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The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane

Ballantine Books - Del Rey

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Publication date: July 2004

Introduction

Collected in this volume, lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist Gary Gianni, are all of the stories and poems that make up the thrilling saga of the dour and deadly Puritan, Solomon Kane. Together they constitute a sprawling epic of weird fantasy adventure that stretches from sixteenth-century England to remote African jungles where no white man has set foot. Here are shudder-inducing tales of vengeful ghosts and bloodthirsty demons, of dark sorceries wielded by evil men and women, all opposed by a grim avenger armed with a fanatic’s faith and a warrior’s savage heart.

This edition also features exclusive story fragments, a biography of Howard by scholar Rusty Burke, and “In Memoriam,” H. P. Lovecraft’s moving tribute to his friend and fellow literary genius.

Notes

Edited by Rusty Burke
Design by Marcelo Anciano
Typography by Stuart Williams
Edited by Rusty Burke.
Stated First American Edition.
Full number line on copyright page indicates first printing.

The stories that appeared in WEIRD TALES were checked against their original magazine appearance.
The whereabouts of the typescripts for these stories is unknown and they were presumed lost.
Other stories were checked against Howard's original typescripts or the first published appearance if a typescript was unavailable.
The Gianni color illustrations from the Wandering Star edition are reproduced in black and white.

Edition and production details

Format details
Trade paperback
Edition
1st
Format
Trade paperback
Publication date
July 2004
Identifiers
0345461509
Pages
432
Publisher / imprint
Ballantine Books - Del Rey
Cover art
Gary Gianni
Illustrations
Gary Gianni

17 linked Howard works

46 contents entries

  1. "Artist's Forward"
  2. The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane • (1998) • interior artwork by Gary Gianni artwork
  3. "In Memorium: Robert Ervin Howard" by H.P. Lovecraft
  4. Foreword (The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane) • (1998) • essay by Gary Gianni xi · introduction
  5. "Skulls in the Stars"
  6. In Memoriam: Robert Ervin Howard • (1936) • essay by H. P. Lovecraft xiii · essay
  7. "The Right Hand of Doom"
  8. Skulls in the Stars • [Solomon Kane] • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard 1 · story
  9. "Red Shadows"
  10. The Right Hand of Doom • [Solomon Kane] • (1968) • short story by Robert E. Howard 19 · story
  11. "Rattle of Bones"
  12. Red Shadows • [Solomon Kane] • (1928) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 29 · novelette
  13. "The Castle of the Devil"
  14. Rattle of Bones • [Solomon Kane] • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard 73 · story
  15. "Death's Black Riders" (fragment)
  16. The Castle of the Devil • [Solomon Kane] • (1968) • short story by Robert E. Howard 85 · story
  17. "The Moon of Skulls"
  18. Death's Black Riders • [Solomon Kane] • (1968) • short story by Robert E. Howard 93 · story
  19. "The One Black Stain" (poem)
  20. The Moon of Skulls • [Solomon Kane] • (1930) • novella by Robert E. Howard 97 · novelette
  21. "The Blue Flame of Vengeance"
  22. The One Black Stain • [Solomon Kane] • (1962) • poem by Robert E. Howard 171 · poem
  23. "The Hills of the Dead"
  24. The Blue Flame of Vengeance • [Solomon Kane] • (1968) • novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of Blades of the Brotherhood) 177 · novelette
  25. "Hawk of Basti"
  26. The Hills of the Dead • [Solomon Kane] • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 223 · novelette
  27. "The Return of Sir Richard Grenville" (poem)
  28. Hawk of Basti • [Solomon Kane] • (1968) • short story by Robert E. Howard 255 · story
  29. "Wings in the Night"
  30. The Return of Sir Richard Grenville • (1968) • poem by Robert E. Howard 269 · poem
  31. "The Footfalls Within"
  32. Wings in the Night • [Solomon Kane] • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 273 · novelette
  33. "The Children of Asshur"
  34. The Footfalls Within • [Solomon Kane] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard 323 · story
  35. "Solomon Kane's Homecoming" (1, poem)
  36. The Children of Asshur • [Solomon Kane] • (1968) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 347 · novelette
  37. "Solomon Kane's Homecoming" (2, poem)
  38. Solomon Kane's Homecoming • [Solomon Kane] • (1936) • poem by Robert E. Howard 379 · poem
  39. Appendices
  40. Solomon Kane's Homecoming (Variant) • [Solomon Kane] • (1971) • poem by Robert E. Howard 385 · poem
  41. "A Short Biography of Robert E. Howard" by Rusty Burke
  42. A Short Biography of Robert E. Howard • (1998) • essay by Rusty Burke 393 · essay
  43. "Gary Gianni" by uncredited (article)
  44. Gary Gianni • (1998) • essay by uncredited 407 · essay
  45. Notes on the original Howard text .
  46. Notes on the Original Howard Text (The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane) • (1998) • essay by uncredited 409 · essay

Contributors

Gary Gianni
Cover artist, Illustrator

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Howard Works source layer

Title
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane
Publisher
Ballantine Books - Del Rey
Date
July 2004
Source file
SavageTalesOfSolomanKane-DelRey.html

REH World editorial layer

Title
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane
Publisher
Ballantine Books - Del Rey
Date
July 2004
Source provenance

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