The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 2: Grim Lands

The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 2: Grim Lands

â€œ[Behind Howardâ€™s stories] lurks a dark poetry and the timeless truth of dreams.â€
â€“Robert Bloch

â€œHowardâ€™s writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks.â€
â€“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 heroesâ€“including the iconic Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull of Atlantis, Solomon Kane, and Bran Mak Mornâ€“as well as adventures that would define a genre for generations. Now comes the second volume of this authorâ€™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 â€œBy This Axe I Rule!â€ and â€œThe Mirrors of Tuzan Thuneâ€; Conan conquers in one of his most popular exploits, â€œThe Tower of the Elephantâ€; Solomon Kane battles demons deep in Africa in â€œWings in the Nightâ€; and itinerant boxer Steve Costigan puts up his dukes of steel inside and outside the ring in â€œThe Bulldog Breed.â€ In between, warrior kings, daring knights, sinister masterminds, grizzled frontiersmenâ€“even Howardâ€™s stunning heroine, Red Sonyaâ€“tear up the pages in stories built to thrill by their masterly creator.

And in such epic poems as â€œEchoes from an Anvil,â€ â€œBlack Harps in the Hills,â€ and â€œThe Grim Land,â€ 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.

â€œHoward had a gritty, vibrant styleâ€“broadsword writing that cut its way to the heart, with heroes who are truly larger than life.â€
â€“David Gemmell

â€œFor stark, living fear . . . What other writer is even in the running with Robert E. Howard?â€
â€“H. P. Lovecraft

Country	USA
Brand	BALLANTINE GROUP
Manufacturer	Random House Worlds
Binding	Paperback
PartNumber	3241265
Color	Black
IsAdultProduct
Height	9.2
Length	6.16
Weight	1.60055602212
Width	1.15
ReleaseDate	2007-11-27
NumberOfItems	1

The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 2: Grim Lands

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