Wings in the Night Soloman Kane eBook Robert E Howard
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In Africa again, Kane comes across an entire village wiped out, and all of the roofs have been ripped off, as if by something attempting to get inside from above...
Wings in the Night Soloman Kane eBook Robert E Howard
After reading Red Shadows published by Grant in 1968 (with a whopping fifteen selections), I thought my brother would like a copy of Solomon Kane stories. I bought this as an easier and less expensive find. This only has seven selections! Did I miss that fact in the description? Probably. The publisher could have been more inclusive, but I'm not sure what's available for copyright.Product details
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Wings in the Night Soloman Kane eBook Robert E Howard Reviews
This is the fourth volume in the Weird Works of REH series produced by Wildside Press. John Betancourt should be commended for his efforts to bring REH to new readers.
Howard wrote with an intensity that, in my opinion, is unmatched in modern literature-the worst of Howard is far better than the best of many.
This volume contains one Solomon Kane story, One Bran Mak Morn story and the first three Conan stories that saw print; while these are not the best Conan stories that Howard wrote, they are far better than any produced by his imitators (including best-selling author Robert Jordan).
The volume itself is nicely bound and has a nice dust jacket; while it is, perhaps, not of the same quality as the volumes produced by Donald Grant in the 70's and 80's, it is a giant step up from the paperback versions that have been the staple of new Howard readers for the last 30 years.
For those who have not read Howard before, I highly recommend this volume-in fact, I highly recommend the whole series. I envy those of you who are just discovering Howard-as I said before, the worst of Howard is far better than the best of many.
This volume is a little different, inasmuch as it contains almost all stories about Howard's super warriors, Kane, Kull and Conan, apart from the Cairn on the Headland, which you could call a story about a reincarnated warrior of that ilk, if you like.
Weird Works 4 Wings in the Night - Robert E. Howard
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Solomon Kane is deep in cannibal country, when he comes across even worse. Flying man-beasts that are too many for him to fight, and he is overcome.
When he wakens, he realises he is alive, even though he should not be, and is told of the akaanas, or flying-men, and realizes they may be the source of the Mediterranean harpy legend.
Kane has an advantage against them the others do not, he has firearms, and the staff of N'Longa. He sets out to deal with this menace methodically.
3.5 out of 5
One of Bran Mak Morn's subjects is being crucified while he is visiting some Roman commanders. This does not sit well with him or his aide, as he feels the punishment does not fit the crime, and the Romans are making a joke of doing what they will with the barbarians.
Bran has a plan for revenge on the Roman who gave the order, but Gonar cautions him against using mystic means. Bran ignores here, and seeks the Black Stone with the help of a were-woman. What he unleashes is a lot more than he bargained for.
4 out of 5
King Conan is bored. Politics and statecraft and maps, and all that stuff.
In a dream, a man magically enhances his sword, and that certainly comes in handy later when the odd traitor and demon relieves the tedium of the ruling class.
4 out of 5
King Conan's army of Aquilonians has been smashed by a far superior force, led by a wizard. Conan refuses to sign over his kingdom, and the wizard throws him in a dungeon.
He escapes an assassin and a monster, and rescues a wizardly rival that Tsotha had imprisoned. This wizard, please, summons a flying steed to bear Conan back to his kingdom, to take revenge.
4.5 out of 5
Another reincarnation type horror, with a Norse flavor. Nice to be given necessary supernatural artifacts via the reapparance of centuries dead ancestors, when that happens, that is for sure.
3.5 out of 5
Conan is in thieving mode here. In a tavern, he is asking the assembled crowd of nogoodniks why no-one has stolen a famous jewel from this tower.
They tell him because it is guarded by some very nasty things.
He, of course, investigates, and meets a master thief attempting the same thing.
Humans, animals, a giant spider and a wizard are to be encountered, not to mention an alien.
3.5 out of 5
I thoroughly enjoyed these stories. Great action and good character development. I highly recommend this book if you like action stories.
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This volume contains some of Howard's best stories, and all of these are excellent. Solomon Kane returns in the superb title story, along with Bran Mak Morn in the creepy "Worms of the Earth", and Conan of Cimmeria appears in his first three tales, including the classic "The Tower of the Elephant". The latter is one of the all-time best short fantasies. Sword and sorcery stories can't get much better than this.
Wildside Press deserves again highest praise for this thoroughly edited series of Robert E. Howard's weird/fantastic stories. Not only for fans of Robert E. Howard this series is (and most certainly will be for a very long time) THE edition to go for.
Volume 4 of the series contains with "Wings in the Night", "Worms of the Earth" and three "Conan" tales some of Howard's most famous stories, which will probably be already known by any serious Howard fan, but are otherwise an absolute "must read" for those new to Howard's work.
In spite of my praise for this excellent series, there is one point of criticism and disappointment, which should not be left unmentioned While Volumes 1 - 3 contained 240 pages, which made the price for each volume not exactly cheap, but at least acceptable, Volume 4's page count has been slashed down to meagre 179 pages (with the price nonetheless remaining the same). I know that small publishing houses have to make a living too and am also willing to pay a higher price for hardcover or any other beautifully styled editions. Nonetheless I am disappointed with this down sized edition, especially as Wildside Press has shown with Volumes 1 - 3 that they can give us readers more "Howard" in one book. So as a Howard fan (who will nonetheless continue to buy the hardcover editions of this series) I rate this book five stars, as a (greedy) consumer I rate it three stars.
In spite of my criticism I am looking forward to the fifth book of the "Weird Works of Robert E.Howard" series and would like to thank the staff of Wildside Press for their great efforts which they put into this edition.
After reading Red Shadows published by Grant in 1968 (with a whopping fifteen selections), I thought my brother would like a copy of Solomon Kane stories. I bought this as an easier and less expensive find. This only has seven selections! Did I miss that fact in the description? Probably. The publisher could have been more inclusive, but I'm not sure what's available for copyright.
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