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The Sowers of the Thunder is a short story by Robert E. Howard (published in Oriental Stories, Winter 1932) that takes place in Outremer, (the Crusader states) in the time of General Baibars and deals with the General's friendly/adversarial relationship with Cahal Ruadh O'Donnell, an Irish Crusader with a troubled past cut in the Howardian mold.
As is common for Howard's historical fiction, this tale is tragic as much as it is heroic, pitting the protagonist's superhuman strength and resolution against a world that is yet stronger, and too harsh to resist. Another trait of the story common to Howard's historical tales is the mix of historical figures and events (here Baibars, Walter of Brienne, Al-Mansur and others, and the prelude to Baibars' Mamluk empire) with totally imaginary ones (such as deposed "King of Ireland" Cahal). While less known than Howard's fantasy work, this is nonetheless considered a classic among his writings.
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Works by Robert E. Howard |
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| Conan |
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| Sailor Steve Costigan |
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| Breckinridge Elkins |
The Apache Mountain War · The Conquerin' Hero of the Humbolts · Cupid from Bear Creek · The Curly Wolf of Sawtooth · Educate or Bust · Evil Deeds at Red Cougar · The Feud Buster · The Scalp Hunter · A Gent from Bear Creek · Guns of the Mountain · The Haunted Mountain · High Horse Rampage · Mayhem and Taxes · Meet Cap'n Kidd · Mountain Man · No Cowherders Wanted · The Peaceful Pilgrim · Pilgrims to the Pecos · Pistol Politics · The Riot at Cougar Paw · The Road to Bear Creek · Sharp's Gun Serenade · Striped Shirts and Busted Hearts · War on Bear Creek · When Bear Creek Came to Chawed Ear
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| Solomon Kane |
Blades of the Brotherhood · The Blue Flame of Vengeance · The Footfalls Within · The Hills of the Dead · The Moon of Skulls · The One Black Stain · Rattle of Bones · Red Shadows · The Return of Sir Richard Grenville · The Right Hand of Doom · Skulls in the Stars · Solomon Kane's Homecoming · Wings in the Night
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| John Kirowan |
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| Kull |
The Altar and the Scorpion · By This Axe, I Rule · The Black City · The Curse of the Golden Skull · Exile of Atlantis · Delcardes' Cat · Kings of the Night · The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune · The Shadow Kingdom · The Skull of Silence · The Striking of the Gong · Swords of the Purple Kingdom
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| Bran Mak Morn |
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