Tales Of El Borak

Author : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1473322529

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The Tales of El Borak (a Collection of Short Stories about a Texan Gunman) by Robert E. Howard Pdf

These early works by Robert E. Howard were originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing them with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Tales of El Borak' is a compilation of Howard's short stories in the El Borak series and include 'Blood of the Gods', 'The Daughter of Erlik Khan', and many more. 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 : 594 pages
File Size : 53,7 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 : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 838148782X

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Tales of El Borak by Robert E. Howard Pdf

Author : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : Ozymandias Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781531288518

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Tales of El Borak by Robert E. Howard Pdf

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. Truly an enduring masterpiece of creative fiction, Tale of El Borak is not to be missed!

Author : Robert Ervin Howard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Fantasy fiction
ISBN : 0441807801

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Three-bladed Doom by Robert Ervin Howard Pdf

Author : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : Echo Library
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1406823600

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The El Borak Stories by Robert E. Howard Pdf

Author : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547405252

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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 E. Howard
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473398092

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The Lost Valley of Iskander by Robert E. Howard Pdf

This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Lost Valley of Iskander' is a story in the El Borak series where El Borak discovers the Greek descendants of Alexander the Great. 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 : 454 pages
File Size : 42,7 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 : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 42,9 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 : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1473322790

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Hawk of the Hills by Robert E. Howard Pdf

This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1935 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Hawk of the Hills' is a story in the El Borak series where El Borak leads a tribe to war in Afganistan. 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 : 434 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345478511

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The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane by Robert E. Howard Pdf

With Conan the Cimmerian, Robert E. Howard created more than the greatest action hero of the twentieth century—he also launched a genre that came to be known as sword and sorcery. But Conan wasn’t the first archetypal adventurer to spring from Howard’s fertile imagination. “He was . . . a strange blending of Puritan and Cavalier, with a touch of the ancient philosopher, and more than a touch of the pagan. . . . A hunger in his soul drove him on and on, an urge to right all wrongs, protect all weaker things. . . . Wayward and restless as the wind, he was consistent in only one respect—he was true to his ideals of justice and right. Such was Solomon Kane.” Collected in this volume, lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist Gary Gianni, are all of the stories and poems that make up the thrilling saga of the dour and deadly Puritan, Solomon Kane. Together they constitute a sprawling epic of weird fantasy adventure that stretches from sixteenth-century England to remote African jungles where no white man has set foot. Here are shudder-inducing tales of vengeful ghosts and bloodthirsty demons, of dark sorceries wielded by evil men and women, all opposed by a grim avenger armed with a fanatic’s faith and a warrior’s savage heart. This edition also features exclusive story fragments, a biography of Howard by scholar Rusty Burke, and “In Memoriam,” H. P. Lovecraft’s moving tribute to his friend and fellow literary genius.

Author : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066338087768

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The Gods of Bal-Sagoth by Robert E. Howard Pdf

The Gods of Bal-Sagoth is a collection of fantasy stories by Robert E. Howard. Excerpt: "TURLOGH did not sleep long. When he awoke the sun was just risen above the sea-rim. The Gael rose, feeling as refreshed as if he had slept the whole night through, and looked about him. The broad white beach sloped gently from the water to a waving expanse of gigantic trees. There seemed no underbrush, but so close together were the huge boles, his sight could not pierce into the jungle. Athelstane was standing some distance away on a spit of sand that ran out into the sea. The huge Saxon leaned on his great sword and gazed out toward the reefs."

Author : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1955446210

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The Early Adventures of El Borak by Robert E. Howard Pdf

Author : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-11
Category : Art
ISBN : EAN:4064066444532

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The Daughter of Erlik Khan by Robert E. Howard Pdf

"The Daughter of Erlik Khan" is a short story by fantasy fiction author Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the December 1934 issue of the pulp magazine Top-Notch. It is about 'El Borak', otherwise known as Francis Xavier Gordon, a fictional character created by Howard. Gordon was a Texan gunfighter from El Paso who had travelled the world and settled in Afghanistan. He is known in Asia for his exploits in that continent.