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Keith Taylor Keith Taylor i(A18701 works by) (a.k.a. Keith John Taylor)
Also writes as: Dennis More ; Cadmus Evans ; Melinda Ross
Born: Established: 1946 Tasmania, ;
Gender: Male
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Nasach the Firbolg Keith Taylor , series - author short story

One of Keith Taylor's longest-running characters, Nasach the Firbolg (or Fir Bolg) is an escaped slave, who sails in an attempt to return home. In Irish mythology, the Fir Bolg (which Taylor renders as the alternative Firbolg) are the fourth group of people to settle in Ireland: descended from the wandering Muintir Nemid, they are themselves overthrown by the invading Tuatha Dé Danann. Though the Fir Bolg are generally read as myth, some scholars associate them with the Belgae, tribes from northern Gaul.

Nasach is presented as a dark-haired, blue-eyed giant.

Unlike Taylor's other stories about ongoing characters (such as Kamose the Magician and Felimid mac Fal), the Nasach stories have not been collected. This list is not considered comprehensive.

1 The Drowned Dead Shape Keith Taylor , 2016 single work novella horror
— Appears in: Skelos : The Journal of Weird Fiction and Dark Fantasy , Summer vol. 1 no. 1 2016; (p. 10-22)
1 Herald of Chaos Keith Taylor , 2015 single work short story horror fantasy
— Appears in: That Is Not Dead : Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Through the Centuries 2015;
Set in Egypt in 1200BCE, Taylor's story centres on Nyarlathotep the Crawling Chaos, one of the Outer Gods of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos, who appears as a man in Ancient Egypt.
1 The Shabti Assassin Keith Taylor , 2012 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Servant of the Jackal God : The Tales of Kamose, Archpriest of Anubis 2012;
1 Return of Ganesh Keith Taylor , 2012 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Servant of the Jackal God : The Tales of Kamose, Archpriest of Anubis 2012;
1 y separately published work icon Servant of the Jackal God : The Tales of Kamose, Archpriest of Anubis Keith Taylor , Blacksburg : Fantastic Books , 2012 11043771 2012 selected work short story

'Night-Black Sorcery and the Wrath of Malevolent Gods

'More than any writer since Robert E. Howard, Keith Taylor has a unique ability to evoke sheer terror amid the remote and haunted reaches of the ancient world. His tales of Kamose, archpriest of Anubis, the Egyptian god of death have been among the most popular features of the modern Weird Tales magazine. Kamose… awesomely powerful, yet scarred, cursed, and nearly driven mad by forces even he cannot control for long.… Here are eleven of his supernatural adventures, two of them published for the first time.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 The Firedrake Keith Taylor , 2008 single work short story young adult fantasy
— Appears in: Trust Me! 2008; (p. 115-128)
1 y separately published work icon In the Land of the Bow Keith Taylor , Paul Collins , South Melbourne : Macmillan Education Australia , 2007 11050520 2007 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction fantasy

'When Christopher got his new bike he knew it would take him to all kinds of interesting places. But he never thought he’d end up thousands of years in the past, in ancient Egypt. Join the young hero in this historical fiction/fantasy as he finds himself battling a fiendish and deadly plot.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Sepulchres of the Undead Keith Taylor , 2007 single work short story fantasy horror
— Appears in: The Secret History of Vampires 2007; (p. 282-304)
1 Corpse's Wrath Keith Taylor , 2006 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Weird Tales , August-September vol. 61 no. 5 2006; (p. 44-54) Servant of the Jackal God : The Tales of Kamose, Archpriest of Anubis 2012;
1 The Archpriest's Potion Keith Taylor , 2003 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Weird Tales , July-August vol. 59 no. 4 2003; (p. 30-39) Servant of the Jackal God : The Tales of Kamose, Archpriest of Anubis 2012;
1 The Company of the Gods Keith Taylor , 2003 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Weird Tales , Spring vol. 59 no. 3 2003; (p. 46-49) Servant of the Jackal God : The Tales of Kamose, Archpriest of Anubis 2012;
1 The Forest Giant Keith Taylor , 2002 single work children's fiction children's science fiction
— Appears in: Spellbinders 2002; (p. 35-47)
1 A Spear in the Night Keith Taylor , 2002 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Legends of the Pendragon 2002; (p. 116-134)
1 What Are You When the Moon Shall Rise? Keith Taylor , 2002 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Weird Tales , Summer vol. 58 no. 4 2002; (p. 38-48) Servant of the Jackal God : The Tales of Kamose, Archpriest of Anubis 2012;
1 The Thirty Million Dollar CD Keith Taylor , 2001 single work children's fiction children's thriller science fiction
— Appears in: Double Agents 2001;
1 The Lady and the Demon Paul Collins , Keith Taylor , 2001 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Stalking Midnight 2001; (p. 142-155)
1 Lamia Keith Taylor , 2001 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Weird Tales , Winter vol. 58 no. 2 2001; (p. 55-65) Servant of the Jackal God : The Tales of Kamose, Archpriest of Anubis 2012;
1 The Emerald Scarab Keith Taylor , 2001 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Weird Tales , Spring vol. 57 no. 3 2001; (p. 18-27) Servant of the Jackal God : The Tales of Kamose, Archpriest of Anubis 2012; The Mammoth Book of the Mummy 2017; (p. 448-467)
1 Ride the Free Wind Keith Taylor , 2000 single work children's fiction science fiction
— Appears in: Distant Shores 2000; (p. 19-34)
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