Sunday, January 29, 2017

New at Howard Works

Delta Vision Kft. (Hungarian)
Fekete Turlogh és a kelták
http://howardworks.com/Fekete_Turlogh_es_a_keltak-DeltaVision.html

Featuring:
"Song Before Clontarf" (poem)
"Dermod's Bane"
"The Cairn on the Headland"
Letter to Harry Bates, 1 June 1931, "You may, or you may not . . ."
"The Grey God Passes"
"Marching Song of Connacht" (poem)
untitled story (The Dane came in with a rush, hurtling his huge body
forward . . .)
"The Dark Man"
"The Gods of Bal-Sagoth"
"The Shadow of the Hun"
"Reuben's Brethren" (poem)
"The Sowers of the Thunder"
untitled story (He knew De Bracy, they having fought against the
Saracens . . .)
"Lord of Samarcand"
"Timur-Lang" (poem)


Delta Vision Kft. (Hungarian)
Cormac Mac Art és a vikingek
http://howardworks.com/Cormac_Mac_Art_es_a_vikingek-DeltaVision.html

Featuring:
"Shadows on the Road" (poem)
"Delenda Est"
untitled fragment (Men have had visions ere now. . .)
"The King's Service"
"Red Thunder" (poem)
"The Night of the Wolf"
"Tigers of the Sea"
"Swords of the Northern Sea"
"The Temple of Abomination"
"The Harp of Alfred" (poem)
"The Garden of Fear"
"Black Eons"
"Black Chant Imperial" (poem)









Sunday, January 22, 2017

New at Howard Works

Delta Vision Kft. (Hungarian)
Bran Mak Morn és a piktek
http://howardworks.com/Bran_Mak_Morn_es_a_piktek-DeltaVision.html

Featuring:
"Crete" (poem)
untitled fragment (Men have had visions ere now. . .)
"The Riders of Babylon" (poem)
"The Gates of Nineveh" (poem)
"Witch from Hell's Kitchen"
"Two Against Tyre"
"The Drums of Pictdom" (poem)
Letter to H. P. Lovecraft January 1932,
      "Yes, I enjoyed the postcards"
"A Song of the Race" (poem)
"The Lost Race"
"Men of the Shadows"
Letter to Harold Preece, October or early November 1930,
    "Well, Harold, I’m sorry to hear your nose . . ."
"Kings of the Night"
"Bran Mak Morn: A Play"
Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, March 2, 1932,
      "I’m finally getting around."
"Worms of the Earth"
untitled fragment (A gray sky arched . . .)
untitled synopsis "The story of a forgotten age . . ."
"Autumn" (poem)
"The Little People"
"The Children of the Night"
"The Bell of Morni" (poem)
"People of the Dark"
"Secret of Lost Valley"
"The Dweller in Dark Valley" (poem)


Delta Vision Kft. (Hungarian)
Kull király és az osök
http://howardworks.com/Kull_kiraly_es_az_osok-DeltaVision.html

Featuring:
"Summer Morn" (poem)
"Spear and Fang"
"Am-Ra the Ta-An" (poem)
"The Tale of Am-Ra"
untitled story (determined. So I set out up the hill-trail as if on a
hunt and . . .)
Letter to Harold Preece, October 20, 1928,
      "Your stationery is alright."
"Exile of Atlantis"
"The Shadow Kingdom"
"The Altar and the Scorpion"
"The Curse of the Golden Skull"
"By This Axe I Rule!"
"The Song of a Mad Minstrel" (poem)
"Delcardes' Cat"
"The Skull of Silence"
"The King and the Oak" (poem)
"The Black City"
"Wizard and Warrior"
"The Striking of the Gong"
"Swords of the Purple Kingdom"
"The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune"
"Riders Beyond the Sunrise"
"The Hyborian Age"
"The Symbol" (poem)
"Remembrance" (poem)
"Marchers of Valhalla"
"The Valley of the Worm"
"Black Eons"
Notes on Various Peoples of the Hyborian Age (excerpt)
"Cimmeria" (poem)





Happy birthday to Robert E. Howard
January 22, 1906


Wednesday, January 18, 2017


CONAN THE SLAYER #6
Arriving in comic shops January 25!

