Wolf of the steppes / Harold Lamb ; edited by Howard Andrew Jones ; introduction by S.M. Stirling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lamb, Harold, 1892-1962, author.

Contributor:

Jones, Howard A., editor.

Stirling, S. M., writer of foreword.

Series:

Lamb, Harold, 1892-1962. Complete Cossack adventures ; v. 1.

The complete Cossack adventures ; Volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cossacks--Fiction.

Cossacks.

Steppes--Asia, Central--Fiction.

Steppes.

Asia, Central--History--16th century--Fiction.

Asia, Central.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 602 p. ) 1 map ;

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2006]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, the wolf of the steppes, Khlit the Cossack. Journey now 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 and skill and a little luck. Wolf of the Steppes is the first of a four-volume set that collects, for the first time, the complete Cossack stories of Harold Lamb and presents them in order: every adventure of Khlit the Cossack and those of his friends, allies, and fellow Cossacks, many of which have never before appeared between book covers. Compiled and edited by the Harold Lamb scholar Howard Andrew Jones, each volume features never-before reprinted essays Lamb wrote about his stories, informative introductions by popular authors, and a wealth of rare, exciting, swashbuckling fiction. In this first volume, Khlit infiltrates a hidden fortress of assassins, tracks down the tomb of Genghis Khan, flees the vengeance of a dead emperor, leads the Mongol horde against impossible odds, accompanies the stunning Mogul queen safely through the land of her enemies, and much more. This is the stuff of grand adventure, from the pen of an American Dumas.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Khlit

Wolf's War

Tal Taulai Khan

Alamut

The Mighty Manslayer

The White Khan

Changa Nor

Roof of the World

The Star of Evil Omen

The Rider of the Gray Horse

Appendix

About the Author

Source Acknowledgments.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8032-9972-9

1-280-46630-8

9786610466306

0-8032-5395-8