Robert E. Howard's Weird Works Volume 1: Shadow Kingdoms (Weird Works of Robert E. Howard) [AUDIOBOOK] [MP3 AUDIO] (Audio CD)

by Robert E. Howard (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Known primarily for his iconic character, Conan, Howard's other writings delivered just as much action and adventure. This anthology of nine tales reveals some of his other earlier and lesser-known characters including Solomon Kane and King Kull, who feature in several pieces each. Originally published in Weird Tales, these stories become a nostalgic revival from the days of pulp magazines in this audio collection. Though Howard's writing is plagued with melodrama and Eurocentrism, it still proves entertaining and exciting. While some supporting characters are one-dimensional, Kane and Kull gain more depth with each passing story. Utilizing different narrators for each story, Audio Realms brings quality and engaging talent to Howard's words. Each narrator fits acutely well with the story he reads. Each maintains a strong, determined masculine voice, which embodies the predominantly male point of view throughout Howard's works. This kind of adventure and fantasy entails harsh and gritty worlds with grim characters, which these narrators capture well with their stern and gravelly voices. A Wildside paperback.(May)
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Product Description
Shadows Kingdoms is the first volume of The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard, presenting all of Howard's work from the classic magazine Weird Tales, meticulously restored to its original texts. This volume begins with "Spear and Fang," Howard's first professional fiction sale, and concludes with "Red Thunder," a gripping sword & sorcery tale. Series characters present in this volume include King Kull and Solomon Kane. An 1 disc MP3-CD edition.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Audio Realms; MP3 edition (August 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809562278
• ISBN-13: 978-0809562275
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,890,017 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All the classic "Weird Tales" fiction of Robert E. Howard!, March 31, 2005

By	John Betancourt (Rockville, MD USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Robert E. Howard's Weird Works Volume 1: Shadow Kingdoms (Hardcover)

SHADOW KINGDOMS is the first volume of the Weird Works of Robert E. Howard, presenting all of Howard's work for the pulp magazine Weird Tales meticulously restored to its original magazine texts. Edited by Paul Herman. Introduction by Mark Finn. Cover by Stephen Fabian.

This volume contains:

Two-Gun Musketeer: Robert E. Howard's Weird Tales, by Mark Finn
Spear and Fang
In the Forest of Villefère
Wolfshead
The Lost Race
The Song of the Bats
The Ride of Falume
The Riders of Babylon
The Dream Snake
The Hyena
Remembrance
Sea Curse
The Gates of Nineveh
Red Shadows
The Harp of Alfred
Easter Island
Skulls in the Stars
Crete
Moon Mockery
Rattle of Bones
Forbidden Magic
The Shadow Kingdom
The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune
The Moor Ghost
Red Thunder

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Big FAT warning!, July 11, 2007

By	Green Trilobite "Green Trilobite" (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadow Kingdoms (The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard) (Mass Market Paperback)

This lil' item is just one more attempt by the folks at Wildside Press to go to the trough one more time with the same material. First they came out with a hardbound edition of this title- fine, it was a fair addition to the number of Robert E. Howard releases that seem to be coming out of the woodwork these days. However (big however) this book, like several in this series, had a number of errors in the texts. Then came the trade paperback: same errors and even some layout problems. Several books into the series the publishers then decided to change cover artists (god only knows why) and therefore reissued it with new cover art as well as re-typeset to increase the page count (which was quite low in the original. I would also hope this was done to correct at least some of the errors). Now in this latest testament to Murphy's law they've released it as a regular sized paperback with (drumroll) three of the stories missing! Including one mentioned on the back cover!
Now I must state clearly that I am a definite Howard fan, I have a huge collection of editions of his works as well as a not-small collection of his stuff from the pulps (including Weird Tales). It's important that his work remain in print. It is equally important that the people reprinting it actually get it right!

Approach anything from this publisher with care.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great edition, April 5, 2005

By	D. G. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Robert E. Howard's Weird Works Volume 1: Shadow Kingdoms (Hardcover)

Highest praise to Wildsidepress for giving us this beautiful edition of early Robert E. Howard stories and poems. The publishers even included the first stories of Solomon Kane and King Kull, which adds further value to "Shadow Kingdoms". As the stories/poems are collected in chronological order, you can get a good impression of the progress of Howard's writing skills. A short introduction gives further interesting information. Recommended reading for everybody interested in Howard's lesser known works (yes - he wrote much more than "Conan"). Hopefully Amazon will also sell the rest of this 10 Volume set. In my case I cannot wait for "Volume 3 - People of the Dark" to be published.