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Robert E. Howard's historical adventure fiction

"A cheer went up from the towers, and the woman called Red Sonya yelled with a sincere joy and did the steps of a Cossack dance."
— Robert E. Howard, "The Shadow of the Vulture," The Magic Carpet, January 1934

Howard wrote many adventures set in historical Central and Southwest Asia but not all saw print during his lifetime. Those that were published in Howard's lifetime include:

Image - Oriental Stories, February-March 1931

Illustration by Donald von Gelb
(served by Galactic Central)

"Red Blades of Black Cathay," co-authored with Tevis Clyde Smith, first appeared in Oriental Stories, Vol. 1, No. 3, February-March 1931 (served by the Luminist Archives), pp. 294-313, 432, with cover illustration by Donald von Gelb (image served by the Luminist Archives) and interior illustrations (p. 294 & p. 295) by Joseph Doolin (images captured from the Luminist Archives). Reprinted in Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures, Robert E. Howard, New York: Del Rey / Ballantine, 2011, pp. 225-252.

Illustration by Donald von Gelb
(served by Galactic Central)

"Hawks of Outremer," first appeared in Oriental Stories, Vol. 1, No. 4, Spring 1931 (served by The Luminist League), pp. 436-454, 575-576, with cover illustration by Donald von Gelb (image served by the Luminist Archives) and interior illustrations (p. 436 & p. 437) by Joseph Doolin (images captured from the Luminist Archives). Reprinted in Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures, Robert E. Howard, New York: Del Rey / Ballantine, 2011, pp. 169-198.

Unrelated illustration by Lucille Holling
(served by Galactic Central)

"The Blood of Belshazzar," first appeared in Oriental Stories, Vol. 1, No. 6, Autumn 1931 (not available for download), pp. 820-839, with internal illustration by Joseph Doolin (image not available). Reprinted in Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures, Robert E. Howard, New York: Del Rey / Ballantine, 2011, pp. 197-224.

The Sowers of the Thunder by Joseph Doolin

Illustration by Joseph Doolin
(image captured from the Luminist Archives)

"The Sowers of the Thunder," first appeared in Oriental Stories, Vol. 2, No. 1, Winter 1932 (served by The Luminist League), pp. 80-106, with interior illustration) by Joseph Doolin (image captured from the Luminist Archives). Reprinted in The Sowers of the Thunder, Robert E. Howard, Hampton Falls, NH: Donald M. Grant, 1973, pp. 73-144, and Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures, Robert E. Howard, New York: Del Rey / Ballantine, 2011, pp. 253-290.

Unrelated cover illustration
(served by Galactic Central)

"Lord of Samarcand," first appeared in Oriental Stories, Vol. 2, No. 2, Spring 1932 (not available for download), pp. 210-233, with interior illustration by Joseph Doolin (image not available). Reprinted in The Sowers of the Thunder, Robert E. Howard, Hampton Falls, NH: Donald M. Grant, 1973, pp. 73-144, and Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures, Robert E. Howard, New York: Del Rey / Ballantine, 2011, pp. 295-328.

Image - The Lion of Tiberias by Jayem Wilcox

Illustration by Jayem Wilcox
(image captured from the Luminist Archives)

"The Lion of Tiberias," first appeared in The Magic Carpet, Vol. 3, No. 3, July 1933 (served by The Luminist League), pp. 309-328, with interior illustration by Jayem Wilcox (image captured from the Luminist Archives). Reprinted in The Sowers of the Thunder, Robert E. Howard, Hampton Falls, NH: Donald M. Grant, 1973, pp. 107-134, and Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures, Robert E. Howard, New York: Del Rey / Ballantine, 2011, pp. 387-422.

The Shadow of the Vulture by Jayem Wilcox

Illustration by Jayem Wilcox
(image captured from the Luminist Archives)

"The Shadow of the Vulture," first appeared in The Magic Carpet, Vol. 3, No. 5, January 1934 (served by The Luminist League), pp. 39-65, with interior illustration by Jayem Wilcox (image captured from the Luminist Archives); introduced the character Red Sonya of Rogantino. Reprinted in The Sowers of the Thunder, Robert E. Howard, Hampton Falls, NH: Donald M. Grant, 1973, pp. 215-285, and Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures, Robert E. Howard, New York: Del Rey / Ballantine, 2011, pp. 387-422.

Illustration by Harold S. Delay
(image captured from the Luminist Archives)

"Gates of Empire," first appeared, posthumously, in Golden Fleece, Vol. 2, No. 1, January 1939 (served by The Luminist League), pp. 52-81, with interior illustrations (p. 52, p. 53, p. 57, p. 61, p. 62, p. 65, p. 69 & p. 73) by Harold S. Delay (image captured from the Luminist Archives). Reprinted in Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures, Robert E. Howard, New York: Del Rey / Ballantine, 2011, pp. 135-168.

Many of Howard's historical adventure stories have only been published long after his death. Most, along with several fragments of unfinished stories, have been collected in Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures, Robert E. Howard, New York: Del Rey / Ballantine, 2011.

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