Bran Mak Morn

Author : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005-05-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345484611

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Bran Mak Morn: The Last King by Robert E. Howard Pdf

From Robert E. Howard’s fertile imagination sprang some of fiction’s greatest heroes, including Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull, and Solomon Kane. But of all Howard’s characters, none embodied his creator’s brooding temperament more than Bran Mak Morn, the last king of a doomed race. In ages past, the Picts ruled all of Europe. But the descendants of those proud conquerors have sunk into barbarism . . . all save one, Bran Mak Morn, whose bloodline remains unbroken. Threatened by the Celts and the Romans, the Pictish tribes rally under his banner to fight for their very survival, while Bran fights to restore the glory of his race. Lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist Gary Gianni, this collection gathers together all of Howard’s published stories and poems featuring Bran Mak Morn–including the eerie masterpiece “Worms of the Earth” and “Kings of the Night,” in which sorcery summons Kull the conqueror from out of the depths of time to stand with Bran against the Roman invaders. Also included are previously unpublished stories and fragments, reproductions of manuscripts bearing Howard’s handwritten revisions, and much, much more. Special Bonus: a newly discovered adventure by Howard, presented here for the very first time.

Author : Robert E Howard
Publisher : eStar Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781612106663

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Worms of the Earth by Robert E Howard Pdf

Bran Mak Morn, King of the Picts, vows revenge on the Roman governor after witnessing the crucifixion of a fellow Pict. He seeks forbidden aid from the Worms of the Earth, a race of creatures who Bran Mak Morn's ancestors had banished from the surface of the earth…

Author : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005-05-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345461544

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Bran Mak Morn: The Last King by Robert E. Howard Pdf

From Robert E. Howard’s fertile imagination sprang some of fiction’s greatest heroes, including Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull, and Solomon Kane. But of all Howard’s characters, none embodied his creator’s brooding temperament more than Bran Mak Morn, the last king of a doomed race. In ages past, the Picts ruled all of Europe. But the descendants of those proud conquerors have sunk into barbarism . . . all save one, Bran Mak Morn, whose bloodline remains unbroken. Threatened by the Celts and the Romans, the Pictish tribes rally under his banner to fight for their very survival, while Bran fights to restore the glory of his race. Lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist Gary Gianni, this collection gathers together all of Howard’s published stories and poems featuring Bran Mak Morn–including the eerie masterpiece “Worms of the Earth” and “Kings of the Night,” in which sorcery summons Kull the conqueror from out of the depths of time to stand with Bran against the Roman invaders. Also included are previously unpublished stories and fragments, reproductions of manuscripts bearing Howard’s handwritten revisions, and much, much more. Special Bonus: a newly discovered adventure by Howard, presented here for the very first time.

Author : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : Serapis Classics
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783962559304

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Kings of the Night (Serapis Classics) by Robert E. Howard Pdf

Bran Mak Morn is a hero of several pulp fiction short stories by Robert E. Howard. In the stories, most of which were first published in Weird Tales, Bran is the last king of Howard's romanticized version of the tribal race of Picts.

Author : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345495594

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Kull by Robert E. Howard Pdf

In a meteoric career that spanned a mere twelve years, Robert E. Howard single-handedly invented the genre that came to be called sword and sorcery. From his fertile imagination sprang some of fiction’s most enduring heroes. Yet while Conan is indisputably Howard’s greatest creation, it was in his earlier sequence of tales featuring Kull, a fearless warrior with the brooding intellect of a philosopher, that Howard began to develop the distinctive themes, and the richly evocative blend of history and mythology, that would distinguish his later tales of the Hyborian Age. Much more than simply the prototype for Conan, Kull is a fascinating character in his own right: an exile from fabled Atlantis who wins the crown of Valusia, only to find it as much a burden as a prize. This groundbreaking collection, lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist Justin Sweet, gathers together all Howard’s stories featuring Kull, from Kull’ s first published appearance, in “The Shadow Kingdom,” to “Kings of the Night,” Howard’ s last tale featuring the cerebral swordsman. The stories are presented just as Howard wrote them, with all subsequent editorial emendations removed. Also included are previously unpublished stories, drafts, and fragments, plus extensive notes on the texts, an introduction by Howard authority Steve Tompkins, and an essay by noted editor Patrice Louinet. Praise for Kull “Robert E. Howard had a gritty, vibrant style–broadsword writing that cut its way to the heart, with heroes who are truly larger than life.”—David Gemmell “Howard’s writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks.”—Stephen King “Howard was a true storyteller–one of the first, and certainly among the best, you’ll find in heroic fantasy. If you’ve never read him before, you’ re in for a real treat.”—Charles de Lint “For stark, living fear . . . what other writer is even in the running with Robert E. Howard?”—H. P. Lovecraft

Author : Karl Edward Wagner
Publisher : Baen Books
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0671697889

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Legion from the Shadows by Karl Edward Wagner Pdf

Set in the earliest days of Britain, Legion from the Shadows chronicles the efforts of Bran Mak Morn, King of the Picts, to hold the land against Roman invaders. But soon Bran Mak Morn must lead his folk not only against the Romans but also against the dreaded People of the Dark.

