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Bran Mak Morn: The Last King

Wandering Star

2001
Edition format
Hardcover
Contains
PoetryStories

Publication date: 2001

Introduction

Lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist Gary Gianni, this collection gathers together all of Howard’s published stories and poems featuring Bran Mak Morn–including the eerie masterpiece “Worms of the Earth” and “Kings of the Night,” in which sorcery summons Kull the conqueror from out of the depths of time to stand with Bran against the Roman invaders.

Also included are previously unpublished stories and fragments, reproductions of manuscripts bearing Howard’s handwritten revisions, and much, much more.

The texts for this edition were based on Howard’s original typescripts or the first published appearance if a typescript was unavailable.

Read my article about Wandering Star.

Notes

Edited by Rusty Burke
Design by Marcelo Anciano
Typography by Stuart Williams

The texts for this edition were based on Howard's original manuscripts and typescripts or the first published appearance if a manuscript or typescript was unavailable.

Trade Edition: Featuring 12 color oils and 45 ink illustrations.

Limited Edition: Signed and numbered by the artist, this book comes complete with gilt edging, a gorgeous slipcase cover with embossed plate, and an additional signed limited color painting on the inside cover. Also included with the book is a compact disc containing an unabridged dramatization of Howard's story, "The Worms of the Earth," read by former members of the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company and accompanied by original music. Limited to 850 copies.

Leatherbound Edition: Includes everything found in the Limited Edition, plus both the book and slipcase are bound in beautiful leather. Limited to only 50 copies.

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

Language
English
Edition
1st
Edition format
Hardcover with dust jacket
Publication date
2001
Identifiers
0953425347 (Trade Edition) 0953425355 (Limited Edition) 0953425363 (Leatherbound Edition)
Pages
360
Publisher / imprint
Wandering Star
Cover art
Gary Gianni
Illustrations
Gary Gianni

17 linked Howard works

45 contents entries

  1. "Artist's Forward" by Gary Gianni
  2. Bran Mak Morn: The Last King • interior artwork by Gary Gianni artwork
  3. "Introduction" by Rusty Burke
  4. A39 • Notes on the Original Howard Texts (Bran Mak Morn: The Last King) • essay by uncredited essay
  5. "Men of the Shadows"
  6. A1 • Robert E. Howard and the Picts: A Chronology • essay by uncredited essay
  7. "Kings of the Night"
  8. A21 • Robert E. Howard, Bran Mak Morn and the Picts • essay by Rusty Burke and Patrice Louinet essay
  9. "Song of the Race" (poem)
  10. Foreword (Bran Mak Morn: The Last King) • essay by Gary Gianni i · introduction
  11. "Worms of the Earth"
  12. Introduction (Bran Mak Morn: The Last King) • essay by Rusty Burke iii · introduction
  13. "The Dark Man"
  14. Men of the Shadows • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1969) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 1 · novelette
  15. "The Lost Race"
  16. Kings of the Night • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 31 · novelette
  17. "The Drums of Pictdom" (poem)
  18. A Song of the Race • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1969) • poem by Robert E. Howard 77 · poem
  19. "The Little People"
  20. Worms of the Earth • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 83 · novelette
  21. "The Little People" (facsimile of original typescript)
  22. The Dark Man • [Turlogh O'Brien] • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 129 · novelette
  23. "Children of the Night"
  24. The Lost Race • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1927) • short story by Robert E. Howard 167 · story
  25. "Bran Mak Morn: A Play"
  26. The Drums of Pictdom • (1969) • poem by Robert E. Howard 187 · poem
  27. "Bran Mak Morn" (facsimile of original manuscript)
  28. Notes on Miscellanea (Bran Mak Morn: The Last King) • essay by Rusty Burke 193 · essay
  29. Untitled Synopsis "The story of a forgotten age; of ..."
  30. The Little People • (1970) • short story by Robert E. Howard 197 · story
  31. Draft ("Worms of the Earth")
  32. The Little People—Typescript • short story by Robert E. Howard 207 · story
  33. Untitled Fragment "A grey sky arched ..."
  34. The Children of the Night • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard 215 · story
  35. "The Bell of Morni" (poem)
  36. Bran Mak Morn • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1983) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 233 · story
  37. Appendices
  38. Bran Mak Morn—Manuscript • [Bran Mak Morn] • short story by Robert E. Howard 237 · story
  39. "Robert E. Howard and the Picts: A Chronology" (excerpts from letters, etc. in chronological order) Included in this article is an untitled essay by REH: untitled essay, ca. 1920-1923 ("… which has characterized …")
  40. Untitled Synopsis ("The story of a forgotten age...) • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Bran Mak Morn (synopsis)) 243 · story
  41. "Robert E. Howard, Bran Mak Morn and the Picts" by Rusty Burke and Patrice Louinet
  42. Worms of the Earth—Draft • [Bran Mak Morn] • short story by Robert E. Howard 247 · story
  43. Notes on the original Howard text
  44. Untitled fragment ("A grey sky arched over...") • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1969) • short story by Robert E. Howard 277 · story
  45. Untitled poem ("There's a bell that hang's...") • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Bell of Morni) 283 · poem

Contributors

Rusty Burke
Editor, Introduction author, Essayist
Gary Gianni
Cover artist, Illustrator, Foreword author

Characters / Featuring

Bran Mak Morn

Additional related terms

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Robert E. Howard

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Title
Bran Mak Morn: The Last King
Publisher
Wandering Star
Date
2001
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Title
Bran Mak Morn: The Last King
Publisher
Wandering Star
Date
2001
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