El Borak and Other Desert Adventures - Tim Bradstreet Foreword - Artists' Forewords

Jul 30, 2026

Collection of Robert E. Howard desert-adventure content centered on El Borak, presented alongside related tales. The text includes a detailed table of contents covering primary stories and supplementary material such as miscellanea, notes on original Howard texts, and appendices. It also features artists’ forewords describing how illustrators approach Howard’s “black vs. white” contrast, harsh desert light, and deep shadows, and how earlier artwork and Conan fandom shaped the creative motivation behind the illustrations and presentation.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages757

Reading Time19 h 26 min

Contents

Artists’ Forewords

Introduction

Swords of the Hills

The Daughter of Erlik Khan

Three-Bladed Doom

Hawk of the Hills

Blood of the Gods

Sons of the Hawk

Son of the White Wolf

Gold from Tatary

Swords of Shahrazar

The Trail of the Blood-Stained God

The Fire of Asshurbanipal

Miscellanea

Appendices

Illustrations

Notes on the Original Howard Texts

THE FULLY ILLUSTRATED ROBERT E. HOWARD LIBRARY from Del Rey Books The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane The Bloody Crown of Conan Bran Mak Morn: The Last King The Conquering Sword of Conan Kull: Exile of Atlantis The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 1: Crimson Shadows The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 2: Grim Lands The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard El Borak and Other Desert Adventures [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Swords of the Hills ɹrst published in The Lost Valley of Iskander, 1974 (as The Lost Valley of Iskander) The Daughter of Erlik Khan ɹrst published in Top-Notch Magazine, December 1934 Three-Bladed Doom (long version)ɹrst published in Three-Bladed Doom, 1977 Hawk of the Hills ɹrst published in Top-Notch Magazine, June 1935 Blood of the Gods ɹrst published in Top-Notch Magazine, July 1935 Sons of the Hawk ɹrst published in Complete Stories, August 1936 (as The Country of the Knife) Son of the White Wolf ɹrst published in Thrilling Adventures, December 1936 Gold from Tatary ɹrst published in Thrilling Adventures, January 1935 (as The Treasures of Tartary) Swords of Shahrazar ɹrst published in Top-Notch Magazine, October 1934 The Trail of the Blood-Stained God ɹrst published in Swords of Shahrazar, 1976 (as The Curse of the Crimson God) The Fire of Asshurbanipal ɹrst published in The Howard Collector, Spring 1972 Three-Bladed Doom (short version)ɹrst published in REH: Lone Star Fictioneer, Spring 1976 Untitled appears here for the ɹrst time [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) My work here is dedicated to Frank Frazetta, Gary Gianni, Mark Schultz, Michael Wm. Kaluta, Bernie Wrightson, and Steranko. And to Robert E. Howard, wherever you are. —Tim Bradstreet For Mark Westermoe —Jim & Ruth Keegan In loving memory of our friend and colleague Steve Tompkins 1960–2009 [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Contents Artists’ Forewords Introduction Swords of the Hills The Daughter of Erlik Khan Three-Bladed Doom Hawk of the Hills Blood of the Gods Sons of the Hawk Son of the White Wolf Gold from Tatary Swords of Shahrazar The Trail of the Blood-Stained God The Fire of Asshurbanipal Miscellanea Three-Bladed Doom Untitled Fragment Appendices Gunɹghters of the Wild East Notes on the Original Howard Texts [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Illustrations “The ɹghters revolved about each other. “Not until it was looming over him, the great arms closing upon him”“There were human skulls nailed above the gate.” “…Afzal Khan came and stood over them, combing his crimson beard.”“They passed into a mighty hall of misty twilight.” [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Artists’ Forewords I once saw an amazing illustration of El Borak by one of my art gods, Jim Steranko. It was a classic Steranko piece, charged with his incredible display of black vs. white. Francis Xavier Gordon was holding a long riɻe in the shot if I recollect correctly. Well, it inspired me a great deal. I was immediately curious. Who in the hell is El Borak? Several years later I was fortunate enough to run across an old used copy of Son of the White Wolf and got my ɹrst real taste of the bold adventurer. I was smitten. I was already a huge fan of Howard’s Conan stories, and here I felt as if I was reading Conan but dropped into a world right out of David Lean’s masterpiece, Lawrence of Arabia: romantic, brutal, and dripping with the blood of El Borak’s fallen foes. I feel much the same love for Howard’s other characters in the same vein: Kirby O’Donnell, aka Ali el Ghazi, an American of Black Irish descent, and Steve Clarney — all Americans, and all adventuring in the same real estate around the same time. Would have been cool if they’d all met for an adventure. One of my great inspirations and idols, Frank Frazetta, once said, “I wanted t

FAQs

El Borak and Other Desert Adventures主要包含哪些故事内容？

主要包含《El Borak and Other Desert Adventures》相关的多篇沙漠冒险故事，并在目录中列出《Swords of the Hills》《The Daughter of Erlik Khan》等作品，另有Miscellanea与附录等补充内容。

本书/文档的结构包含哪些版块？

结构包括Contents下的Artists’ Forewords、Introduction、主要故事分段、Miscellanea、Appendices，以及Illustrations与Notes on the Original Howard Texts等。

Artists’ Forewords中强调了怎样的创作与绘画风格？

Forewords强调使用强烈的黑白对比、以沙漠光线“撕开边缘”，并用最深的黑色阴影填充细节，从而呈现Howard式的荒野与残酷感。

Jul 30, 2026

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