The Colossus of Ylourgne

"The Colossus of Ylourgne" is a story by Clark Ashton Smith, set in his pseudo-historical setting of Averoigne. It first appeared in the June 1934 issue of Weird Tales. Set in 1281, it tells the story of the necromancer Nathaire, who combines corpses in the ruined castle of Ylourgne to create an undead giant under his control to wreak vengeance on the city of Vyônes. The student of the occult Gaspard du Nord uses his own magic to defeat Nathaire and save the city.
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