LORD OF SAMARCAND AND OTHER ADVENTURE TALES OF THE OLD ORIENT...Edited by Rusty Burke with an introduction by Patrice Loinet.
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, [2005]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects Howard's tales of the Orient. Most first published in the pulp magazines, Oriental Stories, The Magic Carpet Magazine, and Golden Fleece. "...the stories presented here are probably amongst Howard's darkest and most cynical stories. The heroes are generally great big, frequently outlawed, Celtic fighters, worn out emotionally by years as a mercenary or crusader, with a past full of disappointment: loss of birthright, of military/social status, with love affairs gone bad through women and friend's treachery. These are almost what one might term noir crusader adventures... What Cornell Woolrich might have done for the crusader adventure story." - George Dodds review at the SF Site online. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (33625). Item #33625
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