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For five centuries of Crusades, European armies of believers, fanatics, and mercenaries warred with the followers of the Prophet for control of Asia Minor and Palestine. From Jerusalem to Vienna, the frontier between West and East saw battle and bloodshed, treachery and butchery on a scale hitherto unknown and unimagined. The pageantry of medieval knighthood, the exoticism of the Orient, the ferocity of the invaders from the steppes, the mysteries of the seraglio, the rise and fall of great dynasties-these provided a real historical backdrop for some of Robert E. Howard's greatest fiction. This volume contains the complete Oriental stories by the creator of Conan the Barbarian and Solomon Kane. Some were published in Farnsworth Wright's Oriental Stories between 1930 and 1934; others were left unpublished and are printed here in authoritative texts based on the author's surviving typescripts; and still others, left unfinished at his death, are presented as suggestive evidence of the work he had yet to do. As this collection attests, no one else writes action stories with Howard's fast-paced intensity or brooding moral outlook. Here, the fates of empires rest on the swords of exiles, vagabonds, and renegades; whether civilization will be annihilated by religious zealots or by bloodthirsty barbarians, who is to say?

About the Author :
Robert E. Howard (1906-36) lived and wrote in Cross Plains, Texas. From 1924 until his death, he sold hundreds of stories to pulp-fiction magazines such as Weird Tales, Argosy, Action Stories, Fight Stories, and Cowboy Stories. As a twentieth-century American master of fantastic adventure, he rivals Edgar Rice Burroughs. Rusty Burke is a noted Howard scholar and collector and is the series editor for the Wandering Star edition of Howard's works. Patrice Louinet is a teacher in Meudon, France. He is the editor of Robert E. Howard's Complete Conan of Cimmeria.

Review :
"A feast of color and a riot of action... Howard's con brio story-telling is rich in lightly rewritten history... Thanks are due to Rusty Burke for assembling these stories, and to Bison Books for handsomely publishing this volume."-Peter Skinner, ForeWord Magazine ForeWord Magazine "The University of Nebraska Press collections are an important contribution to anyone interested in Robert E. Howard, or just how good pulp fiction can be."-Southwest BookViews Southwest BookViews "A very nice collection and a great buy for the price... It's very nice to have these available once more, and Howard fans should chase them down while they have the chance."-Science Fiction Chronicle Science Fiction Chronicle "The mystery and exoticism of the Orient, the pageantry of medieval chivalry, the seductive qualities of the seraglio, and the rise and fall of great empires form the backdrop for a collection of action-packed short stories, all appearing in authoritative versions based on the author's surviving manuscripts."-Patrice Louinet, Forecast -- Patrice Louinet Forecast "Both Conan and Kull were pure fantasy. Before Howard created either, he was writing historical fiction, tales comprised almost entirely of bloody battles taking place in the Middle East during the Crusades... These stories are not for the faint hearted."-Steve Lewis, Historical Novels Review -- Steve Lewis Historical Novels Review


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780803273559
  • Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
  • Publisher Imprint: University of Nebraska Press
  • Height: 216 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 499 gr
  • ISBN-10: 080327355X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Apr 2005
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: The Works of Robert E. Howard
  • Width: 140 mm


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