Valley of the Worm: The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard, Volume 5

Introduction

Notes

Edition and production details

Format details

Hardcover; Trade paperback

11 linked Howard works

• Black Colossusstory
• Gods of the Northstory
• Old Garfield's Heartstory
• One Who Comes At Eventideverse
• Rogues in the Housestory
• Shadows in the Moonlightstory
• The Man on the Groundstory
• The Pool of the Black Onestory
• The Slithering Shadowstory
• The Valley of the Wormstory
• To a Woman (2, "Though fathoms deep . . .")verse

24 contents entries

1. "Out of the Past: The Persistence of Evil in the Fiction of Robert E. Howard" by James Reasoner (Introduction)
2. Introduction: Out of the Past: The Persistence of Evil in the Fiction of Robert E. Howard • essay by James Reasoner 7 · introduction
3. "Black Colossus"
4. Black Colossus • [Conan] • (1933) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 13 · novelette
5. "The Man on the Ground"
6. The Man on the Ground • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard 50 · story
7. "The Slithering Shadow"
8. The Slithering Shadow • [Conan] • (1933) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 56 · novelette
9. "The Pool of the Black One"
10. The Pool of the Black One • [Conan] • (1933) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 89 · novelette
11. "Old Garfield's Heart"
12. Old Garfield's Heart • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard 117 · story
13. "One Who Comes at Eventide" (poem)
14. One Who Comes at Eventide • (1933) • poem by Robert E. Howard 127 · poem
15. "To A Woman (2) (poem)
16. To a Woman ("Though fathoms deep you sink me in the mold...") • (1933) • poem by Robert E. Howard 128 · poem
17. "Rogues in the House"
18. Rogues in the House • [Conan] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 129 · novelette
19. "The Valley of the Worm"
20. The Valley of the Worm • [James Allison] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 153 · novelette
21. "Gods of the North"
22. Gods of the North • (1934) • short story by Robert E. Howard 174 · story
23. "Shadows in the Moonlight"
24. Shadows in the Moonlight • [Conan] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 182 · novelette

Contributors

Stephen Fabian (Hardcover) Ken Kelly (Trade paperback)

Cover artist

Stephen Fabian

Cover artist

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