WritingPermanent catalogue Work
Lord of the Dead
5textual states11Characters
Introduction
Lord of the Dead is a Steve Harrison detective story in which Harrison becomes involved with Erlik Khan and a conflict that mixes criminal intrigue with reincarnation and other supernatural beliefs.
The Cross Plains Library holds an original draft of the story.
Textual states
Shown in a practical developmental order where possible: synopsis/outline, numbered drafts, submission states, then published or posthumous states. This display order does not itself assert exact chronology or textual authority.
Characters in this Work
Counts are across exact Textual Versions currently represented. They are not assumed exhaustive until the underlying texts have been analyzed.
Ak BoghaTurkish henchman of Erlik Khan in Draft 3 of Lord of the Dead2 textual statesAli ibn SuleymanDruse fighter and outcast used against Steve Harrison in Lord of the Dead4 textual statesErlik Khancriminal mastermind called the Lord of the Dead in Lord of the Dead4 textual statesFang YimChinese killer and Erlik Khan henchman in the later Lord of the Dead drafts3 textual statesJoan La TourEurasian woman seeking revenge for her brother in Lord of the Dead4 textual statesJosef La Tourdeceased brother of Joan La Tour whose death motivates her revenge in Lord of the Dead4 textual statesOsman Pashagambling-den operator connected with Josef La Tour's death in Lord of the Dead3 textual statesPatrolman Hoganpoliceman encountered by Steve Harrison after the alley attack in Lord of the Dead3 textual statesRichard Brentscholar and friend who treats Harrison's wounds in Lord of the Dead3 textual statesSteve Harrisonprivate detective and central protagonist of Lord of the Dead4 textual statesWoon SunRiver Street curio-shop proprietor and underworld intermediary in Lord of the Dead4 textual states
Publication appearances
Skull-FaceBerkley (Berkley Medallion Books)February 1978↗
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 5DAW BooksJanuary 1980↗
Lord of the DeadDonald M. Grant1981↗
Steve Harrison et le Maȋtre des morts (Steve Harrison and the Master of the Dead)NeOJanuary 1985↗
Das Fräulein und der DämonArthur Moewig Verlag GmbH1990↗
Robert E. Howard's Lord of the DeadConquest Press1992↗
Ο άρχοντας των νεκρών O árkhontas ton nekrón Lord of the DeadAlien1995↗
Молчание идола (Moichanie Idola) ( The Silence of the Idol ) P ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Северо-Запад (Severo-Zapad) (North-West)1999↗
Storie dell'orroreNewton Compton EditoriJuly 1999↗
Cобрания Cочинений Том 8. Хозяин судьбы (Cobraniia Cochinenii Tom 8. Khoziain sud-by) (Collected Works Volume 8. Master of Fate) Cover and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Терра — Книжный клуб (Terra - Book Club) Северо-Запад (Severo-Zapad) (North-West)2004↗
Crimson Shadows: The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 1Ballantine Books - Del ReyAugust 2007↗
El señor de la muerte y otros casos de Steve Harrison (Lord of the Dead and Other Cases of Steve Harrison)La Hermandad del Enmascarado (Spain)December 2008↗
Хозяин судьбы (Khoziain sud-by) (Master of Fate) Publication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of FantasyТерра — Книжный клуб (Terra - Book Club) Северо-Запад (Severo-Zapad) (North-West)2009↗
Los hombres topo quieren tus ojos y otros relatos sangrientos de la Era Dorada del Pulp (Mole Men Want Your Eyes and Other Gory Tales from the Golden Age of Pulp)Valdemar (Spain)May 2009↗
Crimson Shadows: The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 1Subterranean PressNovember 2009↗
Steve Harrison's CasebookREH Foundation PressJanuary 2011↗
Die Kinder der NachtFesta VerlagNovember 2015↗
Черная книга (Chernaia kniga) (Black Book) Covers and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy. 2020 November 2021Северо-Запад (Severo-Zapad) (North-West) T8 Rugram (See notes)2020 November 2021↗
Tutte le Indagini di Steve HarrisonElaraSeptember 2020↗
Steve Harrison. Detective del Macabro, Le Nuove IndaginiProvidence PressOctober 2020↗
Хозяин судьбы (Khoziain sud-by) (Master of Fate) Cover and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Подсолнухи (Sunflowers)2021↗
Steve Harrison's Casebook - ultimate editionREH Foundation PressJune 14, 2022 (2.1 February 2026)↗