The Book of Robert E. Howard

Introduction

Notes

Edition and production details

Format details

Mass-market paperback

27 linked Howard works

• A Song Out of Midianverse
• A Sonnet of Good Cheerverse
• Black Talonsstory
• Black Wind Blowingstory
• Bloodstones and Ebonystory
• Cimmeriaverse
• Empireverse
• Etchings in Ivorystory
• Flaming Marblestory
• Gents on the Lynchstory
• Knife, Bullet and Noosestory
• Medallions in the Moonstory
• Pigeons from Hellstory
• Proemstory
• Recompenseverse
• Red Blades of Black Cathaystory
• She Devilstory
• Skulls and Orchidsstory
• The Bar by the Side of the Roadverse
• The Curse of the Golden Skullstory
• The Day That I Dieverse
• The Dust Dance (1, "For I, with the . . .")verse
• The Gods That Men Forgetstory
• The Gold and the Greyverse
• The Pit of the Serpentstory
• The Voice of El-Lilstory
• Thor's Sonverse

63 contents entries

1. "Introduction" by Glenn Lord
2. Introduction (The Book of Robert E. Howard) • (1976) • essay by Glenn Lord 9 · introduction
3. "Pigeons From Hell"
4. Pigeons from Hell • (1938) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 13 · novelette
5. "Recompense" (poem)
6. Pigeons from Hell • interior artwork by Jeff Jones 45 · artwork
7. "The Pit of the Serpent"
8. Recompense • (1938) • poem by Robert E. Howard 59 · poem
9. "Empire" (poem)
10. The Pit of the Serpent • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard 61 · story
11. "Etchings in Ivory" (prose poems)
12. Empire • (1976) • poem by Robert E. Howard 87 · poem
13. | "Proem"
14. Untitled (Etchings in Ivory) • (1968) • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Proem) 89 · poem
15. | "Flaming Marble"
16. Flaming Marble ("This is a dream that comes to me often ...") • (1968) • poem by Robert E. Howard 89 · poem
17. | "Skulls and Orchids"
18. Flaming Marble • interior artwork by Jeff Jones 91 · artwork
19. | "Medallions in the Moon"
20. Skulls and Orchids • (1968) • very short story by Robert E. Howard 94 · story
21. | "The Gods That Men Forget"
22. Medallions in the Moon • (1968) • poem by Robert E. Howard 101 · poem
23. | "Bloodstones and Ebony"
24. The Gods That Men Forget • (1968) • poem by Robert E. Howard 102 · poem
25. "Thor's Son" (poem)
26. Bloodstones and Ebony • (1968) • poem by Robert E. Howard 105 · poem
27. "Cimmeria" (poem)
28. Thor's Son • (1969) • poem by Robert E. Howard 108 · poem
29. "A Sonnet of Good Cheer" (poem)
30. Thor's Son • interior artwork by Jeff Jones 109 · artwork
31. "Red Blades of Black Cathay"
32. Cimmeria • (1965) • poem by Robert E. Howard 111 · poem
33. "The Dust Dance" (1, poem)
34. A Sonnet of Good Cheer • (1967) • poem by Robert E. Howard 113 · poem
35. "The Bar by the Side of the Road" (poem)
36. Red Blades of Black Cathay • non-genre • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard and Tevis Clyde Smith 115 · novelette
37. "Knife, Bullet and Noose"
38. Red Blades of Black Cathay • interior artwork by Jeff Jones 120 · artwork
39. "The Gold and the Grey" (poem)
40. The Dust Dance (1, "For I, with the shape of my kin...") • (1965) • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Dust Dance ("For I, with the shape of my kin...")) 161 · poem
41. "Gents on the Lynch"
42. The Bar by the Side of the Road • (1972) • poem by Robert E. Howard 165 · poem
43. "A Song Out of Midian" (poem)
44. Knife, Bullet and Noose • [The Sonora Kid] • (1965) • short story by Robert E. Howard 167 · story
45. "She Devil"
46. Knife, Bullet and Noose • interior artwork by Jeff Jones 180 · artwork
47. "The Day That I Die" (poem)
48. The Gold and the Grey • (1974) • poem by Robert E. Howard 185 · poem
49. "The Voice of El-Lil"
50. Gents on the Lynch • non-genre • [Pike Bearfield] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 189 · story
51. "Black Wind Blowing"
52. A Song out of Midian • (1930) • poem by Robert E. Howard 215 · poem
53. "The Curse of the Golden Skull"
54. A Song Out of Midian • interior artwork by Jeff Jones 216 · artwork
55. "Black Talons"
56. She Devil • [Wild Bill Clanton] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 219 · story
57. The Day That I Die • (1967) • poem by Robert E. Howard 243 · poem
58. The Voice of El-Lil • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 245 · novelette
59. The Voice of El-Lil • interior artwork by Jeff Jones 257 · artwork
60. Black Wind Blowing • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 281 · novelette
61. The Curse of the Golden Skull • [Kull of Valusia] • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard 315 · story
62. The Curse of the Golden Skull • interior artwork by Jeff Jones 317 · artwork
63. Black Talons • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard 324 · story

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Jeff Jones

Cover artist, Illustrator

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