Collects several Bran Mak Morn stories. The foreword by REH, discussing Picts is an excerpt from a letter to HPL, ca. early January 1932 (“Yes I enjoyed the postcards . . .”, the excerpt beginning with “There is one hobby of mine . . .”).
Contents
- 11 • Foreword (Worms of the Earth) • (1932) • essay by Robert E. Howard
- 17 • The Lost Race • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1927) • short story by Robert E. Howard
- 33 • Men of the Shadows • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1969) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
- 61 • Kings of the Night • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
- 105 • A Song of the Race • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1969) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 107 • Worms of the Earth • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
- 149 • Untitled fragment (“A grey sky arched over…”) • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1969) • short story by Robert E. Howard
- 155 • The Dark Man • [Turlogh O’Brien] • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
| Publisher : | Orbit |
| Year : | 1976 |
| Book No.: | ISBN: 0-86007-879-5 [978-0-86007-879-1] |
| Format : | Paperback |
| Pages : | 188 |
| Cover : | Chris Achilleos |
| Illustrations : | David Ireland |
Notes
Cover/artist match in “Beauty and the Beast” by Chris Achilleos, page 51. Dated July 1975 (possibly commission date).
Photo-offset from the Donald M. Grant edition including the David Ireland black & white illustrations.
Three poems are included as untitled verse in “Men of the Shadows”:
“Chant of the White Beard”
“Rune”
“Song of the Pict”
Orbit Books are published by Futura Publications Limited.
