Writer of the Dark
| First published | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Dark Carneval Press |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Type | Collection |
| Cover art | Bodo Schäfer |
| Pages | viii+180 |
Edited and published by Thomas Kovacs out of Zurich.
No ISBN or price.
Published to mark the 50th anniversary of Howard's death.
A limited edition of 500 copies was printed.
200 copies bound and numbered in 1986 with red wraps (this publication).
2 hardcover copies were also bound, one for the publisher and one for Glenn Lord.
Another 150 copies were bound and numbered in tan covers without an illustration in 2002. Some of the tan copies bound in "The Rhyme of the Three Slavers".
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Daniel Gobbett | Cromlech, #2 Fall 1987 |
No ISBN on record — searching by title and author.
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skulls | Robert E. Howard | Poem |
| 2 | Ghost Dancers | Robert E. Howard | Poem |
| 4 | Long Ago | Robert E. Howard | Poem |
| 5 | Tiger Girl | Robert E. Howard | Poem |
| 6 | Let the Gods Die | Robert E. Howard | Poem |
| 7 | Swamp Murder | Robert E. Howard | Poem |
| 8 | The Cooling of Spike McRue | Robert E. Howard | Poem |
| 10 | A Legend | Robert E. Howard | Poem |
| 11 | The Song of the Gallows Tree | Robert E. Howard | Poem |
| 12 | Song Before Clontarf | Robert E. Howard | Poem |
| 13 | The Ghost with the Silk Hat | Robert E. Howard | Novelette |
| 61 | Graveyard Rats | Robert E. Howard | Novelette |
| 91 | Teeth of Doom | Patrick Ervin | Novelette |
| 115 | The Mark of a Bloody Hand | Robert E. Howard | Short Story |
| 124 | Spears of Clontarf | Robert E. Howard | Novelette |
| 161 | A Gent from the Pecos | Robert E. Howard | Short Story |
| ii | Foreword (Writer of the Dark) | Thomas Kovacs | Essay |
| iv | Introduction (Writer of the Dark) | Glenn Lord | Essay |
| vi | Letter to Tevis Clyde Smith, Circa 1930 ("Salaam: / I could have gone with you...") | Robert E. Howard | Essay |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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| Writer of the Dark |
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2002 | Dark Carneval Press | Trade Paperback | Collection | viii+180 |