The Sphere edition from 1977. The Sowers of the Thunder is a historical fiction short story by American writer Robert E. Howard, originally published in Oriental Stories, Winter 1932. It takes place in Outremer (the Crusader states) in the time of General Baibars and deals with the General’s friendly/adversarial relationship with Cahal Ruadh O’Donnell, an Irish Crusader with a troubled past cut in the Howardian mold. Both the Siege of Jerusalem (1244) and the Battle of La Forbie feature in the plot.

Contents

• 7 • Introduction (The Sowers of the Thunder) • (1973) • essay by Roy G. Krenkel
• 13 • The Lion of Tiberias • non-genre • (1933) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 47 • The Sowers of the Thunder • non-genre • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 91 • Lord of Samarcand • non-genre • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 131 • The Shadow of the Vulture • non-genre • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard

Notes

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