Book 96: "Time and the Gods" by Lord Dunsany
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kittiwakeThen along the torchlit corridors the King went to his chamber, and having shut the door in the empty room, beheld suddenly a figure wearing the cloak of a prophet; and the King perceived that it was he whose face was hidden at the banquet, who had not revealed his name.
And the King said:
'Art thou, too, a prophet?'
And the figure answered:
'I am a prophet.'
And the King said: 'Knowest thou aught concerning the journey of the King?' And the figure answered: 'I know, but have never said.'
And the King said: 'Who art thou that knowest so much and hast not told it?'
And he answered:
'I am THE END.'
Then the cloaked figure strode away from the palace, and the King, unseen by the guards, followed upon his journey.
The book "Time and the Gods" in the Fantasy Masterworks series contains six collections of Lord Dunsany's short stories. I have just finished the first of them, which is also called "Time and the Gods". The stories were more like mythology than fantasy, having quite a detached air about them, and more atmosphere than plot.
And the King said:
'Art thou, too, a prophet?'
And the figure answered:
'I am a prophet.'
And the King said: 'Knowest thou aught concerning the journey of the King?' And the figure answered: 'I know, but have never said.'
And the King said: 'Who art thou that knowest so much and hast not told it?'
And he answered:
'I am THE END.'
Then the cloaked figure strode away from the palace, and the King, unseen by the guards, followed upon his journey.
The book "Time and the Gods" in the Fantasy Masterworks series contains six collections of Lord Dunsany's short stories. I have just finished the first of them, which is also called "Time and the Gods". The stories were more like mythology than fantasy, having quite a detached air about them, and more atmosphere than plot.
