History Literature / NorthwestSmith

* AncientAstronauts: A variation. It is implied that a prehistoric human civilization mastered spaceflight and brought back tales of the creatures they encountered on other worlds, inspiring later legends. In particular, Northwest speculates that the shambleaux were the source for the myth of Medusa, and Yvala for the myth of Circe.

* {{Bishonen}}[=/=]PrettyBoy: Yarol. This is apparently typical of people from Venus.

* HornyDevils: Or the nearest alien equivalent, particularly Shambleau.

A series of science fiction stories written by Creator/CLMoore. Published in the famous pulp magazine ''Magazine/WeirdTales'' between 1934 and 1939, the series consists of 12 novellas and one vignette. The series is notable for its rich style and emotional descriptions, something highly unusual in pulps at the time. The stories sit somewhere between classic pulp adventure, ambiguous fantasy elements, and a strong dose of Lovecraftian horror. Northwest Smith is a known smuggler and criminal in the spaceways of the solar system. He is most often broke throughout and will work for just about anyone provided they pay well. This is all just the background of the series however, as most of the stories detail NW's encounters with the strange creatures that remain from the solar system's ancient times. Which as it turns out, are quite a lot more numerous than you might think. He is often accompanied by his sinister Venusian partner, Yarol.

* "Quest of the Starstone" -- A {{Crossover}} story with her other famous character Literature/JirelOfJoiry, co-written with her husband Creator/HenryKuttner.

** In "Paradise Lost", it is revealed that a mysterious and insular fictional ethnic group living somewhere in the Himalayas are actually the descendents of the survivors of a long-destroyed civilisation from the Moon.

* DecoyDamsel: The eponymous Shambleau from the first story.

* "Nymph of Darkness" -- co-written with ForrestJAckerman

* "Nymph of Darkness - Written with ForrestJAckerman

* "Quest of the Starstone" - A {{Crossover}} story with her other famous character Literature/JirelOfJoiry, co-written with her husband Creator/HenryKuttner.

* HeroicWillpower: Smith frequently survives encounters with telepathic beings that would leave most people hopelessly mind-controlled, insane, or dead, thanks to the iron will at the core of his mind.

* AllJustADream: Song in a Minor Key seems to be this as Smith dreams about his past, though it's never quite made clear how much was real.
* AncientAstronauts: A variation. It is implied that a prehistoric human civilization mastered spaceflight and brought back tales of the creatures they encountered on other worlds, inspiring later legends.

* {{Crossover}}: With Moore's fantasy character Literature/JirelOfJoiry. This is not as mad as it sounds - both characters often end up in strange realms facing powerful, mysterious creatures and the word "magic" even pops up a few times in the Northwest Smith stories.

* EldritchAbomination: Usually in disguise.

* DepravedBisexual: The BigBad of Black Thirst fed on the beauty of women and later tries to devour Smith as well, finding him beautiful in his own way.

* RayGun: Northwest Smith carries a heat-gun in a holster.

* RayGun: Northwest Smith carries one around.

* HalfHumanHybrid: The titular character in "Nymph of Darkness."

* DepravedBisexual: The BigBad of Black Thirst fed on the beauty of women and later tries to devour Smith as well, finding him beautiful in his own way.

DepravedBisexual: The BigBad of Black Thirst fed on the beauty of women and later tries to devour Smith as well, finding him beautiful in his own way.

* AncientAstronauts: A variation. It is implied that a prehistoric human civilization mastered spaceflight and brought back tales of the creatures they encountered on other world, inspiring later legends.

A series of science fiction stories written by CLMoore. Published in the famous pulp magazine ''WeirdTales'' between 1934 and 1939, the series consists of 12 novellas and one vignette. The series is notable for its rich style and emotional descriptions, something highly unusual in pulps at the time. The stories sit somewhere between classic pulp adventure, ambiguous fantasy elements, and a strong dose of Lovecraftian horror. Northwest Smith is a known smuggler and criminal in the spaceways of the solar system. He is most often broke throughout and will work for just about anyone provided they pay well. This is all just the background of the series however, as most of the stories detail NW's encounters with the strange creatures that remain from the solar system's ancient times. Which as it turns out, are quite a lot more numerous than you might think. He is often accompanied by his sinister Venusian partner, Yarol.

* "Quest of the Starstone" - A {{Crossover}} story with her other famous character Literature/JirelOfJoiry, co-written with her husband HenryKuttner.

A series of science fiction stories written by CLMoore. Published in the famous pulp magazine ''WeirdTales'' between 1934 and 1939, the series consists of 12 novellas and one vignette. The series is notable for it's rich style and emotional descriptions, something highly unusual in pulps at the time. The stories sit somewhere between classic pulp adventure, ambiguous fantasy elements, and a strong dose of Lovecraftion horror. Northwest Smith is a known smuggler and criminal in the spaceways of the solar system. He is most often broke throughout and will work for just about anyone provided they pay well. This is all just the background of the series however, as most of the stories dtail NW's encounters with the strange creatures that remain from the solar system's ancient times. Which as it turns out, are quite a lot more numerous than you might think. He is often accompanied by his sinister Venusian partner, Yarol.

A series of science fiction stories written by CLMoore. Published in the famous pulp magazine ''WeirdTales'' between 1934 and 1939, the series consists of 12 novellas and one vignette. The series is notable for it's rich style and emotional descriptions, something highly unusual in pulps at the time. The stories sit somewhere between classic pulp adventure, ambiguous fantasy elements, and a strong dose of Lovecraftion horror. Northwest Smith is a known smuggler and criminal in the spaceways of the solar system. He is most often broke throughout and will work for just about anyone provided they pay well. This is all just the background of the series however, as most of the stories dtail NW's encounters with the strange creatures that remain from the solar system's ancient times. Which as it turns out, are quite a lot more numerous than you might think. He is often accompanied by his sinister Venusian partner, Yarol. The stories are:

* "Quest of the Starstone" - A {{Crossover}} story with her other famous character JirelOfJoiry, co-written with her husband HenryKuttner.

* {{Crossover}}: With Moore's fantasy character JirelOfJoiry. This is not as mad as it sounds - both characters often end up in strange realms facing powerful, mysterious creatures and the word "magic" even pops up a few times in the Northwest Smith stories.

* SesquipedalianSmith: ''Northwest'' Smith.