Cullen Bunn (Writer), Sergio Dávila (Art), Michael Atiyeh (Color), and Admira Wijaya (Cover)

In pursuit of his traitorous brother, the inexperienced new chief of the Kozaks has foolishly ventured into the bowels of Gorey Castle. The callow youth’s only hope now is his bodyguard, Conan—will the Cimmerian reach him in time? Superstar writer Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, Uncanny X-Men) and artist Sergio Dávila (Red Sonja, Swords of Sorrow) wrap up their first thrilling story arc!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

Dark Horse Comics
Preview


Sunday, January 15, 2017

New at Howard Works

Szukits Könyvkiadó (Hungarian)
összes Conan története I.
Featuring:
"Cimmeria" (poem)
"The Hyborian Age"
"The Frost-Giant's Daughter"
"The Tower of the Elephant"
"The Hand of Nergal" (fragment)
"The Hall of the Dead" (synopsis)
"The God in the Bowl"
"Rogues in the House"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"The Vale of Lost Women"
"The Black Stranger"
"The Snout in the Dark"
"Black Colossus"
"A Witch Shall Be Born"
"Shadows in Zamboula"
"The Devil in Iron"
"Shadows in the Moonlight"
"The People of the Black Circle"
"Drums of Tombalku" (draft)
"The Slithering Shadow"
http://howardworks.com/osszes_Conan_tortenete1-Szukits_Konyvkiado.html


Szukits Könyvkiadó (Hungarian)
összes Conan története II.
Featuring:
Notes on Various Peoples of the Hyborian Age
"The Pool of the Black One"
"Red Nails"
"Jewels of Gwahlur"
"Beyond the Black River"
"The Phoenix on the Sword"
"The Scarlet Citadel"
"The Hour of the Dragon"
"Wolves Beyond the Border"
http://howardworks.com/osszes_Conan_tortenete2-Szukits_Konyvkiado.html


Speculative! (audio)
Shadows in the Moonlight
Featuring: "Shadows in the Moonlight"
http://howardworks.com/Shadows_in_the_Moonlight-2016-Speculative-audio.html


Speculative! (audio)
A Witch Shall Be Born
Featuring: "A Witch Shall Be Born"
http://howardworks.com/A_Witch_Shall_Be_Born-2016-Speculative-audio.html



Saturday, January 14, 2017


Project Pride brief video tour of the Robert E. Howard House

Call them today to set up a full tour!
P.O. Box 534
Cross Plains, TX 76443
or telephone:
(254)725-6562
(254)725-4993

https://www.facebook.com/crossplainschamberofcommerce/videos/1389393811075379/



Monday, January 9, 2017

Robert E. Howard Books For Sale

Would you like a copy of one of Robert E. Howard's original manuscripts? The Cross Plains, Texas public library has a few of them for sale. The purchase of these copies not only help a great public library, but also Project Pride: the local Cross Plains Organization responsible for curating and caring for the REH House and Museum.

http://www.crossplainslibrary.com/robert-e-howard/robert-e-howard-books-for-sale.html





Sunday, January 8, 2017

Howard Days Coming June 9-10, 2017!

New post at the Howard Days blog.

http://www.howarddays.com/2017/01/howard-days-coming-june-9-10-2017.html


New at Howard Works

Tuan Kiadó (Hungarian)
Solomon Kane történetei
Featuring:
"Skulls in the Stars"
"The Right Hand of Doom"
"Red Shadows"
"Rattle of Bones"
"The Castle of the Devil"
"Death's Black Riders"
"The Moon of Skulls"
"The One Black Stain" (poem)
"Blades of the Brotherhood" (1)
"The Hills of the Dead"
"The Hawk of Basti"
"The Return of Sir Richard Grenville" (poem)
"Wings in the Night"
"The Footfalls Within"
"The Children of Asshur"
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming (1, original) (poem)
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming (2, variant version) (poem)
http://howardworks.com/Solomon_Kane_tortenete-Tuan.html


