North of Khyber

Short story by Robert E. Howard

"North of Khyber"

Short story by Robert E. Howard

First edition

Country| United States
Language| English
Genre(s)| Adventure
Publication
Published in| North of Khyber
Publication type| Chapbook
Publisher| Cryptic Publications
Publication date| December 1987
Series| El Borak & The Sonora Kid

"North of Khyber" is an El Borak short story by Robert E. Howard. It was not published within Howard's lifetime - it was first printed in the chapbook North of Khyber (December 1987).[1] All stories in the chapbook also feature another of Howard's characters, The Sonora Kid.

## Contents

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* "Introduction" — Essay by Robert M. Price
* "North of Khyber"
* "The Land of Mystery"
* "El Borak" ("Were you ever stranded...")
* "The Shunned Castle"
* "A Power Among the Islands"

"El Borak" is the title of two different short stories, neither of which were finished or published within Howard's lifetime. The first story was printed in the chapbook The Coming of El Borak, in September 1987 ("I emptied my revolver..."), while the second story was printed shortly afterwards, in the chapbook North of Khyber, in December 1987 ("Were you ever stranded..."). This second story also features another of Howard's characters, The Sonora Kid. Both chapbooks were published by Cryptic Publications.

## References

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1. ^ "Publication History". Howard Works. Retrieved February 11, 2008.

## External links

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* List of stories and publication details at Howard Works

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Works by Robert E. Howard

Fantasy|

| Conan|

* "Beyond the Black River"
* "Black Colossus"
* "The Black Stranger"
* "The Devil in Iron"
* "Drums of Tombalku"
* "The Frost-Giant's Daughter"
* "The God in the Bowl"
* "The Hall of the Dead"
* "The Hand of Nergal"
* The Hour of the Dragon
* "Iron Shadows in the Moon"
* "Jewels of Gwahlur"
* "The People of the Black Circle"
* "The Phoenix on the Sword"
* "The Pool of the Black One"
* "Queen of the Black Coast"
* "Red Nails"
* "Rogues in the House"
* "The Scarlet Citadel"
* "Shadows in Zamboula"
* "The Snout in the Dark"
* "The Tower of the Elephant"
* "The Vale of Lost Women"
* "A Witch Shall be Born"
* "Wolves Beyond the Border"
* "Xuthal of the Dusk"

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Kull|

* "By This Axe I Rule!"
* "Exile of Atlantis"
* "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune"
* "The Shadow Kingdom"

Bran Mak Morn|

* "The Children of the Night"
* "Worms of the Earth"

Adventure|

| El Borak|

* "Blood of the Gods"
* "The Coming of El Borak"
* "The Country of the Knife"
* "The Daughter of Erlik Khan"
* "Hawk of the Hills"
* "The Lost Valley of Iskander"
* "North of Khyber"
* "Son of the White Wolf"
* "Three-Bladed Doom"

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Comedy|

| Sailor Steve Costigan|

* "Alleys of Peril"
* "Blow the Chinks Down!"
* "Breed of Battle"
* "The Bull Dog Breed"
* "Champ of the Forecastle"
* "Circus Fists"
* "Dark Shanghai"
* "Fist and Fang"
* "General Ironfist"
* "Night of Battle"
* "The Pit of the Serpent"
* "Sailor's Grudge"
* "The Sign of the Snake"
* "The Slugger's Game"
* "Sluggers on the Beach"
* "Texas Fists"
* "The TNT Punch"
* "Vikings of the Gloves"
* "Waterfront Fists"
* "Winner Take All"

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Breckinridge Elkins|

* A Gent from Bear Creek
* Mayhem on Bear Creek
* The Pride of Bear Creek

Horror|

| John Kirowan|

* "The Children of the Night"
* "The Haunter of the Ring"
* "The Black Stone"

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Other|

| Short story
collections|

* Skull-Face (1946)
* The Dark Man (1963)
* Kull (1967)
* Red Shadows (1968)
* Wolfshead (1968)
* Red Blades of Black Cathay (1971)
* Marchers of Valhalla (1972)
* The Sowers of the Thunder (1973)
* Tigers of the Sea (1974)
* Worms of the Earth (1974)
* Black Vulmea's Vengeance (1976)
* The Iron Man (1976)
* Hawks of Outremer (1979)
* The Road of Azrael (1979)
* Lord of the Dead (1981)
* Nameless Cults (2001)
* People of the Dark (2005)
* Heroes in the Wind (2009)

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Other stories|

* Almuric
* "Black Canaan"
* "The Cairn on the Headland"
* "The Curse of the Crimson God"
* "The Dream Snake"
* "Hawks Over Egypt"
* "Pigeons from Hell"
* Post Oaks & Sand Roughs
* "The Road of the Eagles"
* "The Shadow of the Vulture"
* Skull-Face
* "The Sowers of the Thunder"
* "The Twilight of the Grey Gods"

Other characters|

* Cormac Fitzgeoffrey
* Dark Agnes de Chastillon
* Kirby O'Donnell
* Red Sonya
* Solomon Kane
* The Sonora Kid
* Steve Harrison
* Turlogh Dubh O'Brien

Poetry|

* Always Comes Evening (1957) ("Men of the Shadows")
* Singers in the Shadows (1970)
* Echoes from an Iron Harp (1972)
* Shadows of Dreams (1989)
* Poems (A–H) (I–O) (P–Z)

See also|

* Bibliography
* "The Hyborian Age"
* Unaussprechlichen Kulten

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