The Road of Azrael
Publication date: 1979
Introduction
The Road of Azrael is a collection of historical short stories by Robert E. Howard. This painting was used as the cover of the first publishing in 1979 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 2,150 copies, of which, 300 were boxed and signed by the artist. A collection of short stories from Robert E. Howard. The majority of them take place in the crusading era and the final story takes place in the late middle ages.
Notes
Limited slipcased edition of 310 copies, signed by the artist.
Month of publication from Locus #223 (Jul/Aug 1979).
Six color plates, one for each story plus frontispiece on p. 2, different pictorial endpapers front and rear. Page numbers given for illustrations in contents are facing pages (except frontispiece).
Additional small two-color drawings at the beginning of each story, on the back cover and on the illustration ToC.
Cover and interior artist credited on front jacket flap.
Edition and production details
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st
- Edition format
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- Publication date
- 1979
- Pages
- 230
- Cover art
- Roy G. Krenkel
- Illustrations
- Roy G. Krenkel
5 linked Howard works
- Gates of Empire story Howard writing Publications
- Hawks Over Egypt story Howard writing Publications
- The Road of Azrael story Howard writing Publications
- The Track of Bohemund story Howard writing Publications
- The Way of the Swords story Howard writing Publications
10 contents entries
- "The Road of Azrael"
- The Road of Azrael • (1976) • novelette by Robert E. Howard novelette
- "The Track of Bohemund"
- The Track of Bohemund • (1979) • short story by Robert E. Howard story
- "The Way of the Swords"
- The Way of the Swords • novelette by Robert E. Howard novelette
- "Hawks Over Egypt"
- Hawks Over Egypt • (1979) • novelette by Robert E. Howard novelette
- "Gates of Empire"
- Gates of Empire • (1939) • novelette by Robert E. Howard novelette
Contributors
- Roy G. Krenkel
- Cover artist, Illustrator
Additional related terms
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Bibliographic and editorial layers
Bibliographic source layer
- Title
- The Road of Azrael
- Publisher
- Donald M. Grant
- Date
- 1979 (Trade and Limited editions)
- Source file
- azrealg.htm
REH World editorial layer
- Title
- The Road of Azrael
- Publisher
- Donald M. Grant
- Date
- 1979