Behind Howard's stories lurks a dark poetry and the timeless truth of dreams. bbrb-Robert Blochi piHoward's writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks.br-Stephen King pThe classic pulp magazines of the early twentieth century are long gone, but their action-packed tales live on through the work of legendary storyteller Robert E. Howard. From his fecund imagination sprang an army of larger-than-life heroes-including the iconic Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull of Atlantis, Solomon Kane, and Bran Mak Morn-as well as adventures that would define a genre for generations. Now comes the second volume of this author's breathtaking short fiction, which runs the gamut from sword and sorcery, historical epic, and seafaring pirate adventure to two-fisted crime and intrigue, ghoulish horror, and rip-roaring western. pKull reigns supreme in By This Axe I Rule and The Mirrors of Tuzan Thune Conan conquers in one of his most popular exploits, The Tower of the Elephant S