C. L. Moore's Major Works

Short Stories:

"Shambleau" (1933) - Space adventurer Northwest Smith is taken in by an enigmatic, seductive alien with a very deadly secret. Introduced the adventure for the duration of his many stories. This story is obviously Moore's most famous tale.

"Black God's Kiss" (1934) - The red-headed and fiery female queen of a French fief travels down to hell for a weapon to defeat her greatest enemy who has conquered her people. This was the first of the Jirel of Joiry stories, and a member of the sword-and-sorcery genre of speculative fiction.

"Black Thirst" (1934) - Northwest Smith must do battle with unfathomable---but deadly---beauty.

"Tryst in Time" (1936) - Two perfect people who are perfectly made for each other find one another by means of time travel.

"Hellsgarde" (1939) - A Jirel of Joiry tale. This time, the sword-wielding heroine is coerced into a quest for a magical talisman.

"Fruit of Knowledge" (1940) - Moore retells the creation story, giving an already existing character a much more prominent role.

"No Woman Born" (1944) - A dancer dies in a terrible accident and is brought back to life in Moore's cyborg-inspired "Frankenstein."

"Vintage Season" (1946) - Written with her husband Henry Kuttner. A futuristic society gets its thrills from watching past events...but what just what kinds of events, exactly?

Collections:

Judgement Night (1952) - "The Code," "Heir Apparent," "Judgement Night," "Paradise Street," "Promised Land" - published as Lawrence O'Donnell

Shambleau and Others (1953) - "Black God's Kiss," "Black God's Shadow," "Black Thirst, "Jirel Meets Magic," "Scarlet Dream," "Shambleau," "The Tree of Life"

Northwest of Earth (1954) - "The Cold Gray God," "The Dark Land," "Dust of Gods," "Hellsgarde," "Julhi," "Lost Paradise," "Yvala" - these stories all feature her space rogue Northwest Smith

Jirel of Joiry (1958) - "Black God's Kiss," "Black God's Shadow," "The Dark Land," "Hellsgarde," "Jirel Meets Magic" - these stories all feature her medieval sword-wielding heroine Jirel of Joiry

The Best of C. L. Moore (1975) - "Black God's Kiss," "Black Thirst," "The Bright Illusion," "Daemon," "Fruit of Knowledge," "Greater Than Gods," "No Woman Born," "Shambleau," "Tryst in Time," "Vintage Season"

Scarlet Dream (1981) - "Black Thirst," "The Cold Gray God," "Dust of Gods," "Lost Paradise," "Julhi," "Scarlet Dream," "Shambleau," "Song in a Minor Key," "The Tree of Life," "Yvala"

Novels:

Doomsday Morning (1957) - Moore's version of a dystopic, dictator-led America.

Teleplays:

"Tales of Tomorrow" - The Dark Angel (1951) as Lewis Padgett [story]

"The Twonky" (1953) as Lewis Padgett [story]

"The Twilight Zone" - What You Need (1959) as Lewis Padgett [based on the short story]

"77 Sunset Strip" - The Antwerp Caper & The Diplomatic Caper (1960-62) as Catherine Kuttner

"The Last Mimzy" (2007) as Lewis Padgett [based on the short story "Mimsy were the Borogoves"]