''Red Shadows'' is a collection of
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama ...
short stories
A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest ...
and
poems
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by
Robert E. Howard
Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906June 11, 1936) was an American writer. He wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subge ...
. It was first published in
1968
The year was highlighted by Protests of 1968, protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechos ...
by
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 896 copies. The stories and poems feature Howard's character,
Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. A late-16th-to-early-17th century Puritan, Solomon Kane is a somber-looking man who wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanquish evil in al ...
. Many of the stories first appeared in the magazine ''
Weird Tales
''Weird Tales'' is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine founded by J. C. Henneberger and J. M. Lansinger in late 1922. The first issue, dated March 1923, appeared on newsstands February 18. The first editor, Edwin Baird, prin ...
''.
Contents
* "Skulls in the Stars"
* "The Right Hand of Doom"
* "Red Shadows"
* "Rattle of Bones"
* "The Castle of the Devil"
* "The Moon of Skulls"
* "The One Black Stain"
* "Blades of the Brotherhood"
* "The Hills of the Dead"
* "Hawk of Basti"
* "The Return of Sir Richard Grenville"
* "Wings in the Night"
* "The Footfalls Within"
* "The Children of Asshur"
* "Solomon Kane’s Homecoming"
Publication history
*1968, US,
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. , Pub date 1968, Hardback, 896 copies
*1971, US,
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. , Pub date 1971, Hardback, 741 copies
*1978, US,
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. , Pub date 1978, Hardback, 1,350 copies, new cover and illustrations
References
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External links
The Solomon Kane Chronology
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{{Robert E. Howard
1968 short story collections
Short story collections by Robert E. Howard
Donald M. Grant, Publisher books
Fantasy short story collections