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The Right Hand of Doom

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Genre
Horror

Introduction

The Right Hand of Doom is a short supernatural story about a necromancer and the consequences of betraying him. Howard submitted it to Weird Tales, but it was rejected and remained unpublished during his lifetime.

Textual states

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Draft 1The Right Hand of Doom — Draft 1
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Characters in this Work

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John Redlybetrayer of Roger Simeon1 textual stateRoger Simeonnecromancer executed at Torkertown1 textual stateSolomon KaneEnglish Puritan wanderer, swordsman and avenger1 textual state

Publication appearances

Red ShadowsDonald M. Grant1968 (first edition) 1978 (second edition)↗Solomon KaneCentaur PressFebruary 1971↗Solomon KanePeter Haddock1972↗The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 1 Number 13Magazine Management Co. / Marvel ComicsAugust 1976↗Terra Fantasy 17: Rächer der Verdammten (Avenger of the Damned)Erich Pabel Verlag KGJanuary 1976 Fall 1978 (2nd printing)↗Skulls in the StarsBantamDecember 1978↗Solomon KaneFanucci EditoreSeptember 1979 Date unknown (2nd edition)↗Solomon KaneNeOMarch 1981 July 1983 ( 2nd printing ) July 1985 ( 3rd printing ) May 1988 ( 4th printing )↗Conan Saga Volume 1 Number 17Marvel ComicsSeptember 1988↗Elanor #1Unknown Publisher1991↗Solomon KaneFleuve NoirSeptember 1991↗Czerwone cienie (Red Shadows)Wydawnictwo PiK1992↗Delirium Tremens nº 3Club Alpino Guadarrama (Spain)1992↗PuritánLeonardo1993↗Cyber Fantasy 2Alberto Santos (Spain)June 1993↗Las aventuras de Solomon KaneAnaya (Spain)November 1994↗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 1 (Konan i drugie bessmertnye. Tom 1) (Conan and Other Immortals Volume 1) Cover and publication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Азбука-Терра (Azbuka-Terra) (ABC-Terra)1996↗Hősök KoraValhalla Páholy Könyvklub1997↗Соломон Кейн (Solomon Keyn) ( Solomon Kane ) P ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Азбука-Терра (Azbuka-Terra) (ABC-Terra)1997↗The Savage Tales of Solomon KaneWandering Star1998↗Клинок судьбы (Klinok sud'by) ( The Blade of Fate ) 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↗Las extrañas aventuras de Solomon Kane (The Bizarre Adventures of Solomon Kane )Valdemar (Spain)2003 (Hardcover) 2009 ( Trade p aperback)↗The Savage Tales of Solomon KaneBallantine Books - Del ReyJuly 2004↗The Savage Tales of Solomon KaneBallantine Books - Del Rey / Science Fiction Book ClubFebruary 2005↗As Fabulosas Aventuras de Salomão KaneSaída de Emergência2006↗The Right Hand of Doom & Other Tales of Solomon KaneWordsworth Editions LtdApril 2007 2007↗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↗The Saga of Solomon KaneDark Horse BooksJuly 2009↗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: Red ShadowsParadox Entertainment Inc.January 2010 (Trade paperback) November 2011 (eBook)↗Solomon KaneAstiberri Ediciones (Spain)May 2010↗Solomon Kane OmnibusBenediction ClassicsMay 2010↗The Robert E. Howard Omnibus: 99 Collected StoriesHalcyon Press, Ltd.May 2010↗Solomon Kane. Ciclo completoConiglio EditoreJune 2010↗Solomon KaneNewton Compton EditoriJuly 2010 (Paperback) August 2010 (Kindle)↗Solomon KaneUrco EditoraNovember 2010↗所罗门王凯恩 (King Solomon Kane)中国青年出版社 (China Youth Publishing House)January 2012↗Le ali notturneNewton Compton EditoriOctober 2012 (eBook) May 2018 (Paperback)↗Tote erinnern sichFesta VerlagSeptember 2012↗Solomon KanePictus (Argentina)2013↗Solomon Kane. Les Collines des MortsBragelonneJuly 2013↗Solomon Kane: Okrutne przygodyRebisSeptember 2014 (Trade paperback) September 2014 (eBook)↗Solomon Kane: A Saga CompletaGenerale2015↗Безымянные культы: Мифы Ктулху и другие истории ужаса (Bezymyannye kul'ty: Mify Ktulkhu i drugie istorii uzhasa) (Nameless Cults: Cthulhu Mythos and Other Horror Stories) Cover and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy. August 2016 May 2017ACT (AST)August 2016 (Hardcover) May 2017 (Trade paperback)↗Соломон Кейн (Solomon Kein) (Solomon Kane) Cover and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Independently Published2017↗Calaveras en las estrellas. Aventuras de un puritano inglésLa Biblioteca del Laberinto (Spain)May 2017↗Solomon Kane, L'IntégraleBragelonneJune 2017↗Solomon Kane - Die Komplette Saga (Solomon Kane - The Complete Saga)Apex VerlagSeptember 2018 ( Hardcover) December 2017 ( Paperback ) July 2018 (eBook)↗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↗Sombras Vermelhas e Outras Histórias (Red Shadows and Other Stories)Red Dragon PublisherJuly 2022↗Solomon KaneEdiciones t&t (Spain)May 2024↗Solomon Kane. La saga completaEdizioni Il PalindromoOctober 2024↗Solomon KanePortal Ediciones (Spain)February 2026↗#4187