The Country of the Knife

Short story by Robert E. Howard

"Country of the Knife"

Short story by Robert E. Howard
Country| United States
Language| English
Genre(s)| Adventure
Publication
Published in| Complete Stories
Publication type| Pulp magazine
Publication date| August 1936
Series| El Borak

"Country of the Knife" is an El Borak short story by Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the August 1936 issue of the pulp magazine Complete Stories.[1] The story is also known as "Sons of the Hawk".

## References

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

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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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