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[Mondas]

I heard that this was the story that was the influence for Marvel's Red Sonja. Does anyone know where I can find this at?

[RichardS]

I heard that this was the story that was the influence for Marvel's Red Sonja. Does anyone know where I can find this at? 

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The most recent book with it in was "Lord of Samarcand" from Bison. Its available from Amazon. There's a load of really great stories in there.


The Lord of Samarcand
and Other Adventure Stories of the Old Orient

Introduction by Patrice Louinet
Red Blades of Black Cathay
(with Tevis Clyde Smith)
Hawks of Outremer
The Blood of Belshazzar
The Sowers of the Thunder
Lord of Samarcand
Timur-lang (poem)
The Lion of Tiberias
The Shadow of the Vulture
Gates of Empire
The Road of the Eagles
Hawks Over Egypt
The Road of Azrael
Miscellanea
The Slave-Princess (synopsis)
The Slave-Princess (unfinished draft)
Two Against Tyre (unfinished draft)
The Track of Bohemond (unfinished draft)
The Shadow of the Hun (unfinished draft)
Untitled fragment ("He knew de Bracy...")
Untitled fragment ("The wind from the Mediterranean...")
Recap of Howard Lamb's "The Wolf Chaser"
The Persians Had All Fled (untitled draft)
Source Acknowledgements

0-8032-2422-2 hc, 0-8032-7355-X sc, 462pp

featuring stories of the Crusades and the Near East
edited by Rusty Burke

[PaulMc]

I heard that this was the story that was the influence for Marvel's Red Sonja. Does anyone know where I can find this at? 

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The story is titled "Shadow of the Vulture"

If you can find it used, it is also in Echoes of Valor III, TOR books, edited by Karl Edward Wagner.

[Mondas]

Thanx a lot.

[Snake]

The cheapest by far to buy "Sowers of the Thunder" is in the Zebra paperback Sowers of the Thunder
This is my favorite REH non-Conan story, by the way. I broke down and bought the Donald Grant edition. The REAL Ren Sonya rocks.

And speaking of "Rocks", after you read it, let me know what you think of Sonya's sister, Roxellana!

Snakeeeee

[Speelie]

Lord of Samarcand is more expensive than a used copy of The Sowers of Thunder, but it does have the same stories and many more, which makes it worthwhile. My opinion is subject to change, but at the moment it is my single favorite REH book, and I hope more people will read and enjoy those stories!

[Atlantean]

Hello:
Does anyone know how many Red Sonya stories were written by REH? And I mean Red Sonya of Rogatino who appeared in The Shadow of the Vulture, not the Red Sonja created by Roy Thomas. Also, in what anthologies or collected works can she be found?

Thanks to the Experts for the help

[Kieran]

As far as I know she only appeared in that one story and it can be found in The Lord Of Samarcand and other Tales of the Old Orient.

[deuce]

Yep. Just Shadow of the Vulture.

[Atlantean]

As far as I know she only appeared in that one story and it can be found in The Lord Of Samarcand and other Tales of the Old Orient.

That's Great...Thank you for letting me know!

[Atlantean]

Yep. Just Shadow of the Vulture.

Thanks for the added information.

[deuce]

There are also REH's yarns of Agnes d'Chastillon, collected in the Sword Woman book.

[Atlantean]

There are also REH's yarns of Agnes d'Chastillon, collected in the Sword Woman book.

Thanks Deuce;
I have the Swordwoman book and like the yarns of Dark Agnes.

[deuce]

"Samarcand" contains some of REH's very best blood-soaked adventure yarns. There ain't a bad one in the bunch. Plus, we have Rusty Burke's excellent editing, making the text of each yarn the most authoritative out there.

[Kortoso]

Sowers of the Thunder has some great illustrations by Krenkel as well.

[deuce]

Sowers of the Thunder has some great illustrations by Krenkel as well.

Very true. The Grant edition of Road of Azrael had some great Krenkel work in it, too. Roy also did a fine foreword to "Sowers". I miss that dude.

[Mondas]

I been hearing a lot about Road of Azrael, What is it about?

[deuce]

I been hearing a lot about Road of Azrael, What is it about?

More Crusader yarns. Buy "Samarcand".

[Mondas]

When you say crusader, do you mean like the Crusades? And what time period is it set in?

Edited by Mondas, 12 November 2007 - 08:39 PM.

[deuce]

When you say crusader, do you mean like the Crusades?

What else, in Crom's name, would I mean by "Crusader" (capitalized)? You asked about "Vulture" two years ago, and you still don't know that REH wrote tales set during the Crusades? I repeat: buy Lord of Samarcand.