Phantoms and Fancies is a 1972 collection of poetry by science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 and fantasy

Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...

 author L. Sprague de Camp

L. Sprague de Camp

Lyon Sprague de Camp was an American author of science fiction and fantasy books, non-fiction and biography. In a writing career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and notable works of non-fiction, including biographies of other important fantasy authors...

, illustrated by Tim Kirk

Tim Kirk

Tim Kirk is an American fan artist. He has been a senior designer at Tokyo DisneySea. Previously, he was an Imagineer for Walt Disney, and an illustrator for Hallmark Cards. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Commercial Art, and his Master’s degree in Illustration from...

. It was published by Mirage Press.

The book contains most of the poems from de Camp's earlier collection, Demons and Dinosaurs

Demons and Dinosaurs

Demons and Dinosaurs is a 1970 collection of poetry by science fiction and fantasy author L. Sprague de Camp, published by Arkham House in an edition of 500 copies...

, though the arrangement is different in the current collection, along with a substantial number of additional poems. Most of the poems in the collection were also incorporated into de Camp's later poetry collection, Heroes and Hobgoblins

Heroes and Hobgoblins

Heroes and Hobgoblins is a 1981 collection of poetry by science fiction and fantasy author L. Sprague de Camp, illustrated by Tim Kirk. It was published by Donald M...

, though again with a different arrangement.

The poems "African Night," "Beholder," "Delra Beach, Florida," "Farewell to Adam," "Glamour," the nine "Jorian's Jingles," "The Ghost," "The Irish," and "To My Library" are unique to this collection.

"Acrophobia," "Heroes," "Night," "Time," and "To R.E.H." are shared with Demons and Dinosaurs only.

"A Glass of Goblanti," "A Night Club in Cairo," "Art," "Bear on a Bicycle," "Bourzi," "Carnac," "Disillusion," "Ghost Ships," "Jewels," "Leaves," "Mother and Son," "Preferences," "Tehuantepec," "Teotihuacán," "The Elephant," "The Hippopotamus," "The Home of the Gods," "The Indian Rhinoceros," "The Iron Pillar of Delhi," "The Lizards of Tula," "The Mantis," "The Newt," "The Old-Fashioned Lover," "The Olmec," "The Other Baghdad," "The Reaper," "The Saviors," "The Trap," "Thoth-Amon's Complaint," "Tiger in the Rain," and "Xeroxing the Necomonicon" are shared with Heroes and Hobgoblins only.

The remaining poems are common to all three collections.

The "Jorian" to whom the nine poems designated "Jorian's Jingles" are attributed is a character and occasional poet in de Camp's fantasy novels The Goblin Tower

The Goblin Tower

The Goblin Tower is a fantasy novel by American writer L. Sprague de Camp, the first book of both his Novarian series and the "Reluctant King" trilogy featuring King Jorian of Xylar. It was first published as a paperback by Pyramid Books in 1968 and later reprinted by Del Rey Books. The first...

(1968) and The Clocks of Iraz

The Clocks of Iraz

The Clocks of Iraz is a fantasy novel by American writer L. Sprague de Camp, the second book of both his Novarian series and the "Reluctant King" trilogy featuring King Jorian of Xylar. It was first published as a paperback by Pyramid Books in 1971 and later reprinted by Del Rey Books...

(1971), in which most of them were originally published.

Contents

• "Beholder"
• "Tikal"
• "Tintagel"
• "Meroê"
• "Nahr al-Kalb"
• "Patnâ"
• "New Year's Eve in Baghdad"
• "Ruins"
• "The Jungle Vine"
• "Sirush"
• "Carnac"
• "The Little Lion of Font-de-Gaume"
• "Teotihuacán"
• "Disillusion"
• "Delray Beach, Florida"
• "The Home of the Gods"
• "Bourzi"
• "Tehuantepec"
• "Jewels"
• "African Night"
• "The Irish"
• "The Iron Pillar of Delhi"
• "The Olmec"
• "The Tusk"
• "The Dragon-Kings"
• "A Brook in Vermont"
• "The Indian Rhinoceros"
• "Tiger in the Rain"
• "The Hippopotamus"
• "The Lizards of Tula"
• "The Mantis"
• "The Elephant"
• "The Newt"
• "A Skald's Lament"
• "Heldendämmerung"
• "Transposition"
• "Old Heroes"
• "To R.E.H."
• "Heroes"
• "Où Sont les Planètes d'Antan?"
• "The Ghost"
• Jorian's Jingles:
• "On Battle"

• "On a Shrew"
• "On Executioners"
• "On Polygamy"
• "On Piracy"
• "On His Homeland"
• "On Himself"
• "On Magic"
• "On Death"
• "Envy"
• "A Tale of Two John Carters"
• "Mother and Son"
• "Thoth-Amon's Complaint"
• "A Glass of Goblanti"
• "Xeroxing the Necromonicon"
• "Time"
• "To My Library"
• "Night"
• "Warriors"
• "Acrophobia"
• "Faunas"
• "The Sorcerers"
• "Preferences"
• "Bear on a Bicycle"
• "The Old-Fashioned Lover"
• "The Trap"
• "The Reaper"
• "A Night Club in Cairo"
• "Art"
• "Nabonidus"
• "The Gods"
• "Ghost Ships"
• "Farewell to Adam"
• "Glamour"
• "Ghosts"
• "Creation"
• "Ziggurat"
• "The Great Pyramid"
• "Progress in Baghdad"
• "Reward of Virtue"
• "The Saviors"
• "Leaves"
• "The Other Baghdad"