Red Shadows is a collection of Fantasy short stories and poems by Robert E. Howard. It was first published in 1968 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 896 copies. The stories and poems feature Howard’s character, Solomon Kane. Many of the stories first appeared in the magazine Weird Tales.

Contents

  • 2 •  Red Shadows (frontispiece) • interior artwork by Jeff Jones
  • 9 • Introduction (Red Shadows) • essay by Glenn Lord
  • 13 • Skulls in the Stars • [Solomon Kane] • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 30 • The Right Hand of Doom • [Solomon Kane] • short story by Robert E. Howard
  •  Kane strode away with long cat-like strides • interior artwork by Jeff Jones
  • 38 • Red Shadows • [Solomon Kane] • (1928) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
  •  Solomon Kane • interior artwork by Jeff Jones (variant of cover art for Red Shadows)
  • 82 • Rattle of Bones • [Solomon Kane] • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 94 • The Castle of the Devil • [Solomon Kane] • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 100 • The Moon of Skulls • [Solomon Kane] • (1930) • novella by Robert E. Howard
  • 177 • The One Black Stain • [Solomon Kane] • (1962) • poem by Robert E. Howard
  • 182 • Blades of the Brotherhood • [Solomon Kane] • novelette by Robert E. Howard
  •  The fight on the moor • interior artwork by Jeff Jones
  •  Le Loup • interior artwork by Jeff Jones
  • 226 • The Hills of the Dead • [Solomon Kane] • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
  • 257 • Hawk of Basti • [Solomon Kane] • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 270 • The Return of Sir Richard Grenville • poem by Robert E. Howard
  • 273 • Wings in the Night • [Solomon Kane] • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
  • 321 • The Footfalls Within • [Solomon Kane] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 345 • The Children of Asshur • [Solomon Kane] • novelette by Robert E. Howard
  • 379 • Solomon Kane’s Homecoming • [Solomon Kane] • (1936) • poem by Robert E. Howard

Notes

Covers red with gold lettering.
Cover and interior art credited on rear jacket flap.
Includes 4 full-page color plates by Jones on unnumbered pages.
Page numbers for artwork are for the facing pages. The plates are opposite pages other than those indicated by the TOC.
Stated first edition limited to 896 copies per Currey.

There was a second printing of the first edition in 1971.
The first printing was bound in red. The second printing was bound in grey. Four full page color illustrations.
The color illustrations were not in the correct order in the first printing. This was corrected in the second printing.

Second Edition:
Signed by Jeff Jones
Eight full page color illustrations.
Illustrated front and back endpapers.

Publisher:Donald M. Grant
Year :1968 (first edition)
1978 (second edition)
Book No. :None
Edition :1st and 2nd
Format :Hardcover with dust jacket (5.5 x 7.75)(1st ed.)
Hardcover with dust jacket (6.5 x  9.5)(2nd ed.)
Pages :381 (first)
337 (second)
Cover :Jeff Jones
Illustrations :Jeff Jones

Red Shadows

Red Shadows is a collection of Fantasy short stories and poems by Robert E. Howard. It was first published in 1968 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 896 copies. The stories and poems feature Howard’s character, Solomon Kane. Many of the stories first appeared in the magazine Weird Tales.

Tags: Glenn Lord / Jeff Jones / Robert E. Howard / Solomon Kane