Download or read book The Black Stone and The Thing on the Roof Esprios Classics written by Robert E. Howard and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Black Stone and The Thing on the Roof written by Robert E. Howard and published by . This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) was an American pulp writer of fantasy, horror, historical adventure, boxing, western, and detective fiction. He is well known for having created the character Conan the Cimmerian, a literary icon whose pop-culture imprint can be compared to such icons as Tarzan of the Apes, Sherlock Holmes, and James Bond. Voracious reading, along with a natural talent for prose writing and the encouragement of teachers, conspired to create in Howard an interest in becoming a professional writer. One by one he discovered the authors that would influence his later work: Jack London and Rudyard Kipling. It's clear from Howard's earliest writings and the recollections of his friends that he suffered from severe depression from an early age. Friends recall him defending the act of suicide as a valid alternative as early as eighteen years old, while many of his stories and poems have a suicidal gloom and intensity that seem prescient in hindsight, describing such an end not as a tragedy but as a release from hell on earth.

Download or read book The Thing on the Roof written by Robert E. Howard and published by eStar Books. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mysterious old book has been found… and a very strange series of events follows… in this short story by Robert E. Howard

Download or read book The Neverending Hunt written by Paul Herman and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2008-09-08 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared by renowned Howard scholar Paul Herman with the assistance of Glenn Lord, this is the first new bibliography of Robert E. Howard since 1976. This massive volume contains more than twice as much information as the preceding biblio, The Last Celt. Robert E. Howard is considered the Godfather of Sword and Sorcery, and the creator of the international icon, Conan the Cimmerian, yet wrote successfully in numerous genres. The Neverending Hunt lists every story, poem, letter and publication in which a Howard work has appeared. It's more than you might think . . .

Download or read book The Horror Stories of Robert E Howard written by Robert E. Howard and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2008-10-28 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are Robert E. Howard’s greatest horror tales, all in their original, definitive versions. Some of Howard’s best-known characters—Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, and sailor Steve Costigan among them—roam the forbidding locales of the author’s fevered imagination, from the swamps and bayous of the Deep South to the fiend-haunted woods outside Paris to remote jungles in Africa. The collection includes Howard’s masterpiece “Pigeons from Hell,” which Stephen King calls “one of the finest horror stories of [the twentieth] century,” a tale of two travelers who stumble upon the ruins of a Southern plantation–and into the maw of its fatal secret. In “Black Canaan” even the best warrior has little chance of taking down the evil voodoo man with unholy powers–and none at all against his wily mistress, the diabolical High Priestess of Damballah. In these and other lavishly illustrated classics, such as the revenge nightmare “Worms of the Earth” and “The Cairn on the Headland,” Howard spins tales of unrelenting terror, the legacy of one of the world’s great masters of the macabre.

Download or read book Lovecraft Short Stories written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curated new collections. H.P. Lovecraft was the inventor of cosmic horror, of weird fiction and the Cthulhu mythology. His stories, incubated by a lonely and febrile childhood, found purchase in the fertile earth of pulp fiction where he inspired many other writers, from Robert E. Howard, to Robert Bloch and Clark Ashton Smith, many of whom also collaborated on the several short stories, some of which are also included here, in this special deluxe edition. This title, alongside H.G. Wells Short Stories, is a companion volume to our hugely successful Gothic Fantasy series of classic and modern writers.

Download or read book The Cthulhu Mythos written by Robert E. Howard and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cthulhu Mythos is a shared fictional universe, based on the work of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft, which represent a gateway between the known universe and an ancient dimension of terror inhabited with unspeakable creatures, a pantheon of alien extra-dimensional deities and horrors which predate humanity, and which are hinted at in eons-old myths and legends. The Children of the night is a story which starts with six people sitting in John Conrad's study: Conrad himself, Clemants, Professor Kirowan, Taverel, Ketrick and the narrator John O'Donnel. O'Donnel describes them all as Anglo-Saxon with the exception of Ketrick. Ketrick, although he possesses a documented pure Anglo-Saxon lineage, appears to have slightly Mongolian-looking eyes and an odd lisp that O'Donnel finds distasteful. The Black Stone is a classic story which introduces the mad poet Justin Geoffrey and the fictitious Unaussprechlichen Kulten by Friedrich von Junzt. Among Howard's stories that can be considered part of the Cthulhu Mythos — this one is no exception — it is written as a mythos story rather than as simply a tale compatible with the Lovecraftian universe. It follows the same pattern and has the same features as H. P. Lovecraft's classic work, and it is an obvious wink to Howard's friend and mentor, Lovecraft himself._x000D_ Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) was an American author who 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 subgenre._x000D_ Table of Contents:_x000D_ The Children of the Night_x000D_ The Black Stone_x000D_ The Thing on the Roof_x000D_ The Challenge From Beyond_x000D_ The Fire of Asshurbanipal

Download or read book The Panther Chronicles Part I the Black Stone written by Michael Kircher and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Hydrologist about to publish his research on ancient water tunnels in Saudi Arabia, suddenly disappears. A Geophysical Engineer finds an ancient wood artifact in a gift shop in London, which leads him to India in search of clues to mankind's history. A Photojournalist, trying to escape his past, ends up in a prison in Teheran for photographing the wrong subject. A young Muslim merchant joins a secret team planning to change the course of Middle East politics. A former presidential advisor searches for a new life amidst chaos. In a chase across continents, this clandestine team attempts to unlock the secrets of the fabled 'Panther Catacombs'. In the process, they must face their tragic pasts to secure their future.

