Lord of Samarcand and Other Adventure Tales of the Old Orient

Introduction

Notes

Edition and production details

Language

English

Format details

Hardcover; Trade paperback

22 linked Howard works

• Gates of Empire story Howard writing Publications
• Hawks of Outremer story Howard writing Publications
• Hawks Over Egypt story Howard writing Publications
• Lord of Samarcand story Howard writing Publications
• Recap of Harold Lamb’s "The Wolf Chaser story Howard writing Publications
• Red Blades of Black Cathay story Howard writing Publications
• The Blood of Belshazzar story Howard writing Publications
• The Lion of Tiberias story Howard writing Publications
• The Road of Azrael story Howard writing Publications
• The Road of the Eagles story Howard writing Publications
• The Shadow of the Hun story Howard writing Publications
• The Shadow of the Vulture story Howard writing Publications
• The Slave-Princess story Howard writing Publications
• The Slave-Princess story Howard writing Publications
• The Sowers of the Thunder story Howard writing Publications
• The Track of Bohemund story Howard writing Publications
• The Way of the Swords story Howard writing Publications
• Timur-Lang verse Poetry Publications
• Two Against Tyre story Howard writing Publications
• Untitled (He knew De Bracy, they having fought against the Saracens …) story Howard writing Publications
• Untitled (The Persians had all fled …) story Howard writing Publications
• Untitled (The wind from the Mediterranean wafted …) story Howard writing Publications

46 contents entries

1. "Introduction " by Patrice Louinet
2. " Red Blades of Black Cathay " (with Tevis Clyde Smith)
3. " Hawks of Outremer "
4. " The Blood of Belshazzar "
5. " The Sowers of the Thunder "
6. " Lord of Samarcand "
7. " Timur-lang " (poem)
8. " The Lion of Tiberias "
9. " The Shadow of the Vulture "
10. " Gates of Empire "
11. " The Road of the Eagles "
12. " Hawks Over Egypt "
13. " The Road of Azrael "
14. Miscellanea
15. " The Slave-Princess " (synopsis)
16. " The Slave-Princess " (unfinished draft)
17. " Two Against Tyre " (unfinished draft)
18. " The Track of Bohemund " (unfinished draft)
19. " The Shadow of the Hun " (unfinished draft)
20. Untitled fragment ("He knew de Bracy...")
21. Untitled fragment ("The wind from the Mediterranean...")
22. Recap of Howard Lamb's "The Wolf Chaser"
23. Untitled draft (" The Persians Had All Fled ")
24. Source Acknowledgements
25. Introduction (Lord of Samarcand and Other Adventure Tales of the Old Orient) • essay by Patrice Louinet vii · introduction
26. Red Blades of Black Cathay • non-genre • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard and Tevis Clyde Smith 3 · novelette
27. Hawks of Outremer • non-genre • [Cormac FitzGeoffrey] • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 32 · novelette
28. The Blood of Belshazzar • non-genre • [Cormac FitzGeoffrey] • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 60 · novelette
29. The Sowers of the Thunder • non-genre • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 89 · novelette
30. Lord of Samarcand • non-genre • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 129 · novelette
31. Timur-Lang • (1964) • poem by Robert E. Howard 165 · poem
32. The Lion of Tiberias • non-genre • (1933) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 166 · novelette
33. The Shadow of the Vulture • non-genre • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 195 · novelette
34. Gates of Empire • (1939) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 234 · novelette
35. The Road of the Eagles • novelette by Robert E. Howard 270 · novelette
36. Hawks Over Egypt • (1979) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 306 · novelette
37. The Road of Azrael • (1976) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 344 · novelette
38. The Slave-Princess (synopsis) • non-genre • [Cormac FitzGeoffrey] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 385 · story
39. The Slave-Princess • non-genre • [Cormac FitzGeoffrey] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 387 · story
40. Two Against Tyre • (1970) • short story by Robert E. Howard 407 · story
41. The Track of Bohemund (unfinished draft) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 421 · story
42. The Shadow of the Hun • non-genre • [Turlogh O'Brien] • (1975) • short story by Robert E. Howard 439 · story
43. Untitled Fragment ("He knew de Bracy ...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 455 · story
44. Untitled fragment ("The wind from the Mediterranean ...") • (1959) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 456 · story
45. Recap of Harold Lamb's "The Wolf Chaser" • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 457 · story
46. Untitled Draft ("The Persians had all fled ...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 458 · story

Contributors

Rusty Burke

Editor

Patrice Louinet

Introduction author

Sindy Bell

Cover artist

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