Regional fiction, i.e., Westerns were one of Robert E. Howards favorite kinds of fiction to write. Many fans also think these are his best stories. 

Contents

• Introduction (The Sonora Kid) • essay by Robert M. Price
• The West Tower • [The Sonora Kid] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
• Brotherly Advice • [The Sonora Kid] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
• Desert Rendezvous • [The Sonora Kid] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
• Red Curls and Bobbed Hair • [The Sonora Kid] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
• The Sonora Kid—Cowhand • [The Sonora Kid] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
• The Sonora Kid’s Winning Hand • [The Sonora Kid] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
• A Blazing Sun in a Blazing Sky • [The Sonora Kid] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment (“A blazing sun…”))
• The Hades Saloon • [The Sonora Kid] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment (“The Hades Saloon…”))
• The Hot Arizona Sun • [The Sonora Kid] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment (“The hot Arizona sun…”))
• Madge Meraldson • [The Sonora Kid] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment (“Madge Meraldson…”))
• Steve Allison • [The Sonora Kid] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment (“Steve Allison…”))
• ..The Mountains of Thibet • [The Sonora Kid] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of “Untitled story (The way it came about that Steve Allison, Timoleon . . .”)