"For a long time, Smith's The Red World of Polaris was assumed to be lost. It was the El Dorado of Smith fanatics. But a copy turned up a few years ago - it was nothing short of a miracle. The people at Nightshade Books published it, along with the rest of Smith's Captain Volmar stories, of which Red World is one. God bless ya, Nightshade Books."--Arvidland Red World of Polaris has for many years been the holy grail for Clark Ashton Smith fans. A tale of Captain Volmar, it's been oft discussed but never seen, until now. Night Shade is proud to present Red World of Mars, a Clark Ashton Smith mini-collection of Smith's Captain Volmar stories, including the never before published novella, "Red World of Polaris.". Along with the title novella, it includes the other Volmar stories as well: "Marooned in Andromeda", "A Captivity in Serpens", "The Ocean-World of Alioth". Ronald Hilger contributes the introduction, "The Magellan of Constellations: An Introduction" and Donald Sydney-Fryer the afterword, "Captain Volmar and Crew: An Afterword".