num_pages: 592
description: Robert E. Howard is famous for creating such immortal heroes as Conan the Cimmerian Solomon Kane and Bran Mak Morn. Less well-known but equally extraordinary are his non-fantasy adventure stories set in the Middle East and featuring such two-fisted heroes as Francis Xavier Gordonknown as El BorakKirby ODonnell and Steve Clarney. This trio of hard-fighting Americans civilized men with more than a touch of the primordial in their veins marked a new direction for Howards writing and new territory for his genius to conquer.The wily Texan El Borak a hardened fighter who stalks the sandscapes of Afghanistan like a vengeful wolf is rivaled among Howards creations only by Conan himself. In such classic tales as The Daughter of Erlik Khan Three-Bladed Doom and Sons of the Hawk Howard proves himself once again a master of action and with plenty of eerie atmosphere his plotting becomes tighter and twistier than ever resulting in stories worthy of comparison to Jack London and Rudyard Kipling. Every fan of Robert E. Howard and aficionados of great adventure writing will want to own this collection of the best of Howards desert tales lavishly illustrated by award-winning artists Tim Bradstreet and Jim &amp; Ruth Keegan.
language: English
title: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures
publisher: Random House Worlds