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The Voice of El-lil

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PublishedOctober 1930Sale amount$90Recorded income$90
Genres
AdventureFantasy

Introduction

Temptress of the Tower of Torture and Sin is a title associated in the legacy catalogue with The Voice of El-lil.

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Characters in this Work

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Akbarhistorical Mughal emperor invoked as an example of an ancient ruler2 textual statesAsshurbanipalhistorical Assyrian king2 textual statesBartender serving Bill Kirby and his listenerA bartender serving drinks where Bill Kirby tells his story.1 textual stateBelshazzarhistorical Babylonian ruler associated with the jewel1 textual stateBill KirbyEnglish adventurer/narrator in The Voice of El-lil2 textual statesBoat carrying the prisoners to the temple of El-lilA boat used to take the prisoners to the temple and later used for their escape.1 textual stateBoat used by Gorat to pursue the fugitivesA boat carrying Gorat and five warriors in pursuit of the fugitives.1 textual stateCamel ridden by Naluna on her return to EriduA camel Naluna takes to escape captivity and return to her birthplace.1 textual stateCerdic2 textual statesCyrus the Persianhistorical Persian conqueror2 textual statesEnlilMesopotamian deity invoked in The House of Arabu2 textual statesEnslaved gong player in the temple of El-lilAn elderly enslaved man who strikes the gong used to torture John Conrad.1 textual stateGorat2 textual statesHaroun ar Raschidhistorical caliph invoked by comparison1 textual stateHengistearly English/Saxon figure invoked in historical comparison2 textual statesHereward2 textual statesJohn ConradNew England entomologist in The Voice of El-lil2 textual statesJohn Conrad’s fiancée in New EnglandThe woman to whom John Conrad says he is engaged.1 textual stateKing Solomonbiblical king and magician invoked in the legend of the imprisoned Horror1 textual stateListener to Bill Kirby in MaskatAn unnamed traveler who hears Bill Kirby’s account in a Maskat bar.1 textual stateMartelA Frankish leader mentioned in Kirby’s explanation of a name used for Europeans.1 textual stateMolochA deity invoked in Kirby’s comparison of methods of sacrifice.1 textual stateNaluna2 textual statesSargon of Akkad2 textual statesScribe attending the priest-king of EriduA scribe who records the captors’ report on a clay tablet.1 textual stateSelimcamp servant in The Voice of El-lil2 textual statesShip carrying Bill Kirby from Jibuti to IndiaThe ship on which Bill Kirby leaves Jibuti for India.1 textual stateSoga-gorothpriest-king of Eridu2 textual statesSpearman who trips during the lakeshore fightA spearman who trips over a fallen warrior and is killed by Kirby.1 textual stateSwordsman speared from behind by John ConradA swordsman killed by Conrad while preparing to strike Kirby.1 textual stateWarrior attacked by Naluna at the landingA warrior whom Naluna attacks with her dagger at the lakeshore.1 textual stateWarrior shot behind Gorat at the landingA warrior killed when Kirby’s shot misses Gorat.1 textual stateWarrior struck by John Conrad with a stoneA warrior killed by Conrad during the lakeshore fight.1 textual stateYotai LaoMaskat resident mentioned by Bill Kirby2 textual states

