About this title: Master of driving pace, exotic setting, and complex plotting, Harold Lamb was one of Robert E. Howard's favorite writers. Here, at last, is every pulse-pounding, action-packed story of Lamb's greatest hero, the wolf of the steppe, Khlit the Cossack. Journey now with the unsung grandfather of sword and sorcery in search of ancient tombs, gleaming ...
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Description: Very Good. 0803280483 All orders ship same/next day. Orders before 2: 00 PM EST ship same day. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. read more
Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV OF NEBRASKA PR
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780803280489ISBN:0803280483
Description: New. Master of driving pace, exotic setting, and complex plotting, Harold Lamb was one of Robert E. Howard's favorite writers. Here at last is every pulse-pounding, action-packed story of Lamb's greatest hero, the wolf of the steppes, Khlit the Cossack. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Bison Books, Lincoln, NE
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780803280489ISBN:0803280483
Description: Fine. 0803280483. Trade paperback in pictorial wrappers. The first of a proposed 4 volumes to be published, compiling the complete Cossack saga in book form. Most stories originally appeared in the pulps. A New copy.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
Edition: First Edition (Unstated)
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London
Date Published: 2006
Description: Softcover. Brand new book. Master of driving pace, exotic setting, and complex plotting, Harold Lamb was one of Robert E. Howard's favorite writers. Here at last is every pulse-pounding, action-packed story of Lamb's greatest hero, the wolf of the steppes, Khlit the Cossack. Journey now with the unsung grandfather of sword and sorcery in search of ancient tombs, gleaming treasure, and thrilling landscapes. Match wits with deadly swordsmen, scheming priests, and evil cults. Rescue lovely damsels ... read more
"This book was very exciting, being well-written and well-crafted. The author does an excellent job at creating a worthy hero and then places him in a setting that is historically accurate and convincing. Written like ancient lore, or old legend."
"Thoughts from the halfway mark: Harold Lamb really knows how to tell a good adventure yarn. Not only that, his stories are very well researched, a rarity among pulp stories. The stories in this volume range from twenty to eighty pages, good for an evening's read. The writing is detailed but not as weighty as that of Robert E. Howard. Lamb was one of Howard's influences, which was the reason I picked this up in the first place.
Khlit, the main character, is an aging Cossack who leaves his band and goes wandering. The stories are so far are fairly fast-paced. Khlit uses his wits to defeat his enemies more often than his curved saber. In the ones I've read so far, he's gone up against Tatar hordes to rescue his foster son's wife to be, infiltrated a fortress of assassins, found the lost tomb of Genghis Khan, joined the Tatars, and withstood the seige of Shiangking. Great stuff.
Later: The later stories failed to disappoint. Prester John, bandits in the Gobi, a Mogul Queen, solid adventure stories one and all. I'm officially recommending this book to all pulp fans."
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