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Swords of the Steppes
Lamb, Harold. Ed(S): Jones, Howard Andrew
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Description for Swords of the Steppes
paperback. Collects the complete Cossack stories of Harold Lamb: the adventure of Khlit the Cossack and those of his friends, allies, and fellow Cossacks. This title delves into stories gleaned from rare magazines. Editor(s): Jones, Howard Andrew. Num Pages: 638 pages, 1 map, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 840.
A master of driving pace, exotic setting, and complex plotting, Harold Lamb was one of Robert E. Howard's favorite writers. Here at last is every pulse-pounding, action-packed story of Lamb's greatest hero, Khlit the Cossack, the “wolf of the steppes.” Journey with the unsung grandfather of sword and sorcery in search of ancient tombs, gleaming treasure, and thrilling landscapes. Match wits with deadly swordsmen, scheming priests, and evil cults. Rescue lovely damsels, ride with bold comrades, and hazard everything on your brains, skill, and a little luck. This four-volume set collects for the first time the complete Cossack stories of Harold ... Read more
A master of driving pace, exotic setting, and complex plotting, Harold Lamb was one of Robert E. Howard's favorite writers. Here at last is every pulse-pounding, action-packed story of Lamb's greatest hero, Khlit the Cossack, the “wolf of the steppes.” Journey with the unsung grandfather of sword and sorcery in search of ancient tombs, gleaming treasure, and thrilling landscapes. Match wits with deadly swordsmen, scheming priests, and evil cults. Rescue lovely damsels, ride with bold comrades, and hazard everything on your brains, skill, and a little luck. This four-volume set collects for the first time the complete Cossack stories of Harold ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
638
Condition
New
Number of Pages
638
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803280519
SKU
V9780803280519
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About Lamb, Harold. Ed(S): Jones, Howard Andrew
Harold Lamb (1892–1962), who wrote biographies and screenplays as well as historical fiction, is best remembered for his tales of Cossacks and Crusaders. Howard Andrew Jones is the managing editor of Black Gate magazine and the editor in chief of the online journal Sword and Sorcery. Barrie Tait Collins, a cousin of Harold Lamb, has worked as an editor, writer, ... Read more
Reviews for Swords of the Steppes
“Lamb knew how to write straight-ahead adventure the way Michelangelo knew how to paint.”—S. M. Stirling “One of the finest adventure fiction writers of the twentieth century.”—Robert Weinberg “They are tales of wild adventure, full of swordplay, plots, treachery, startling surprises, mayhem, and massacre, laid in the most exotic setting that one can imagine and still stay in a known ... Read more