Download or read book Homegoing written by Yaa Gyasi and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE'S JOHN LEONARD PRIZE • WINNER OF THE PEN / HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION • Ghana, eighteenth century: two half sisters are born into different villages, each unaware of the other. One will marry an Englishman and lead a life of comfort in the palatial rooms of the Cape Coast Castle. The other will be captured in a raid on her village, imprisoned in the very same castle, and sold into slavery. One of Oprah’s Best Books of the Year, Homegoing follows the parallel paths of these sisters and their descendants through eight generations: from the Gold Coast to the plantations of Mississippi, from the American Civil War to Jazz Age Harlem. Yaa Gyasi’s extraordinary novel illuminates slavery’s troubled legacy both for those who were taken and those who stayed—and shows how the memory of captivity has been inscribed on the soul of our nation.

Download or read book THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Complete Collection written by Robert E. Howard and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-14 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert E. Howard's 'The Cthulhu Mythos Complete Collection' is a masterful compilation of eerie tales that delve into the cosmic horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos. Howard's prose exudes a sense of dread and unease as he explores the mysterious and otherworldly entities that inhabit this terrifying universe. The collection showcases Howard's ability to craft intricate and atmospheric narratives that leave readers on the edge of their seats, craving more of the spine-chilling suspense found within these pages. This book is a must-read for fans of Lovecraftian horror and those who enjoy delving into the darker realms of speculative fiction. With its captivating storytelling and compelling themes, 'The Cthulhu Mythos Complete Collection' is a hauntingly captivating read that will linger in the minds of readers long after they have finished it.

Download or read book E J W Gibb Memorial Series written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Geographical Part of the Nuzhat al qulub Composed by Hamd All h Mustawf of Qazw n in 740 1340 The English translation with notes tr by G Le Strange written by Hamd Allāh (Mustaufī, al-Kazwīnī) and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The New Encyclopedia of Islam written by Cyril Glassé and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensively encompasses the beliefs, practices, history, and culture of the Islamic world in a single, scholarly volume. Features over 1400 fully revised entries including a wide range of new entries covering the contemporary Islamic scene.

Download or read book The Black Star written by Edward W. Robertson and published by Edward W. Robertson. This book was released on 2014-01-26 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chainbreakers' War freed the norren. Won independence for Narashtovik. And drove a rift between Dante and Blays that may never be mended. After three years of wandering, Blays has returned to Gask. Blaming its king for the loss of his love, Lira, he poses as a merchant and infiltrates the enemy nobility. His goal is to bankrupt the kingdom and force its ruler from the throne. But his scheme is ruined when Dante arrives and outs him to the king. In desperation, Blays flees to the one place Dante can't follow: the forbidden Pocket Cove. There, he intends to learn whatever secrets have kept its people hidden for centuries. Meanwhile, Dante is called back to Narashtovik. Strange lights have been seen in the nearby Wodun Mountains. His investigation reveals the lights herald the return of the Black Star, a long-lost item capable of making wishes real. With it, Dante plans to make himself immortal. To find it, he must cross the Woduns into the mysterious country of Weslee. But there are others vying for the Black Star—and if they find it first, they will use it to scour Narashtovik from the earth. THE BLACK STAR is the final book in an epic fantasy trilogy.

Download or read book Special Service Patrol written by Sewell Peaslee Wright and published by eStar Books. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes all of the John Hanson Series: The Forgotten Planet The Terrible Tentacles of L-472The Dark Side of Antri The Ghost WorldThe Man from 2071 The God in the Box The Terror from the Depths Vampires of Space Priestess of the Flame The Death-Traps of FX-31ExcerptI have been asked to record, plainly and without prejudice, a brief history of the Forgotten Planet.That this record, when completed, will be sealed in the archives of the Interplanetary Alliance and remain there, a secret and rather dreadful bit of history, is no concern of mine. I am an old man, well past the century mark, and what disposal is made of my work is of little importance to me. I grow weary of life and living, which is good. The fear of death was lost when our scientists showed us how to live until we grew weary of life. But I am digressing-an old man's failing.The Forgotten Planet was not always so named. The name that it once bore had been, as every child knows, stricken from the records, actual and mental, of the Universe. It is well that evil should not be remembered. But in order that this history may be clear in the centuries to come, my record should go back to beginnings.So far as the Universe is concerned, the history of the Forgotten Planet begins with the visit of the first craft ever to span the space between the worlds: the crude, adventuresome Edorn, whose name, as well as the names of the nine Zenians who manned her, occupy the highest places in the roll of honor of the Universe.Ame Baove, the commander and historian of the Edorn, made but brief comment on his stop at the Forgotten Planet. I shall record it in full: "We came to rest upon the surface of this, the fourth of the planets visited during the first trip of the Edorn, eighteen spaces before the height of the sun. We found ourselves surrounded immediately by vast numbers of creatures very different from ourselves, and from their expressions and gestures, we gathered that they were both curious and unfriendly."Careful analysis of the atmosphere proved it to be sufficiently similar to our own to make it possible for us to again stretch our legs outside the rather cramped quarters of the Edorn, and tread the soil of still another world."No sooner had we emerged, however, than we were angrily beset by the people of this unfriendly planet, and rather than do them injury, we retired immediately, and concluded our brief observations through our ports."The topography of this planet is similar to our own, save that there are no mountains, and the flora is highly colored almost without exception, and apparently quite largely parasitical in nature. The people are rather short in stature, with hairless heads and high foreheads. Instead of being round or oval, however, the heads of these people rise to a rounded ridge which runs back from a point between and just above the eyes, nearly to the nape of the neck behind. They give evidence of a fair order of intelligence, but are suspicious and unfriendly. From the number and size of the cities we saw, this planet is evidently thickly populated."We left about sixteen spaces before the height of the sun, and continued towards the fifth and last planet before our return to Zenia."

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Download or read book Landscape of Industry written by Worcester Historical Museum and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2009 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated history of the cradle of American industrialization