Kull. Published by Baen, 1995. Cover by Ken Kelly. Edited by David Drake. Includes portions of Howard’s essay “The Hyborian Age” in a prologue at the beginning and epilogue at the end. Nearly identical contents to the 1978 Bantam edition, but this edition includes one additional story, “The Curse of the Golden Skull.”

The Robert E. Howard Library Volume 2.

Contents

• 1 • Introduction: The Human Side (Kull) • essay by David Drake
• 5 • Prolog (Kull) • [Kull of Valusia] • (1976) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
• 7 • Exile of Atlantis • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 15 • The Shadow Kingdom • [Kull of Valusia] • (1929) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 51 • The Altar and the Scorpion • [Kull of Valusia] • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 57 • Delcardes’ Cat • [Kull of Valusia] • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 85 • The Skull of Silence • [Kull of Valusia] • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 95 • By This Axe I Rule! • [Kull of Valusia] • (1976) • novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of By This Ax I Rule! 1967)
• 117 • The Striking of the Gong • [Kull of Valusia] • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 123 • Swords of the Purple Kingdom • [Kull of Valusia] • (1967) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 153 • The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune • [Kull of Valusia] • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 165 • The King and the Oak • [Kull of Valusia] • (1939) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 167 • The Black City (fragment) • [Kull of Valusia] • (1976) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
• 171 • Untitled fragment (“Thus, said Tu, chief…”) • [Kull of Valusia] • (1976) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of “Riders Beyond the Sunrise“)
• 191 • Untitled Fragment (“Three men sat at a table…”) • [Kull of Valusia] • (1976) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of “Vizard and Warrior“)
• 195 • The Curse of the Golden Skull • [Kull of Valusia] • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 201 • Epilog (Kull) • [Kull of Valusia] • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard

Notes

Stated “First printing, July 1995”
Stated “The Robert E. Howard Library Vol. II”
No number line
Cover artist credited on copyright page

Attempts to restore the original text where available.