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Manly Wade Wellman's Silver John is one of the most beloved figures in fantasy, a true American folk hero of the literary age.įor the first time the Planet Stories edition of Who Fears the Devil? collects all of John's adventures published throughout Wellman's life, including two stories about John before he got his silver-stringed guitar that have never previously appeared in a Silver John collection. WHO FEARS THE DEVIL - Silver John the Balladeer Book One: O Ugly Bird One Other Shiver in the Pines Old Devlins Was A-Waiting Desrick of Yandro. In his wanderings John encounters a parade of benighted forest creatures, mountain spirits, and shapeless horrors from the void of history with only his enduring spirit, playful wit, and the magic of his guitar to preserve him. There's a traveling man the Carolina mountain folk call Silver John for the silver strings strung on his guitar.
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