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

Introduction

Notes

Edition and production details

Language

English

29 linked Howard works

• A Song of the Naked Lands verse Poetry Publications
• Black Harps in the Hills verse Poetry Publications
• Black Vulmea's Vengeance story Howard writing Publications
• By This Axe I Rule! story Howard writing Publications
• Cimmeria verse Poetry Publications
• Echoes from an Anvil verse Poetry Publications
• Flint's Passing verse Poetry Publications
• Gents on the Lynch story Howard writing Publications
• Lord of Samarcand story Howard writing Publications
• Musings (1, "The little poets . . .") verse Poetry Publications
• NeverBeyond the Beast verse Poetry Publications
• Old Garfield's Heart story Howard writing Publications
• Pigeons from Hell story Howard writing Publications
• Red Nails story Howard writing Publications
• Solomon Kane's Homecoming (1, original) verse Poetry Publications
• Son of the White Wolf story Howard writing Publications
• The Bull Dog Breed story Howard writing Publications
• The Grim Land verse Poetry Publications
• The King and the Oak verse Poetry Publications
• The Man on the Ground story Howard writing Publications
• The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune story Howard writing Publications
• The Shadow of the Vulture story Howard writing Publications
• The Tower of the Elephant story Howard writing Publications
• The Vultures of Wahpeton story Howard writing Publications
• The Vultures of Whapeton story Howard writing Publications
• Timur-Lang verse Poetry Publications
• Which Will Scarcely Be Understood verse Poetry Publications
• Wild Water story Howard writing Publications
• Wings in the Night story Howard writing Publications

67 contents entries

1. "Artist's Forward" by Jim & Ruth Keegan
2. Foreword (The Best of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: Grim Lands) • (2007) • essay by Jim Keegan and Ruth Keegan xiii · introduction
3. "Introduction" by Rusty Burke
4. Introduction (The Best of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: Grim Lands) • (2007) • essay by Rusty Burke xv · introduction
5. "By This Axe I Rule!"
6. By This Axe I Rule! • [Kull of Valusia] • (1976) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of By This Ax I Rule! 1967) 1 · story
7. "The King and the Oak" (poem)
8. The King and the Oak • [Kull of Valusia] • (1939) • poem by Robert E. Howard 19 · poem
9. "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune"
10. The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune • [Kull of Valusia] • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard 21 · story
11. "The Tower of the Elephant"
12. The Tower of the Elephant • [Conan] • (1933) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 29 · novelette
13. "Which Will Scarcely Be Understood" (poem)
14. Which Will Scarcely Be Understood • (1937) • poem by Robert E. Howard 51 · poem
15. "Wings in the Night"
16. Wings in the Night • [Solomon Kane] • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 53 · novelette
17. "Solomon Kane's Homecoming" (1, poem)
18. Solomon Kane's Homecoming • [Solomon Kane] • (1936) • poem by Robert E. Howard 79 · poem
19. "Lord of Samarcand"
20. Lord of Samarcand • non-genre • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 83 · novelette
21. "Timur-Lang" (poem)
22. Timur-Lang • (1964) • poem by Robert E. Howard 117 · poem
23. "A Song of the Naked Lands" (poem)
24. A Song of the Naked Lands • (1973) • poem by Robert E. Howard 119 · poem
25. "The Shadow of the Vulture"
26. The Shadow of the Vulture • non-genre • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 123 · novelette
27. "Echoes from an Anvil" (poem)
28. Echoes from an Anvil • (1975) • poem by Robert E. Howard 159 · poem
29. "The Bull Dog Breed"
30. The Bull Dog Breed • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1930) • short story by Robert E. Howard 161 · story
31. "Black Harps in the Hills" (poem)
32. Black Harps in the Hills • (1976) • poem by Robert E. Howard 177 · poem
33. "The Man on the Ground"
34. The Man on the Ground • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard 179 · story
35. "Old Garfield's Heart"
36. Old Garfield's Heart • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard 185 · story
37. "Vultures of Wahpeton"
38. Vultures of Wahpeton • non-genre • (1936) • novella by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Vultures of Wahpeton) 195 · novelette
39. "Gents on the Lynch"
40. Gents on the Lynch • non-genre • [Pike Bearfield] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 263 · story
41. "The Grim Land" (poem)
42. The Grim Land • (1976) • poem by Robert E. Howard 279 · poem
43. "Pigeons from Hell"
44. Pigeons from Hell • (1938) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 281 · novelette
45. "Never Beyond the Beast" (poem)
46. Never beyond the Beast • (1982) • poem by Robert E. Howard 309 · poem
47. "Wild Water"
48. Wild Water • non-genre • (1975) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 311 · novelette
49. "Musings" (1, poem)
50. Musings ("The little poets sing of little things ...") • (1968) • poem by Robert E. Howard 329 · poem
51. "Son of the White Wolf"
52. Son of the White Wolf • [El Borak] • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 331 · novelette
53. "Black Vulmea's Vengeance"
54. Black Vulmea's Vengeance • [Terence Vulmea] • (1938) • novella by Robert E. Howard 357 · novelette
55. "Flint's Passing" (poem)
56. Flint's Passing • (1975) • poem by Robert E. Howard 397 · poem
57. "Red Nails"
58. Red Nails • [Conan] • (1936) • novella by Robert E. Howard 399 · novelette
59. "Cimmeria" (poem)
60. Cimmeria • (1965) • poem by Robert E. Howard 471 · poem
61. Appendices
62. Barbarians at the Pantheon-Gates (The Best of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: Grim Lands) • (2007) • essay by Steve Tompkins [as by Steven Tompkins] 475 · essay
63. "Barbarian at the Pantheon-Gates" by Steven Tompkins
64. Notes on the Original Howard Texts (The Best of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: Grim Lands) • (2007) • essay by uncredited 503 · essay
65. "Notes on the Original Howard Texts"
66. [513] • Sketchbook (The Best of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: Grim Lands) • (2007) • interior artwork by Jim Keegan and Ruth Keegan artwork
67. "Sketchbook" by Jim & Ruth Keegan Five pages of pencil artwork

Contributors

Rusty Burke

Editor, Introduction author

Jim Keegan

Cover artist, Illustrator, Foreword author

Ruth Keegan

Cover artist, Illustrator, Foreword author

Steve Tompkins

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