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The Hawk of Basti

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Historical Adventures

Introduction

The Hawk of Basti is an incomplete Solomon Kane story that was not published during Howard’s lifetime.

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.

Draft 1The Hawk of Basti — Draft 1
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Publication appearances

Red ShadowsDonald M. Grant1968 (first edition) 1978 (second edition)↗The Hand of KaneCentaur PressOctober 1970↗The Hand of KanePeter Haddock1972↗Magira #29/30Erster Deutscher Fantasy ClubJanuary 1978↗The Hills of the DeadBantamMarch 1979↗Solomon KaneFanucci EditoreSeptember 1979 Date unknown (2nd edition)↗Terra Fantasy 93: Die Krieger von Assur (The Warriors of Assyria)Erich Pabel Verlag KG1982↗Le retour de Kane (The Return of Kane)NeOMarch 1982 August 1983 ( 2nd printing ) June 1988 ( 3rd printing )↗L e retour de Kane (The Return of Kane)Fleuve NoirOctober 1991↗Czerwone cienie (Red Shadows)Wydawnictwo PiK1992↗Księżyc czaszek (The Moon of Skulls)Wydawnictwo PiK1992↗PuritánLeonardo1993↗Las aventuras de Solomon KaneAnaya (Spain)November 1994↗Richard ToogoodContentsFebuary 1995↗Tutti i cicli fantastici - I Cicli di Solomon Kane e di Kirby BuchnerNewton Compton EditoriApril 1995↗Le ali notturneNewton Compton Editori / Compagnia del Fantastico, Gruppo NewtonJune 1995↗Solomon KaneBaen BooksNovember 1995↗Конан и другие бессмертные. Том 2 (Konan i drugie bessmertnye. Tom 2) (Conan and Other Immortals Volume 2) Cover and publication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Азбука-Терра (Azbuka-Terra) (ABC-Terra)1996↗Соломон Кейн (Solomon Keyn) ( Solomon Kane ) P ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Азбука-Терра (Azbuka-Terra) (ABC-Terra)1997↗Ne ássatok nekem sírtCherubion Könyvkiadó1998↗The Savage Tales of Solomon KaneWandering Star1998↗Тень ястреба (Ten' Jastreba) ( Shadow Hawk ) P ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Северо-Запад (Severo-Zapad) (North-West)1998↗Le avventure di Solomon KaneEditrice NordNovember 1998↗Solomon KaneLaser Books2001↗Solomon Kane il giustiziereEditrice NordMay 2002↗Cобрания Cочинений Том 1. Холмы смерти (Cobraniia Cochinenii Tom 1. Kholmy smerti) (Collected Works Volume 1. Hills of Death) 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)2003↗The Savage Tales of Solomon KaneBallantine Books - Del ReyJuly 2004↗The Savage Tales of Solomon KaneBallantine Books - Del Rey / Science Fiction Book ClubFebruary 2005↗Solomon Kane történeteTuan Kiadó2008↗Solomon Kane, L'IntégraleBragelonneAugust 2008 September 2010 (2nd printing)↗Solomon Kane Dehşetengiz Serüvenler (Solomon Kane - Terrifying Adventures)Minima Yayınları (Minima Publications)October 2008↗Соломон Кейн. Клинок судьбы (Solomon Keyn. Klinok sud'by) (Solomon Kane. Blade of Doom) Cover and publication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Эксмо (Eksmo) Домино (Domino) (See Notes)December 2009↗The Savage Tales of Solomon KaneTantor Media Inc.January 2010↗The Solomon Kane Series: Rattle of BonesParadox Entertainment Inc.January 2010 (Trade paperback) September 2011 (eBook)↗Solomon Kane. Ciclo completoConiglio EditoreJune 2010↗Solomon KaneNewton Compton EditoriJuly 2010 (Paperback) August 2010 (Kindle)↗I figli di AsshurNewton Compton EditoriJuly 2012 (eBook) May 2018 (Paperback)↗Le ali notturneNewton Compton EditoriOctober 2012 (eBook) May 2018 (Paperback)↗Solomon KanePictus (Argentina)2013↗Solomon Kane. Des ailes dans la nuitBragelonneJuly 2013↗Die unter den Gräbern hausenFesta VerlagAugust 2014↗Solomon Kane: Okrutne przygodyRebisSeptember 2014 (Trade paperback) September 2014 (eBook)↗El castillo del DiabloLa Biblioteca del Laberinto (Spain)December 2015↗The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter v10 #1Robert E. Howard FoundationSpring 2016 (mailed late April 2016)↗Соломон Кейн (Solomon Kein) (Solomon Kane) Cover and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Independently Published2017↗По мотивам Роберта И. Говарда III (Po motivam Robert I. Govard III) (Based on Robert E. Howard III) Cover and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Independently PublishedMarch 2017↗Solomon Kane, L'IntégraleBragelonneJune 2017↗Solomon KaneLe Livre de PocheOctober 2019↗Проклятие океана (Prokliatie okeana) (Curse of the Ocean) Cover and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Подсолнухи (Sunflowers)2020↗Solomon Kane, L'Intégrale (Collector)BragelonneSeptember 2020↗Luna de calaveras. La saga completa del puritano Kane (The Moon of Skulls. The Complete Saga of the Puritan Kane)La Hermandad del Enmascarado (Spain)December 2021↗Solomon KanePipoca e NanquimDecember 2022 February 2023 (eBook)↗Solomon Kane: kootut kertomukset ja runot (Solomon Kane: Collected Stories and Poems)Nysalor-kustannusJuly 2022↗Solomon Kane. La saga completaEdizioni Il PalindromoOctober 2024↗Solomon KanePortal Ediciones (Spain)February 2026↗