Author : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781551998589

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The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard by Robert E. Howard Pdf

This collection contains two dozen horror stories from Robert E. Howard, one of the most prolific and significant American authors of pulp fiction in the early twentieth century. The included stories span several settings, including a fantastical twist on the wild west, and H. P. Lovecraft's Chtulhu Mythos. Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.

Author : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473398085

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The Lost Race by Robert E. Howard Pdf

This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1927 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Lost Race' is a story in the Bran Mak Morn series and is set during the Roman invasion of Britain. Robert Ervin Howard was born in Peaster, Texas in 1906. During his youth, his family moved between a variety of Texan boomtowns, and Howard – a bookish and somewhat introverted child – was steeped in the violent myths and legends of the Old South. At fifteen Howard began to read the pulp magazines of the day, and to write more seriously. The December 1922 issue of his high school newspaper featured two of his stories, 'Golden Hope Christmas' and 'West is West'. In 1924 he sold his first piece – a short caveman tale titled 'Spear and Fang' – for $16 to the not-yet-famous Weird Tales magazine. Howard's most famous character, Conan the Cimmerian, was a barbarian-turned-King during the Hyborian Age, a mythical period of some 12,000 years ago. Conan featured in seventeen Weird Tales stories between 1933 and 1936 which is why Howard is now regarded as having spawned the 'sword and sorcery' genre. The Conan stories have since been adapted many times, most famously in the series of films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Author : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2007-11-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345502506

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The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 2 by Robert E. Howard Pdf

“[Behind Howard’s stories] lurks a dark poetry and the timeless truth of dreams.” –Robert Bloch “Howard’s writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks.” –Stephen King The classic pulp magazines of the early twentieth century are long gone, but their action-packed tales live on through the work of legendary storyteller Robert E. Howard. From his fecund imagination sprang an army of larger-than-life heroes–including the iconic Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull of Atlantis, Solomon Kane, and Bran Mak Morn–as well as adventures that would define a genre for generations. Now comes the second volume of this author’s breathtaking short fiction, which runs the gamut from sword and sorcery, historical epic, and seafaring pirate adventure to two-fisted crime and intrigue, ghoulish horror, and rip-roaring western. Kull reigns supreme in “By This Axe I Rule!” and “The Mirrors of Tuzan Thune”; Conan conquers in one of his most popular exploits, “The Tower of the Elephant”; Solomon Kane battles demons deep in Africa in “Wings in the Night”; and itinerant boxer Steve Costigan puts up his dukes of steel inside and outside the ring in “The Bulldog Breed.” In between, warrior kings, daring knights, sinister masterminds, grizzled frontiersmen–even Howard’s stunning heroine, Red Sonya–tear up the pages in stories built to thrill by their masterly creator. And in such epic poems as “Echoes from an Anvil,” “Black Harps in the Hills,” and “The Grim Land,” the author blends his classic characters and visceral imagery with a lyricism as haunting as traditional folk balladry. Lavishly illustrated by Jim and Ruth Keegan, here is a Robert E. Howard collection as indispensable as it is unforgettable. “Howard had a gritty, vibrant style–broadsword writing that cut its way to the heart, with heroes who are truly larger than life.” –David Gemmell “For stark, living fear . . . What other writer is even in the running with Robert E. Howard?” –H. P. Lovecraft

Author : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345519146

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El Borak and Other Desert Adventures by Robert E. Howard Pdf

Robert E. Howard is famous for creating such immortal heroes as Conan the Cimmerian, Solomon Kane, and Bran Mak Morn. Less well-known but equally extraordinary are his non-fantasy adventure stories set in the Middle East and featuring such two-fisted heroes as Francis Xavier Gordon—known as “El Borak”—Kirby O’Donnell, and Steve Clarney. This trio of hard-fighting Americans, civilized men with more than a touch of the primordial in their veins, marked a new direction for Howard’s writing, and new territory for his genius to conquer. The wily Texan El Borak, a hardened fighter who stalks the sandscapes of Afghanistan like a vengeful wolf, is rivaled among Howard’s creations only by Conan himself. In such classic tales as “The Daughter of Erlik Khan,” “Three-Bladed Doom,” and “Sons of the Hawk,” Howard proves himself once again a master of action, and with plenty of eerie atmosphere his plotting becomes tighter and twistier than ever, resulting in stories worthy of comparison to Jack London and Rudyard Kipling. Every fan of Robert E. Howard and aficionados of great adventure writing will want to own this collection of the best of Howard’s desert tales, lavishly illustrated by award-winning artists Tim Bradstreet and Jim & Ruth Keegan.