Publication appearances

Oriental Stories Volume 1 number 1Popular Fiction Publishing CompanyOctober/November 1930↗Avon Fantasy Reader #14Avon Novels Inc.1950↗The Dark Man and OthersArkham House1963↗FeH 5: De stem van El-Lil (Fantasy & Horror 5: The Voice of El-Lil)A. W. Bruna & Zoon1972↗The Dark Man and OthersLancer1972↗Oriental StoriesOdyssey Publications1975↗The Book of Robert E. HowardZebraFebruary 1976 (First edition) February 1976 (Second edition)↗Pigeons from HellZebraJune 1976↗Conan the Barbarian Newspaper StripRegister and Tribune SyndicateSeptember 4, 1978 through April 12, 1981↗The Dark Man Omnibus Volume 1: The Dark ManPantherNovember 1978↗Pigeons from HellAceJuly 1979↗Le pacte noir (The Dark Pact)NeO1st Quarter 1979 November 1987 (2nd printing)↗The Book of Robert E. HowardBerkleyFebruary 1980↗Fureur noire (Black Fury)MaraboutJanuary 1981↗L e pacte noir 2 (The Dark Pact)Fleuve NoirNovember 1991↗Conan the Barbarian #263Marvel Comics GroupDecember 1992↗Przekleństwo złotej czaszki (The Curse of the Golden Skull)Wydawnictwo PiK1993↗Ombre dal tempoFanucci EditoreAugust 1994↗Das grosse Lesebuch der FantasyWilhelm Goldmann VerlagNovember 1995↗Beyond the BordersBaen BooksOctober 1996↗Проклятие океана (Prokljatie okeana) (Curse of the Ocean) P ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Северо-Запад (Severo-Zapad) (North-West)1998↗Weird Tales de Lhork 22Círculo de Lhork (Spain)2000↗Los gusanos de la tierra y otros relatos de horror sobrenatural (The Worms of the Earth and Other Tales of Supernatural Horror )Valdemar (Spain)2001 November 2014↗Oriental Stories Volume 1 Number 1Girasol CollectablesMarch 2004↗The Howard Review #13Dennis McHaneyDecember 2004↗Robert E. Howard's Strange TalesDennis McHaneyDecember 2005 (hardcover) January 2005 (softcover)↗Robert E. Howard's Strange TalesDennis McHaneyJanuary 2005↗Moon of Skulls: The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2Wildside PressMarch 2005↗Robert E. Howard: Oriental Stories, The Magic Carpet, & The SoukContentsJune 2005↗The Exotic Writings of Robert E. HowardGirasol CollectablesOctober 2006↗El valle del gusano y otros relatos de horror sobrenatural (The Valley of the Worm and Other Tales of Supernatural Horror)Valdemar (Spain)April 2007↗Shadow Kingdoms : The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1Audio RealmsApril 2007↗Shadow Kingdoms: The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard Volume OneCosmos BooksJuly 2007↗The Complete ORIENTAL STORIES Volume 1Girasol CollectablesNovember 2007↗The Voice of El-LilDodo PressFebruary 2008↗The Book of The Howard ReviewDennis McHaneyJune 2009 (Proof edition) | December 2010↗Almuric and Other AdventuresHalcyon Press, Ltd.December 2009↗Oriental Stories Volume 1 Number 1Wildside PressMarch 2010↗The Robert E. Howard Omnibus: 99 Collected StoriesHalcyon Press, Ltd.May 2010↗Conan: The Newspaper Strips Volume 1Dark Horse ComicsSeptember 2010↗Oriental Stories, Volume 2Nuelow GamesMay 2012↗Kull of Atlantis and Other StoriesJame-BooksAugust 2012↗Weird Tales: 101 Weird, Strange, and Supernatural Stories Volume 6Civitas MediaJanuary 2013 (Kindle) May 2013 (Nook)↗Robert E. Howard's Collected WorksJame-BooksFebruary 2013↗Der schwarze Hund des TodesFesta VerlagJune 2013↗La isla de los eones y otras historias de mundos perdidos (The Isle of the Eons and Other Stories of Lost Worlds)La Hermandad del Enmascarado (Spain)2014 November 2022 (2nd revised edition, See Notes)↗Robert E. Howard Short Stories & NovellasBusiness and Leadership PublishingJuly 2014↗The Fearsome Touch of DeathUlwencreutz MediaJuly 2014↗Oriental StoriesCreatespaceDecember 2014↗AlmuricBragelonneSeptember 2015↗Almuric and Other FantasiesOzymandias PressJuly 2016↗Černý kámenLaser BooksJuly 2016↗Almuric and Other FantasiesJovian PressOctober 2016↗The Chronicles of Conan Volume 33: The Mountain Where Crom Dwells and Other StoriesDark Horse BooksNovember 2016↗Almuric and Other FantasiesZero-Sum PressFebruary 2017↗Боги Бал-Сагота (Bogi Bal-Sagota) (The Gods of Bal-Sagoth) Cover and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .ACT (AST)November 2017↗Il signore di Samarcanda e altre storie orientaliElaraJanuary 2018↗Pictures in the FireREH Foundation PressJune 2018↗Oriental Stories Volume 1 Number 1Fiction House PressJuly 2018↗Conan "Les Comic Strips inédits" 1978-1979Néofelis ÉditionsSeptember 2018↗Oriental Stories Volume 1 Number 1Adventure HouseFebruary 2019↗Клинки Востока (Klinki Vostoka) (Blades of the East) Cover and publication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy.Подсолнухи (Sunflowers)2020↗The Book of The Howard ReviewOld Tiger PressAugust 2021↗Conan - Tiras De Prensa Volumen 1: 1978-1979Panini España S. A.January 2022↗A Pedra Negra e Outras Histórias (The Black Stone and Other Stories)Red Dragon PublisherJuly 2022↗Kyyhkyt helvetistä (Pigeons from Hell)Jalava2023↗Avon Fantasy Reader #14Fiction House PressDecember 2025↗First Passage - Early Drafts of Beloved YarnsREH Foundation PressMarch 2026↗