The Riot at Bucksnort by Robert E. Howard
reviewed by Georges T. Dodds
Along with historical tales of the East, American Western tall tales were the other form that Robert E. Howard was increasingly exploring. In particular his humourous adventures of Breckenridge Elkins the big, two-fisted, gun-slinging, good-hearted but naive galoot from Bear Creek and similar tales of Pike Bearfield and Buckner J. Grimes were the complete antithesis of his dark tales.

The Lord of Samarcand by Robert E. Howard
reviewed by Georges T. Dodds
In The Lord of Samarcand we are presented with all of Robert E. Howard's historical tales of the Orient. Howard was drawn to this form by his interest in history, but also through his admiration for the historical and adventure works of Harold Lamb (1892-1962), an author who, unlike Howard, had been widely published in the prestigious pulp magazine Adventure.

Boxing Stories by Robert E. Howard
reviewed by Georges T. Dodds
For many of the stories, some never reprinted before, the editor has gone back to the original typescripts or magazine appearances: restoring 10,000 words to "The Iron Man" cut by the editors of Fight Stories; restoring Sailor Steve Costigan as the protagonist of Dennis Dorgan stories, a name change brought on by Howard having to disguise his authorship to avoid having two stories under the same by-line in a single magazine issue.

The People of the Black Circle by Robert E. Howard
reviewed by Georges T. Dodds
To many people the character of Conan is the one they know from two films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, for others Conan is the barbarian character of comic book fame, for others still the literary character written of by a host of modern would-be sword and sorcery authors. What is presented in in this collection are the original unadulterated Robert E. Howard Conan tales, directly from the pages of Weird Tales and original manuscripts.