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Post by johnnypt on Jan 27, 2016 14:40:57 GMT -5
I wish we could get Patrice's French version published here in the states. Doesn't it also have the Redflame fragment?
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Post by erekose on Feb 4, 2016 13:31:10 GMT -5
The book mentioned above (Savage Tales of Solomon Kane) was also published in Hardback by Wandering Star I believe?
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Post by aquilonia112 on Jun 11, 2016 0:16:34 GMT -5
I personally have a copy of this and I can't recommend it enough. I own the soft cover version and although they do wear a lot easier than hardcover books, these classic stories are still a favourite and printing/layout is very simple and nice. Always enjoy the stories about Solomon Kane, he's a classic character.
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Post by finarvyn on Sept 11, 2016 10:03:01 GMT -5
My only problem with the Del Rey book is that I buy trade paperback books so that I can have larger font size but in this case they seem to have left the font size alone and put a larger white border around the edges. I would have rather had them enlarge the print and have less border...
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Post by bunty0barbarian on Oct 15, 2017 6:05:29 GMT -5
I've just completed the Del Rey Solomon Kane collection and it was fuckin awesome.Kane was such a satisfying character, the juxtaposition of his somber mood with his inherent righteousness and glimpses of humanity is what made him tick. Red Shadows was a classic swashbuckling tale and really captures Kane iron-clad determination for anything. Wings of the Night was pure intensity with Kane's insanity along with terrific imagery.
The tone style in Howard's prose here made me appreciate his writing even more. In Conan it was energetic gusto,in Kull it was dreamy and in Kane it was very fatalistic.
My only nitpick is that Howard was capable of writing some really fun likeable characters like N'Longa but he doesn't use them that much. Hills of the Dead was pure fun with Kane and voodoo bro kicking vampire ass and taking names.It was very optimistic too which was a breath of fresh air.
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Post by Jason Aiken on Aug 3, 2018 18:23:41 GMT -5
I wish we could get Patrice's French version published here in the states. Doesn't it also have the Redflame fragment? Just saw the Red Flame fragment is in the new Pictures in the Fire collection from REHF Press. www.howardworks.com/PicturesintheFire-REHFoundationPress.htmlAnother reason to pick this up. I haven't dug into my copy yet, but I'm looking forward to it.
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Post by hp on May 23, 2019 12:08:56 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2019 11:56:47 GMT -5
Have you read any of REH's Historical Fiction? I love the Crusader/Historical yarns by REH and you can really see how REH expands on that passion with the Conan stories in the Hyborian Age. The Sword Woman & Other Historical Adventures should still be available: If you wanna read a collection from cover to cover, I suggest The Sowers of the Thunder (Donald M. Grant Edition). This volume is adorned with the beautiful illustrations of Roy Krenkel (I should also add that Roy Krenkel's introduction is fantastic). You'll find the following yarns in this volume: "The Lion of Tiberias" "The Sowers of the Thunder" "Lord of Samarcand" "The Shadow of the Vulture" I hope that helps.
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Post by Von K on May 25, 2019 7:01:41 GMT -5
Good suggestion by Hun. That's just what I would have recommended. No sorcery or horror elements but plenty of blood and thunder and some of REH's best writing.
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Post by keith on May 30, 2019 8:10:10 GMT -5
I read "The Sowers of the Thunder" long ago and can't praise it highly enough. The finale of "Lord of Samarkand" is one that really stays with you, as Timour, arrogant even while dying, gasps his last wish, that the name of his slayer not be recorded, that none shall be aware the conqueror of Asia was slain by a vengeful renegade. "The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane," "El Borak," "The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard," and "Sword Woman" are all on my bookshelf now. Naturally. Beside Patrice's "Robert E. Howard Guide" and Mark's "Blood and Thunder." Thumbed and oft-perused.
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Post by linefacedscrivener on Jan 31, 2020 8:24:38 GMT -5
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Post by johnnypt on Jan 31, 2020 10:49:27 GMT -5
Considering when it was done and who was the artist, the scripter for Red Shadows was almost certainly Roy Thomas. Glut's run with Kane didn't start until a year later. The DH collection of Kane credits him and I'll be surprised if the Marvel omnibus changes that. Nice recap overall.
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Post by johnnypt on Feb 1, 2020 8:05:59 GMT -5
Maybe I ought to leave a comment on the thread, I just checked the MP issues and Roy’s name is right there. Maybe I also should check myself next time before writing :-)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2022 3:32:39 GMT -5
A series of videos by Michael K. Vaughan concerning Robert E Howard's Solomon Kane yarns:
Robert E Howard's Solomon Kane
Red Shadows by Robert E. Howard
Robert E. Howard’s The Moon of Skulls
Robert E. Howard’s The Hills of the Dead
Robert E. Howard’s Wings in the Night
Solomon Kane Concludes
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Post by johnnypt on Feb 23, 2023 13:55:47 GMT -5
I wish we could get Patrice's French version published here in the states. Doesn't it also have the Redflame fragment? Going back to the beginning , doing my research for the podcast, we're that much poorer that we never got a Puritan Genesis essay by Patrice.
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