Harold Lamb
Wolf of the Steppes
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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 steppe, 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. In the first volume Khlit infiltrates a hidden fortress of assassins, tracks down the…
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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 steppe, 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. In the 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.The second volume collects all five tales of Khlit's greatest friend, the valorous Abdul Dost, and Dost's comrade, Sir Ralph Weyand. Life across the Roof of the World is more dangerous than ever as Khlit teams up with Abdul to thwart a gang of kidnappers, stamp out a cult of stranglers, save the dazzling Retha, and reluctantly lead an Afghani rebellion against the forces of the Mogul. Continued herein are the three never-before-collected stories of Khlit the Cossack, including the short novel,
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Stirling, S. M. (Solist) / Jones, Howard Andrew (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8032-8048-9
- EAN: 9780803280489
- Produktnummer: 2209833
- Verlag: Univ Of Nebraska Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 602 S.
- Masse: H22.8 cm x B15.5 cm x D3.4 cm 835 g
- Reihenbandnummer: 01
- Gewicht: 835
Über den Autor
Harold Lamb (1892-1962), who wrote biographies and screenplays as well as historical fiction, is best remembered today for his tales of Cossacks and Crusaders. Howard Andrew Jones is the editor in chief of the online journal Sword and Sorcery and of the e-zine Flashing Swords. S. M. Stirling is the author of many works of science fiction and alternate history, including the acclaimed Draka series and Dies the Fire.
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