Introduction
This document, likely created by Robert E. Howard in the early 1930s, lists many of his stories alongside their geographical and temporal settings, as well as the main recurring characters. It offers fascinating insight into how Howard saw the chronology and development of his fictional universes, with entries ranging from prehistoric adventures to modern age thrillers. The character timeline at the bottom further highlights the historical span of Howard’s protagonists, from King Kull in Atlantis to Bill Kirby in 20th-century England.
| Title | Location | Time Period | Main Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spear and Fang | The Old Stone Age | Cro-Magnons | |
| The Hyena | East Africa | The 19th Century | |
| The Lost Race | Britain | The Bronze Age | Britons and Picts |
| In the Forest of Villefère | France | The Middle Ages | de Montour |
| Wolfshead | West Africa | The Middle Ages | de Montour |
| The Dream Snake | England and Africa | Modern Age | |
| Sea-Curse | Faring Town | 19th Century | |
| The Shadow Kingdom | Valusia | Antediluvian Age | King Kull |
| The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune | Valusia | Antediluvian Age | King Kull |
| Red Shadows | France and Africa | The Middle Ages | Solomon Kane |
| Skulls in the Stars | England | The Middle Ages | Solomon Kane |
| Rattle of Bones | Germany | The Middle Ages | Solomon Kane |
| The Touch of Death | America | Modern Age | |
| Skull-Face | England | Modern Age | Kathulos |
| The Hills of the Dead | Africa | The Middle Ages | Solomon Kane |
| The Moon of Skulls | Africa | The Middle Ages | Solomon Kane |
| Wings of the Night | Africa | The Middle Ages | Solomon Kane |
| Kings of the Night | Scotland | Early Ages | King Kull |
| The Children of the Night | England | Modern and Prehistoric Ages | John O’Donnel |
| The Footfalls Within | Africa | The Middle Ages | Solomon Kane |
| The Black Stone | America and Hungary | Modern Age | |
| The Voice of El-Lil | East Africa | Modern Age | Bill Kirby |
| Red Blades of Black Cathay | Cathay | The Middle Ages | de Villiera |
| Hawks of Outremer | Palestine | The Middle Ages | Cormac Fitzgeoffrey |
| The Blood of Belshazzar | Anatolia | The Middle Ages | Cormac Fitzgeoffrey |
| The Dark Man | Ireland and the Hebrides | The Middle Ages | Turlogh O’Brien |
| The Gods of Bal-Sagoth | The South Atlantic | The Middle Ages | Turlogh O’Brien |
Character Timeline
Character Timeline
- King Kull, Atlantis, 100,000 B.C.
- Solomon Kane, Devon, England, 1580 A.D.
- Turlogh O’Brien, Clare, Ireland, 1019 A.D.
- Bill Kirby, Sussex, England, 1900 A.D.
- Cormac FitzGeoffrey, Galway, Ireland, 1200 A.D.
- Bran Mak Morn, Caledonia, 100 A.D.
Howard’s typescript:
