Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures
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- 6,49 €
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- 6,49 €
Publisher Description
The immortal legacy of Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Cimmerian, continues with this latest compendium of Howard’s fiction and poetry. These adventures, set in medieval-era Europe and the Near East, are among the most gripping Howard ever wrote, full of pageantry, romance, and battle scenes worthy of Tolstoy himself. Most of all, they feature some of Howard’s most unusual and memorable characters, including Cormac FitzGeoffrey, a half-Irish, half-Norman man of war who follows Richard the Lion-hearted to twelfth-century Palestine—or, as it was known to the Crusaders, Outremer; Diego de Guzman, a Spaniard who visits Cairo in the guise of a Muslim on a mission of revenge; and the legendary sword woman Dark Agnès, who, faced with an arranged marriage to a brutal husband in sixteenth-century France, cuts the ceremony short with a dagger thrust and flees to forge a new identity on the battlefield.
Lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist John Watkiss and featuring miscellanea, informative essays, and a fascinating introduction by acclaimed historical author Scott Oden, Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures is a must-have for every fan of Robert E. Howard, who, in a career spanning just twelve years, won a place in the pantheon of great American writers.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Primarily of interest to completists and fans, this substantial volume, the 11th in Del Rey's series of Howard collections, focuses on his historical stories and related pieces. Howard's uniquely stylized prose may be an acquired taste, but there's no denying his ability to craft epic tales with memorable characters in well-researched, colorful surroundings, including some of history's most volatile periods. Eighteen stories and poems, including the only two full stories to star Dark Agnes, the titular Sword Woman, are joined by a number of fragments, untitled vignettes, and synopses. Standouts such as "Hawks Over Egypt," "The Sowers of the Thunder," and "Blades for France" showcase the appeal and influence of his work. A lengthy introduction by Scott Oden and an excellent essay by Howard Andrew Jones help put these stories and Howard's career in perspective.
