The last in a series of 5 books. Meticulously restored text by renowned Howard scholar Paul Herman. This book includes material from the Wildside Press volumes “Black Hounds Of Death” and “A Thunder of Trumpets”. It contains several poems.

Contents

• 7 • Black Canaan • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 60 • Always Comes Evening • (1936) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 61 • Red Nails • [Conan] • (1936) • novella by Robert E. Howard
• 187 • Solomon Kane’s Homecoming • [Solomon Kane] • (1936) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 190 • Black Hound of Death • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 230 • The Fire of Asshurbanipal • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 267 • Dig Me No Grave • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1937) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 288 • Song at Midnight • (1940) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 290 • Witch from Hell’s Kitchen • novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Witch from Hell’s Kitchen 1952)
• 326 • But the Hills Were Ancient Then • (1959) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 327 • The One Black Stain • [Solomon Kane] • (1962) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 329 • The Madness of Cormac • (2007) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 330 • Untitled (I Am the Spirit of War) • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled poem (“I am the Spirit of War!…”) 2007)
• 330 • Adventure (“I Am the Spur”) • (2007) • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Adventure (“I am the spur that rides men’s souls…”))
• 331 • The Dancer • (2007) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 332 • Untitled (“Against the Blood Red Moon”) • (2007) • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled poem (“Against the blood red moon a tower stands…”))
• 332 • Untitled (“The East Is Red and I Am Dead”) • (2007) • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled poem (“The east is red and I am dead…”))
• 333 • Untitled (“The Seeker Thrust”) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment (“The Seeker thrust warily…”) 2007)

Notes

Edited by Paul Herman. All the stories have been edited back to match the original pulp publications.

The Cosmos Books series is based off the Wildside Press series book Hours of the Dragon.

Introduction to “The Hyborian Age” is a letter to Donald A. Wolheim from H. P. Lovecraft that accompanyed the manuscript of “The Hyborian Age”.

“The Hyborian Age” is cited as being reprinted from its original appearance in THE PHANTAGRAPH, as a three-part serial, February 1936, August 1936, and October-November 1936. However, this statement is in error. THE PHANTAGRAPH appearance is incomplete and only goes up to the time of Conan. This appearance of “The Hyborian Age” in this volume is complete.

Published by Dorchester Publishing Co. in collaboration with Wildside Press. “Cosmos Books” is the property of Wildside Press.

Several of the works are listed in the TOC as UNTITLED followed by a parenthetical title or caption). Each work’s title page includes a subtitle identifying the date and location of first publication.