Szukits Könyvkiadó  (Hungarian)
legjobb Conan-történetei 
Featuring:
"The Frost-Giant's Daughter"
"The Tower of the Elephant"
"The God in the Bowl"
"Rogues in the House"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"A Witch Shall Be Born"
"Red Nails"
"Jewels of Gwahlur"
"Beyond the Black River"
"The Scarlet Citadel"
http://howardworks.com/legjobb_Conan_tortenetei-Szukits_Konyvkiado.html


Speculative!
The Jewels of Gwahlur
Featuring: "Jewels of Gwahlur"
http://howardworks.com/Jewels_of_Gwahlur-Speculative-audio.html


Speculative!
Pigeons from Hell
Featuring: "Pigeons from Hell"
http://howardworks.com/Pigeons_from_Hell-2016-Speculative-audio.html


Saturday, January 7, 2017

Pulp Facsimile Reprints featuring Robert E. Howard
Now available!


Strange Tales, June 1932 issue (Vol. 2, No. 2)

This is an exact reproduction of the June 1932 edition of Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror. Strange Tales is one of the great pulp magazines from the turn of the century. Each issue contained a half-dozen or more stories, many of which are now still in print.

This reproduction is a high-quality scan of the original issue. It is perfect bound and slightly larger than digest size, just as the original publication.

The June 1932 issue features frightening cover art by H. W. Wesso illustrating “Stragella.”
It features these stories:
 •People of the Dark, by Robert E. Howard (in its original published form)
 •The Nameless Offspring, by Clark Ashton Smith
 •The House in the Magnolias, by August W. Derleth and Mark Schorer
 •Dread Circle, by Paul Ernst
 •Plus additional stories by Marion Brandon, Aubrey Feist, and others.

144 pages, 7″ x 10″
$30.00



Weird Tales, November 1932 issue (Vol. 20, No. 5)

This is an exact reproduction of the November 1932 edition of Weird Tales. Weird Tales is the legendary “magazine of the bizarre and unusual” that published some of the earliest works of many Appendix N authors. Each issue contained a half-dozen or more stories, many of which are now still in print.

This reproduction is a high-quality scan of the original issue. It is perfect bound and slightly larger than digest size, just as the original publication.

The November 1932 issue features beautifully restored cover art by J. Allen St. John, “the father of fantasy art,” and contains these stories:
 •Worms of the Earth, by Robert E. Howard (in its original published form)
 •The Supernumerary Corpse, by Clark Ashton Smith (in its original published form)
 •Bucaneers of Venus, part 1, by Otis Adelbert Kline
 •The Bleeding Mummy by Seabury Quinn
 •Plus additional stories by William H. Pope, Hugh Davidson, Renier Wyers, and others!

144 pages, 6.5″ x 10″
$40.00


Weird Tales, December 1932 issue (Vol. 20, No. 6)

This is an exact reproduction of the December 1932 edition of Weird Tales. Weird Tales is the legendary “magazine of the bizarre and unusual” that published some of the earliest works of many Appendix N authors. Each issue contained a half-dozen or more stories, many of which are now still in print.

This reproduction is a high-quality scan of the original issue. It is perfect bound and slightly larger than digest size, just as the original publication.

The November 1932 issue features beautifully restored cover art by J. Allen St. John, “the father of fantasy art,” and contains these stories:
 •The Phoenix on the Sword, by Robert E. Howard (in its original published form)
 •The Door to Yesterday, by Seabury Quinn
 •Bucaneers of Venus, part 2, by Otis Adelbert Kline
 •Plus additional stories by Edmond Hamilton, Donald Wandrei, Alfred Tooke, and others!

144 pages, 6.5″ x 10″
$40.00


Weird Tales, July 1933 issue (Vol. 22, No. 1)

This is an exact reproduction of the July 1933 edition of Weird Tales. Weird Tales is the legendary “magazine of the bizarre and unusual” that published some of the earliest works of many Appendix N authors. Each issue contained a half-dozen or more stories, many of which are now still in print.

