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The 1st edition Ace book. 'Worms of the Earth' is a short story by American fantasy fiction writer Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the magazine Weird Tales in November 1932, then again in this collection of Howard's short stories. The story features one of Howard's recurring protagonists, Bran Mak Morn, a legendary king of the Picts.
Also contains the Dark Man with Turlogh O'Brien and several other Bran Mak Morn stories.
Notes
"First Ace printing: June 1979"
First printing by number line 2 4 6 8 0 9 7 5 3 1
Cover art by Sanjulian on copyright page, no visible signature on the artwork
"Illustrated by David Ireland" on title page, none of the four full-page drawings are signed
Photo-offset from the Donald M. Grant edition including the David Ireland black & white illustrations.
"The Drums of Pictdom" appears in the Author's Foreword.
The following three poems are included as untitled verse in "Men of the Shadows":
"Chant of the White Beard"
"Rune"
"Song of the Pict"
Additional introduction
The 2nd, edition Ace book. 'Worms of the Earth' is a short story by American fantasy fiction writer Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the magazine Weird Tales in November 1932, then again in this collection of Howard's short stories. The story features one of Howard's recurring protagonists, Bran Mak Morn, a legendary king of the Picts.
Also contains the Dark Man with Turlogh O'Brien and several other Bran Mak Morn stories.
Additional notes
Cover art by Sanjulian on copyright page, no visible signature on the artwork
"Illustrated by David Ireland" on title page, none of the four full-page drawings are signed
Photo-offset from the Donald M. Grant edition including the David Ireland black & white illustrations.
"The Drums of Pictdom" appears in the Author's Foreword.
The following three poems are included as untitled verse in "Men of the Shadows":
"Chant of the White Beard"
"Rune"
"Song of the Pict"
Edition and production details
- Format details
- Mass-market paperback
- Edition
- 1st
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- June 1979
- Pages
- 233
- Publisher / imprint
- Ace
- Cover art
- Sanjulian
- Illustrations
- David Ireland
- Edition
- 2nd printing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- September 1987
- Pages
- 233
- Publisher / imprint
- Ace
- Cover art
- Sanjulian
- Illustrations
- David Ireland
8 linked Howard works
- ASong of the Race verse Publications
- Kings of the Night story Howard writing Publications
- Men of the Shadows story Howard writing Publications
- The Dark Man story Howard writing Publications
- The Drums of Pictdom verse Publications
- The Lost Race story Howard writing Publications
- Untitled (A gray sky arched …) story Howard writing Publications
- Worms of the Earth story Howard writing Publications
30 contents entries
- "Author's Foreword" Excerpt from a letter to HPL, ca. early January 1932 ("Yes I enjoyed the postcards …") The excerpt begins with "There is one hobby of mine …"
- Worms of the Earth • (1974) • interior artwork by David Ireland artwork
- Worms of the Earth • (1974) • interior artwork by David Ireland artwork
- "The Drums of Pictdom" (poem)
- Foreword (Worms of the Earth) • (1932) • essay by Robert E. Howard 9 · introduction
- Foreword (Worms of the Earth) • (1932) • essay by Robert E. Howard 9 · introduction
- "The Lost Race"
- The Lost Race • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1927) • short story by Robert E. Howard 17 · story
- The Lost Race • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1927) • short story by Robert E. Howard 17 · story
- "Men of the Shadows"
- Men of the Shadows • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1969) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 38 · novelette
- Men of the Shadows • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1969) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 38 · novelette
- "Chant of the White Beard" (poem)
- Kings of the Night • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 74 · novelette
- Kings of the Night • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 74 · novelette
- "Rune" (poem)
- A Song of the Race • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1969) • poem by Robert E. Howard 130 · poem
- A Song of the Race • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1969) • poem by Robert E. Howard 130 · poem
- "Song of the Pict" (poem)
- Worms of the Earth • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 133 · novelette
- Worms of the Earth • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 133 · novelette
- "Kings of the Night"
- Untitled fragment ("A grey sky arched over...") • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1969) • short story by Robert E. Howard 175 · story
- Untitled fragment ("A grey sky arched over...") • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1969) • short story by Robert E. Howard 175 · story
- "A Song of the Race" (poem)
- The Dark Man • [Turlogh O'Brien] • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 191 · novelette
- The Dark Man • [Turlogh O'Brien] • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 191 · novelette
- "Worms of the Earth"
- Untitled fragment ("A gray sky arched …")
- "The Dark Man"
Contributors
- Sanjulian
- Cover artist
- David Ireland
- Illustrator
Additional related terms
Preserved from the former REH World tagging system; these terms have not yet been assigned as contributors, characters or subjects.
Bibliographic and editorial layers
Howard Works source layer
- Title
- Worms of the Earth
- Publisher
- Ace
- Date
- June 1979 September 1987 (2nd printing)
- Source file
- wormsa.htm
REH World editorial layer
- Title
- Worms of the Earth
- Publisher
- Ace
- Date
- June 1979