Grim Lands

This compilation of Howards most famous and well-received stories spans all of the characters and genres that he wrote in fantasy, adventure, detective stories, horror, and westerns--all restored to the earliest, most definitive versions available. n[Behind Howard's stories] lurks a dark poetry and the timeless truth of dreams. n-Robert Bloch nHoward's writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks. n-Stephen King n nThe classic pulp magazines of the early twentieth century are long gone, but their action-packed tales live on through the work of legendary storyteller Robert E. Howard. From his fecund imagination sprang an army of larger-than-life heroes-including the iconic Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull of Atlantis, Solomon Kane, and Bran Mak Morn-as well as adventures that would define a genre for generations. Now comes the second volume of this author's breathtaking short fiction, which runs the gamut from sword and sorcery, historical epic, and seafaring pirate adventure to two-fisted crime and intrigue, ghoulish horror, and rip-roaring western. n nKull reigns supreme in By This Axe I Rule! and The Mirrors of Tuzan Thune; Conan conquers in one of his most popular exploits, The Tower of the Elephant; Solomon Kane battles demons deep in Africa in Wings in the Night; and itinerant boxer Steve Costigan puts up his dukes of steel inside and outside the ring in The Bulldog Breed. In between, warrior kings, daring knights, sinister masterminds, grizzled frontiersmen-even Howard's stunning heroine, Red Sonya-tear up the pages in stories built to thrill by their masterly creator. n nAnd in such epic poems as Echoes from an Anvil, Black Harps in the Hills, and The Grim Land, the author blends his classic characters and visceral imagery with a lyricism as haunting as traditional folk balladry. Lavishly illustrated by Jim and Ruth Keegan, here is a Robert E. Howard collection as indispensable as it is unforgettable. n nHoward had a gritty, vibrant style-broadsword writing that cut its way to the heart, with heroes who are truly larger than life. n-David Gemmell n nFor stark, living fear . . . What other writer is even in the running with Robert E. Howard? n-H. P. Lovecraftn