The Hour of the Dragon
| First published | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Berkley Medallion |
| Format | Paperback |
| Type | Novel |
| Cover art | Ken Kelly |
| Pages | viii+296 |
| Price | $1.95 |
| ISBN | 0425036081 |
The August 1977 Berkley edition was the first book publication of the original text, with no posthumous revisions.
Stated Berkley Medallion Edition, August, 1977. Assumed 1st printing.
Edited by Karl Edward Wagner.
Color fold out poster of the cover art bound in.
Cover artist is uncredited. No visible signature. Kelly is confirmed by the online Robert E. Howard Bibliography
Interior art consists of two black & white illustrations that originally appeared with the serial publication of the novel in Weird Tales. Credit to Vincent Napoli is in the afterword.
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Stephen Jones | The British Fantasy Newsletter, Winter 1989-1990 |
| 2001 | uncredited | Vector 218 |
| 2009 | Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison | 100 Must-Read Fantasy Novels |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foreword (The Hour of the Dragon) | Karl Edward Wagner | Essay |
| 17 | The Hour of the Dragon | Robert E. Howard | Poem |
| 276 | Afterword (The Hour of the Dragon) | Karl Edward Wagner | Essay |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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1977 | Berkley/Putnam | Hardcover | Novel | Ken Kelly | 296 | |
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1979 | Berkley/Putnam / SFBC | Hardcover | Novel | 3348 | Ken Kelly | xii+212 |
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1980 | Berkley Books | Paperback | Novel | Ken Kelly | 296 | |
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1989 | Donald M. Grant | Hardcover | Novel | Ezra Tucker | 249 | |
| The Hour of the Dragon | 2007 | Audio Realms | audio CD | Novel | ||||
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2009 | The Editorium | Trade Paperback | Novel | vi+186 | ||
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2013 | Digireads.com | Trade Paperback | Novel | 122 | ||
| The Hour of the Dragon | 2013 | Project Gutenberg | eBook | Novel | 42243 | |||
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2013 | CreateSpace | Trade Paperback | Novel | 148 | ||
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2013 | LibriVox | digital audio download | Novel | M. Brundage | ||
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2013 | Strigoi Publishing | Trade Paperback | Novel | Margaret Brundage | 245 | |
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2015 | Pulp-Lit Productions | Trade Paperback | Novel | Margaret Brundage | ||
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2016 | Fiction House Press | Trade Paperback | Novel | Margaret Brundage | 303 | |
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2017 | LibriVox | digital audio download | Novel |