "Black God's Shadow" ([https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v24n06_1934-12_sas/page/n45/mode/2up December 1934], pp 701-718)

* "Jirel Meets Magic"

# "Jirel Meets Magic" ([https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v26n01_1935-07_ATLPM-Sas/page/n31/mode/2up July 1935], pp 30-53)

* "The Dark Land"

# "The Dark Land" ([https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v27n01_1936-01_sas/page/n53/mode/2up January 1936], pp 53-71)

* "Hellsgarde"

* "Quest of the Starstone" - A [[Crossover]] story with ~~her~~ other famous character [[Northwest Smith]], co-written with her husband [[Henry Kuttner]].

# "Quest of the Starstone" ([https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v30n05_1937-11_ATLPM-Urf/page/n45/mode/2up November 1937], pp 556-575) -- A [[Crossover]] story with Moore's other famous character [[Northwest Smith]], co-written with her husband [[Henry Kuttner]]

# "Hellsgarde" ([https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v33n04_1939-04/page/n37/mode/2up April 1939]. pp 37-60)

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[[Category:Fantasy Literature]]

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