This reproduction is a high-quality scan of the original issue. It is perfect bound and slightly larger than digest size, just as the original publication.

The July 1933 issue features beautifully restored cover art by Margaret Brundage, and contains these stories
 •The Man on the Ground, by Robert E. Howard
 •The Dreams in the Witch-House, by H. P. Lovecraft (in its original published form)
 •Ubbo-Sathla, by Clark Ashton Smith
 •The Hand of Glory, by Seabury Quinn
 •Plus additional stories by Jack Williamson, Edmond Hamilton, Harold Ward, Hazel Heald, and other

128 pages, 6.5″ x 10″
$40.00


Weird Tales, September 1933 issue (Vol. 22, No. 3)

This is an exact reproduction of the September 1933 edition of Weird Tales. Weird Tales is the legendary “magazine of the bizarre and unusual” that published some of the earliest works of many Appendix N authors. Each issue contained a half-dozen or more stories, many of which are now still in print.

This reproduction is a high-quality scan of the original issue. It is perfect bound and slightly larger than digest size, just as the original publication.

The September 1933 issue features beautifully restored cover art by Margaret Brundage, and contains these stories:
 •The Slithering Shadow, a classic Conan tale by Robert E. Howard (in its original published form
 •A Vintage from Atlantis, by Clark Ashton Smith (in its original published form)
 •The Return of Andrew Bently, by August Derleth and Mark Schorer
 •Malay Horror, by Seabury Quinn
 •Plus additional stories by Jack Williamson, Julius Long, Wilfred Blanch Talman, and others

128 pages, 6.5″ x 10″
$40.00


Weird Tales, October 1933 issue (Vol. 22, No. 4)

This is an exact reproduction of the October 1933 edition of Weird Tales. Weird Tales is the legendary “magazine of the bizarre and unusual” that published some of the earliest works of many Appendix N authors. Each issue contained a half-dozen or more stories, many of which are now still in print.

This reproduction is a high-quality scan of the original issue. It is perfect bound and slightly larger than digest size, just as the original publication.

The October 1933 issue is special for several reasons. First, it features beautifully restored cover art by Margaret Brundage. This is one of her most famous covers, the “Bat-Woman” cover illustrating Hugh Davidson’s story “The Vampire Master.”

Second, this issue contains stories by three different Appendix N authors, plus Clark Ashton Smith! The issue contains these stories:
 •The Vampire Master, by Hugh Davidson
 •The Mansion of Unholy Magic, by Seaburn Quinn
 •The Pool of the Black One, by Robert E. Howard
 •The Festival, by H.P. Lovecraft
 •The Plutonian Terror, by Jack Williamson
 •The Seed of the Sepulcher, by Clark Ashton Smith
 •The Black, Dead Thing, by Frank Belknap Long, Jr.
 •Plus additional stories by Merle Prout, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, and others

128 pages, 6.5″ x 10″
$40.00


Weird Tales, October 1934 issue (Vol. 24, No. 4)

This is an exact reproduction of the October 1934 edition of Weird Tales. Weird Tales is the legendary “magazine of the bizarre and unusual” that published some of the earliest works of many Appendix N authors. Each issue contained a half-dozen or more stories, many of which are now still in print.

This reproduction is a high-quality scan of the original issue. It is perfect bound and slightly larger than digest size, just as the original publication.

The October 1934 issue features beautifully restored cover art by Margaret Brundage and includes these stories:
 •The People of the Black Circle, part 2 of its original serialized form, a classic Conan tale by Robert E. Howard
 •The Seven Geases, by Clark Ashton Smith (in its original published form)
 •At the Bend of the Trail, by Manly Wade Wellman
 •The Black God’s Kiss (cover story), by C. L. Moore
 •Plus additional stories by Paul Ernst, Arlton Eadie, Julius Long, and others

128 pages, 6.5″ x 10″
$40.00


Weird Tales, July 1936 issue (Vol. 28, No. 1)


This is an exact reproduction of the July 1936 edition of Weird Tales. Weird Tales is the legendary “magazine of the bizarre and unusual” that published some of the earliest works of many Appendix N authors. Each issue contained a half-dozen or more stories, many of which are now still in print.

