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Gates of Empire and Other Tales of the Crusades

2004

Material type

Publication date: June 2004

Introduction

Gates of Empire presents eight of Robert E. Howard's classic adventure stories, all of which are set during the Crusades. Stories include "Red Blades of Black Cathay," "Hawks of Outremer," "Blood of Belshazzar," "The Sowers of the Thunder," "The Lion of Tiberias," "The Shadow of the Vulture" and "Gates of Empire".

Notes

Edited by Paul Herman.
'Red Blades of Black Cathay' has no mention of co-author Tevis Clyde Smith.
"First Wildside Press edition" on copyright page.

All stories based on original pulp pages with minimal editing
First printing is Smythe sewn, on acid-free paper,
limited to 600 copies, 1st edition is marked "First Edition"
Second printing is regular Print-on-Demand, glued spine

Edition and production details

Edition: 1st.
Format: Hardcover with dustjacket
Publication date: June 2004
Pages: 262
Publisher / imprint: Wildside Press
Cover art: Unknown
Illustrations: None

8 linked Howard works

18 contents entries

"Introduction " by Fred Blosser
Introduction (Gates of Empire and Other Tales of the Crusades) • (2004) • essay by Fred Blosser 7 · introduction
"Red Blades of Black Cathay " by REH and Tevis Clyde Smith
Red Blades of Black Cathay • non-genre • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard and Tevis Clyde Smith [as by Robert E. Howard] 11 · novelette
"Hawks of Outremer "
Hawks of Outremer • non-genre • [Cormac FitzGeoffrey] • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 39 · novelette
"The Blood of Belshazzar "
The Blood of Belshazzar • non-genre • [Cormac FitzGeoffrey] • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 66 · novelette
"Lord of Samarcand "
Lord of Samarcand • non-genre • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 93 · novelette
"The Sowers of the Thunder "
The Sowers of the Thunder • non-genre • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 127 · novelette
"The Lion of Tiberias "
The Lion of Tiberias • non-genre • (1933) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 165 · novelette
"The Shadow of the Vulture "
The Shadow of the Vulture • non-genre • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 192 · novelette
"Gates of Empire "
Gates of Empire • (1939) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 229 · novelette

Additional related terms

Preserved from the former REH World tagging system; these terms have not yet been assigned as contributors, characters or subjects.

Fred Blosser Paul Herman Robert E. Howard Tevis Clyde Smith

Bibliographic and editorial layers

Howard Works source layer

Title: Gates of Empire and Other Tales of the Crusades
Publisher: Wildside Press
Date: June 2004 (1st printing) 2004 (2nd printing)
Source file: gatesofempire.html

REH World editorial layer

Title: Gates of Empire and Other Tales of the Crusades
Publisher: Wildside Press
Date: June 2004