The Road of Azrael

1979 collection of short stories by Robert E. Howard

The Road of Azrael

Cover of the first edition

Author| Robert E. Howard
Illustrator| Roy G. Krenkel
Cover artist| Roy G. Krenkel
Language| English
Genre| Historical short stories
Publisher| Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc.

Publication date

| 1979
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (hardback)
Pages| 230
OCLC| 5297679

The Road of Azrael is a collection of historical short stories by American writer Robert E. Howard. It was first published in 1979 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 2,150 copies, of which, 300 were boxed and signed by the artist.

## Contents

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* "Hawks over Egypt"
* "The Track of Bohemond"
* "Gates of Empire"
* "The Road of Azrael"
* "The Way of the Swords" (originally named "The Road of the Eagles" by Howard)

## Sources

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* Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 325.
* Clute, John; John Grant (1997). The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 483\. ISBN 0-88184-708-9.

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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|

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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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