 James Blish was a fan of Cabell's works, and for a time edited "Kalki," the journal of the Cabell Society.Robert A. Heinlein was greatly inspired by Cabell's boldness, and originally described his book "Stranger in a Strange Land" as "a Cabellesque satire".A later work, "", derived its title from "Jurgen" and contains appearances by Jurgen and the Slavic god Koschei.