Author : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547310259

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Almuric by Robert E. Howard Pdf

Almuric is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert E. Howard. It was originally serialized in three parts in the magazine Weird Tales beginning in May 1939. The novel features a muscular hero known on earth as Esau Cairn, a complete misfit in modern America who "belongs in a simpler age". Exploited by a corrupt political boss whom he finally kills with his bare hands, Cairn must flee. A sympathetic scientist helps him get through space to a world known as Almuric where he finds frightening monsters and beautiful women.

Author : Robert Howard
Publisher : WordFire +ORM
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781680570977

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The Cthulhu Stories of Robert E. Howard by Robert Howard Pdf

A collection of short fiction set in the Lovecraftian cosmic horror universe from “a masterful storyteller” (Publishers Weekly). In the early twentieth-century, in the pages of Weird Tales and other pulp magazines, H. P. Lovecraft created the Cthulhu Mythos and offered it to his friends, creating a shared mythology for much of their weird fiction. Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian, was one of those good friends. Fresh from dusty libraries dark with forbidden knowledge, these twelve Howard tales, bring Kull of Atlantis, Bran Mak Morn, and a steady band of warriors, adventurers, and scholars into the dark to face the Nameless and that which they left behind: Elder gods, nameless cosmic horrors greater and older than the gods themselves, ancient forms of life and worship from before the dawn of humanity. These are the Cthulhu Stories of Robert. E. Howard.

Author : Robert E. Howard,Patrice Louinet,Gary Gianni
Publisher : Bragelonne
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9791028119737

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Bran Mak Morn by Robert E. Howard,Patrice Louinet,Gary Gianni Pdf

Presque sous les pieds de Bran, une silhouette disloquée se tordait et gémissait. Le roi se pencha au-dessus du légionnaire romain, qui gisait dans la mare poisseuse de son propre sang. Les murs se sont effondrés, marmonna le moribond. Cela a commencé hier, avant l'aube. Un léger grattement, le bruit sourd de griffes, loin sous la terre. Nous autres sentinelles les avons entendus... comme si des rats ou des vers, creusaient des galeries... Titus nous a ri au nez, mais les bruits ont persisté toute la journée. Puis à minuit, la Tour a frémi et a paru vouloir s'affaisser, comme si les fondations avaient été sapées... Un frisson d'horreur parcourut Bran Mak Morn. Les vers de la terre ! Des vermines par milliers, creusant telles des taupes loin sous la forteresse, rongeant les fondations... Dieux, la région devait être criblée de tunnels et de cavernes... Ces créatures étaient encore moins humaines qu'il lavait imaginé... Quelles formes hideuses issues des ténèbres avait-il donc appelées à son aide ? Après Conan, Solomon Kane et Le Seigneur de Samarcande, voici le sixième volume de la collection Robert E. Howard, rassemblant l'intégralité des récits consacrés aux Pictes et à leur dernier roi, Bran Mak Morn. Confronté à la Rome impériale, à la déchéance abjecte de son peuple, et aux répugnants Vers de la Terre, (dans un récit reconnu comme un sommet du genre), Bran Mak Morn mène un combat désespéré dont il ne sortira pas indemne. Un recueil de Fantasy épique et macabre et l'un des personnages les plus aboutis de la carrière de Howard. Cette édition, élaborée par Patrice Louinet, l'un des plus éminents spécialistes internationaux de Robert E. Howard bénéficie d'une nouvelle traduction à partir des manuscrits originaux et est agrémentée de textes inédits. Un ouvrage exceptionnel, superbement illustré par Gary Gianni.

Author : Robert Ervin Howard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Picts
ISBN : 0953425355

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Bran Mak Morn by Robert Ervin Howard Pdf

Author : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005-05-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345484611

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Bran Mak Morn: The Last King by Robert E. Howard Pdf

From Robert E. Howard’s fertile imagination sprang some of fiction’s greatest heroes, including Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull, and Solomon Kane. But of all Howard’s characters, none embodied his creator’s brooding temperament more than Bran Mak Morn, the last king of a doomed race. In ages past, the Picts ruled all of Europe. But the descendants of those proud conquerors have sunk into barbarism . . . all save one, Bran Mak Morn, whose bloodline remains unbroken. Threatened by the Celts and the Romans, the Pictish tribes rally under his banner to fight for their very survival, while Bran fights to restore the glory of his race. Lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist Gary Gianni, this collection gathers together all of Howard’s published stories and poems featuring Bran Mak Morn–including the eerie masterpiece “Worms of the Earth” and “Kings of the Night,” in which sorcery summons Kull the conqueror from out of the depths of time to stand with Bran against the Roman invaders. Also included are previously unpublished stories and fragments, reproductions of manuscripts bearing Howard’s handwritten revisions, and much, much more. Special Bonus: a newly discovered adventure by Howard, presented here for the very first time.