{"product_id":"grim-lands-9780345490193","title":"Grim Lands","description":"\" Behind Howard's stories] lurks a dark poetry and the timeless truth of dreams.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e-Robert Bloch\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Howard's writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Stephen King \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe classic pulp magazines of the early twentieth century are long gone, but their action-packed tales live on through the work of legendary storyteller Robert E. Howard. From his fecund imagination sprang an army of larger-than-life heroes-including the iconic Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull of Atlantis, Solomon Kane, and Bran Mak Morn-as well as adventures that would define a genre for generations. Now comes the second volume of this author's breathtaking short fiction, which runs the gamut from sword and sorcery, historical epic, and seafaring pirate adventure to two-fisted crime and intrigue, ghoulish horror, and rip-roaring western. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKull reigns supreme in \"By This Axe I Rule \" and \"The Mirrors of Tuzan Thune\"; Conan conquers in one of his most popular exploits, \"The Tower of the Elephant\"; Solomon Kane battles demons deep in Africa in \"Wings in the Night\"; and itinerant boxer Steve Costigan puts up his dukes of steel inside and outside the ring in \"The Bulldog Breed.\" In between, warrior kings, daring knights, sinister masterminds, grizzled frontiersmen-even Howard's stunning heroine, Red Sonya-tear up the pages in stories built to thrill by their masterly creator. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd in such epic poems as \"Echoes from an Anvil,\" \"Black Harps in the Hills,\" and \"The Grim Land,\" the author blends his classic characters and visceral imagery with a lyricism as haunting as traditional folk balladry. Lavishly illustrated by Jim and Ruth Keegan, here is a Robert E. Howard collection as indispensable as it is unforgettable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Howard had a gritty, vibrant style-broadsword writing that cut its way to the heart, with heroes who are truly larger than life.\"\u003cbr\u003e-David Gemmell \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For stark, living fear . . . What other writer is even in the running with Robert E. Howard?\"\u003cbr\u003e-H. P. Lovecraft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Worlds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345490193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.54w x 1.09d","brand":"Robert E. Howard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916863443125,"sku":"9780345490193","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_58ba4c82-d33d-4d9b-9840-3fb7aabbd5b1.jpg?v=1687272436","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/grim-lands-9780345490193","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}