This reproduction is a high-quality scan of the original issue. It is perfect bound and slightly larger than digest size, just as the original publication.

The July 1936 issue is special for several reasons. It features beautifully restored cover art by Margaret Brundage, illustrating one of the most famous Conan stories.

This issue also contains stories by both Robert E. Howard, August Derleth, and Manly Wade Wellman – three Appendix N authors in one issue – plus Clark Ashton Smith! It features these stories:
 •Red Nails, a classic Conan story by Robert E. Howard (in its original published form)
 •The Kelpie, by Manly Wade Wellman
 •The Return of Sarah Purcell, by August W. Derleth
 •Necromancy in Naat, by Clark Ashton Smith
 •Plus additional stories by Edmond Hamilton, C. L. Moore, C. A. Butz, Renier Wyers, and others!

128 pages, 6.5″ x 10″
$40.00



Friday, January 6, 2017

CONAN VOLUME 20: A WITCH SHALL BE BORN TPB 
Arriving in comic shops January 11!

by Fred Van Lente (Author), Brian Ching (Illustrator), José Luis (Illustrator), Andy Owens (Illustrator), Michael Atiyeh (Illustrator)

Writer Fred Van Lente's incredible run on Conan reaches its epic conclusion! Taramis, the beloved queen of Khauran, was born with a twin sister, Salome--but by an ancient doom placed on their bloodline Salome's chest bore a scarlet half-moon birthmark: the mark of the witch! Left to die in the desert, Salome survived instead, and grew up to embrace her malevolent destiny . . . and now she's back, to take vengeance on all of Khauran!

Featuring perhaps the most famous event in the Conan mythos, Conan's crucifixion, this spellbinding volume collects Conan the Avenger #20-25.

Trade paperback, Full Color, 152 pages, $19.99

Dark Horse Comics

Preview


Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Sunday, January 1, 2017

New at Howard Works

Phoenix Könyvkiadó  (Hungarian)
Conan a kimmériai
Featuring:
"The Frost-Giant's Daughter"
"The Tower of the Elephant"
"The God in the Bowl"
"Rogues in the House"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"The Vale of Lost Women"
"Black Colossus"
"A Witch Shall Be Born"
"Shadows in Zamboula"
"The Devil in Iron"
"Shadows in the Moonlight"
"The People of the Black Circle"
"The Slithering Shadow"
"Red Nails"
"Jewels of Gwahlur"
"Beyond the Black River"
"The Phoenix on the Sword"
"The Scarlet Citadel"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_a_kimmeriai-Phoenix_Konyvkiado.html



Galaktika Baráti Kör Óbudai Aréna klub (Hungarian)
Aréna #2
Featuring:  "The Temple of Abomination"
http://howardworks.com/Arena2-Galaktika_Barati_Kor_Obudai_Arena_klub.html




Upcoming REH related publications.
Estimated ship dates as of 01/01/2017
All dates are subject to change.

01/11/2017
CONAN VOLUME 20: A WITCH SHALL BE BORN TPB (Dark Horse)

01/25/2017
CONAN THE SLAYER #6 (Dark Horse Comics)

02/22/2017
CONAN THE SLAYER #7 (Dark Horse)

03/15/2017
THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 34: BETRAYAL IN ZAMORA AND OTHER STORIES TPB (Dark Horse)

03/29/2017
CONAN THE SLAYER #8 (Dark Horse)

04/19/2017
CONAN OMNIBUS VOLUME 2: CITY OF THIEVES TPB (Dark Horse)

04/26/2017
CONAN THE SLAYER #9 (Dark Horse)
CONAN THE SLAYER VOLUME 1 TPB (Dark Horse)

Dates to be announced
THE ADVENTURES OF BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS VOLUME 2 (Robert E. Howard Foundation Press)