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from which all subsequent publications derived, was likely have been "reworked" by Howard's agent, Oscar Friend. BUT - we have an earlier draft of the story from Howard's own typescript. The Ultimate Triumph will feature Pyrrhas the Argive entirely in Howard's own words, for the first time.
Spears of Clontarf - Celtic and Viking warriors: it doesn't get any more Howardian than that! This is Howard's rarely reprinted, original (historical,
rather than fantasy) version of the story he later revised as "The Grey God
Passes."
The Night of the Wolf - Picts against Viking warriors, with an Irish reaver thrown in for good measure.
Spear and Fang - Cro-Magnon man versus Neanderthal: how much more barbaric can you get? This story was Howard's first professional sale.
The Valley of the Worm - Howard's mythic storytelling at his best.
Lord of Samarcand - The warring Mongols were barbarians, too! But Donald MacDeesa was more so.
Poetry:
An Echo from the Iron Harp - A recently discovered final version of the poem. Differing slightly from its previously published form, this version will appear here for the first time.
A Word from the Outer Dark
The Song of the Last Briton
Viking's Trail
A Song of the Naked Lands - very hard to find poem, rarely reprinted
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