The "New" Howard Reader #7
Publication date: Spring 2000
Introduction
The seventh issue of 'The "New" Howard Reader, from 2000. Filled with Howard content. Published by Joe & Mona Marek. Cover art by Steven R. Trout.
Notes
Selected and compiled by Joe MarekAssociate Editor: Rusty Burke
Special Editorial Assistance: Dave Gentzel assisted by Glenn Lord
Limited print run of 60 copies.
Signed and numbered by Joe Marek.
Limited to one year of distribution.
The next issue has a title change to THE HOWARD READER.
The short version of "Three-Bladed Doom" is from Byron Roark's REH: LONE STAR FICTIONEER #4. Both the beginning and the ending of the story were rewritten by Roark."
Three-Bladed Doom" is the short version published in REH: Lone Star Fictioneer #4, where the editor, Byron Roark, rewrote both the beginning and end of the story."
The Fire of Asshurbanipal" is the version without supernatural elements.
Edition and production details
- Edition
- 1st
- Format
- Periodical (8.5 x 11, saddle stapled)
- Publication date
- Spring 2000
- Pages
- 52 including covers
- Publisher / imprint
- Joe & Mona Marek
- Cover art
- Joe Marek
- Illustrations
- None
19 linked Howard works
- A Stranger in Grizzly Clawstory
- Age Lasting Lovestory
- Always Comes Eveningverse
- Destiny (1, "I think I was born . . .")verse
- Midnightstory
- Pictures in the Firestory
- Roadsverse
- Sentimentstory
- Spanish Gold on Devil Horsestory
- Sunday in a Small Townstory
- Surrender - Your Money or Your Vicestory
- The Curse of Greedstory
- The Fire of Asshurbanipal (1)story
- The Fire of Asshurbanipal (2)story
- The Last White Manstory
- The Scalp Hunterstory
- The Sheikstory
- Three-Bladed Doomstory
- West Is Weststory
50 contents entries
- "Always Comes Evening" (pure-text reconstruction) (poem)
- Always Comes Evening • (1936) • poem by Robert E. Howard 1 · poem
- "Three-Bladed Doom" (See Notes)
- Three-Bladed Doom (short version) • [El Borak] • (1976) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 1 · novelette
- "Spanish Gold on Devil Horse"
- Spanish Gold on Devil Horse • (1972) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 18 · novelette
- Letter to WEIRD TALES , ca. February 1932, "Congratulations on the appearance …"
- Letter to "The Eyrie" in Weird Tales Magazine ("Congratulations on the appearance and excellence...:) • [Letters to Weird Tales] • (1932) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of Letter (Weird Tales, March 1932)) 28 · essay
- Letter to ADVENTURE magazine, ca. July 1924, "At what period did … "
- Letter to "Adventure" Magazine ("1. At what period did the feudal system...:) • (1924) • essay by Robert E. Howard 28 · essay
- "Sunday in a Small Town"
- Sunday in a Small Town • (1969) • short story by Robert E. Howard 28 · story
- "Age Lasting Love"
- Age Lasting Love • (1992) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 29 · story
- "Roads" (poem)
- Roads • (1972) • poem by Robert E. Howard 32 · poem
- "The Fire of Asshurbanipal" (2)
- The Fire of Asshurbanipal (alternative version) • (1972) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 32 · novelette
- Letter to Charles D. Hornig, 10 November 1933, "Here is a short story … "
- Letter to Charles D. Hornig, November 10, 1933 ("Dear Mr. Hornig: / Here is a short story, 'The Frost King's Daughter'...") • [Letters to Charles D. Hornig / The Fantasy Fan] • (1989) • essay by Robert E. Howard 36 · essay
- "The Shiek "
- The Sheik • non-genre • (1923) • short story by Robert E. Howard 37 · story
- "Midnight"
- Midnight • (1961) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 38 · story
- "The Curse of Greed"
- The Curse of Greed • (1977) • short story by Robert E. Howard 38 · story
- "Pictures in the Fire"
- Pictures in the Fire • (1976) • short story by Robert E. Howard 41 · story
- Letter to Novalyne Price, 14 February 1936, "I heard yesterday ..."
- Letter to Novalyne Price, February 14, 1936 ("Dear Novalyne: / I heard yesterday you had the mumps...") • [Letters to Novalyne Price] • (1986) • essay by Robert E. Howard 41 · essay
- "Sentiment" (essay)
- Sentiment • (1967) • essay by Robert E. Howard 42 · essay
- "West is West"
- West Is West • non-genre • (1922) • short story by Robert E. Howard 42 · story
- "Destiny"(1, poem)
- Surrender: Your Money or Your Vice • (1968) • essay by Robert E. Howard 42 · essay
- "Surrender -- Your Money or Your Vice" (essay)
- The Last White Man • (1964) • short story by Robert E. Howard 43 · story
- "The Last White Man"
- A Stranger in Grizzly Claw • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1934) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Scalp Hunter) 44 · story
- "A Stranger in Grizzley Claw" (magazine version)
- Letters of Comment (The "New" Howard Reader #7) • essay by uncredited 48 · essay
- Letters of Comment, by Our Reader s
- Letter (The "New" Howard Reader #7) • essay by Kevin Cook 48 · essay
- Afterword by Joe Marek
- [49] • Letter (The "New" Howard Reader #7) • essay by Rafael Kayanan essay
- [49] • Letter (The "New" Howard Reader #7) • essay by Steve Trout essay
- [49] • Letter (The "New" Howard Reader #7) • essay by Bob Barger essay
- [49] • Letter (The "New" Howard Reader #7) • essay by Paul Herman essay
- [49] • Afterword (The "New" Howard Reader #1) • (1998) • essay by Joe Marek essay
Contributors
- Joe Marek
- Cover artist
Characters / Featuring
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Bibliographic and editorial layers
Howard Works source layer
- Title
- The "New" Howard Reader #7
- Publisher
- Joe & Mona Marek
- Date
- Spring 2000
- Source file
- reader7.htm
REH World editorial layer
- Title
- The "New" Howard Reader #7
- Publisher
- Joe & Mona Marek
- Date
- Spring 2000