FenrisUlf
Apr 28th, '06, 08:00 AM
Just got this as an e-mail, and as Lamb's work is very fantasy-like (think 'swashbuckling historical'), I'm hoping some folks here might enjoy it. Harold Lamb was one of Robert E. Howard's big inspirations; if you ever read any of Lamb's cossack stories, you can see where Howard got the Kozaki and Turanians from.
Whatever, I just hope some of you enjoy the books.
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Hello all,
I've written you because you have expressed interested in the work of Harold
Lamb. If this letter has reached you by mistake, please let me know and I'll
remove you from the mailing list.
I’ve never had so much good Harold Lamb news to report.
The first of two volumes collecting ALL of Lamb’s Cossack stories are now
available for pre-order from Amazon. _Wolf of the Steppes_ and _Warriors of the
Steppes_ are being published by University of Nebraska Press’s Bison Books (the
other two volumes will be printed next year). And when I write all, I mean every
single Khlit the Cossack adventure, printed in order, some of which have been
out of print since the 1930s and some which have never been printed between book
covers. There's more--the volumes include all the stories of Khlit’s allies and
fellow Cossacks, as well as more than a dozen standalone Cossack stories,
behind-the-scenes letters, and introductions from leading speculative fiction
authors. This is the stuff of grand adventure, fiction teeming with deadly
swordsmen, scheming priests, evil cults, gleaming treasure, and damsels in need
of rescue.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0803280483/sr=8-1/qid=1146223700/ref=sr_1_1/103-2793163-5195817?%5Fencoding=UTF8
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0803280491/qid=1146223734/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/103-2793163-5195817?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
But that’s not all--
Two of Lamb’s last stories for Adventure magazine were the moody, action-packed
adventures of Nial O’Gordon. Those of us lucky enough to have found these rare
pieces have always named them among Lamb’s very best, and now one of them has
been reprinted at last by Pitch-Black, in their Sages and Swords anthology. In
addition to the rare Lamb novella it features a wide sampling of heroic fiction
by modern writers.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0975884050/qid=1146223776/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/103-2793163-5195817?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
Lastly, you can have a sneak peak at one of the stories from volume three of the
Cossack collection by visiting the current issue of Flashing Swords at
www.swordandsorcery.org. Another rarity, An Edge to A Sword has never been
collected between book covers.
http://www.swordandsorcery.org/fs/vol2-iss6-toc.htm
I urge you now to seek out the Cossack books through Amazon, or better yet to
request them at your local bookstores and libraries. Heck, be sure to request
them at your library in any case because the more word we can spread about these
the better! There’s never been a chance like this to see this fiction in print!
Remember that if THESE volumes do well, more volumes will follow from Bison. Get
copies for your friends, press the bookstores to carry it, contact fellow
readers who don’t know the material! After all these years we finally have the
fiction at hand and if we spread the word we might see ALL of it!
Here’s what I hope we’ll see in the future if the Cossack volumes do well:
Swords of the West: The Crusader stories of Harold Lamb, featuring numerous bold
tales of daring Crusaders, usually venturing into the remote east. This would
include not only the two Nial O’Gordon novellas, but rare short novels and other
moody work that ranks among Lamb’s best.
Swords of the East: This would feature the never-before reprinted prequel to
Lamb’s famed Durandal story, narrated by none other than Sir Hugh’s (the hero of
Durandal) loyal Arab friend Khalil el Kadr, as well as three exciting novellas
of Daril Ibn Athir, wandering physician and swordsmen, and would include other
rarities as well.
Swords of the Mongols: This volume would include not only The Three Palladins,
but other short stories and novellas with Mongolians as protagonists, including
the novelette that so inspired Robert E. Howard that he began his own draft of
the piece.
Swords from the Sea: This volume would collect three novelettes of John Paul
Jones’ adventures amongst the Russians, a short novel centered around the search
for the Northeast passage, and almost a dozen short tales of Viking mayhem.
The Complete Durandal: This volume would finally collect all three of the
Durnadal stories as printed in the pulps, complete with linking text drafted
only for the novelized version of the tales printed in the 30s.
Lastly, please take note of my new e-mail. I have been in the midst of a house
move and have not yet had time to update the Lamb web page, where an old,
no-longer-functional e-mail is posted.
Incidentally, on a more personal note, I just received a box with copies of Wolf
of the Steppes last night. It's beautiful in presentation, in the cover, in the
lovely interior map of Khlit's journeys... It's quite a thing to hold a dream in
your hands. I've been working toward this for more than ten years, and to
finally be able to touch it is almost beyond words. Proof, I guess, that almost
anything is possible if you work hard enough.
best wishes to you all,
Howard
Whatever, I just hope some of you enjoy the books.
-------------------
Hello all,
I've written you because you have expressed interested in the work of Harold
Lamb. If this letter has reached you by mistake, please let me know and I'll
remove you from the mailing list.
I’ve never had so much good Harold Lamb news to report.
The first of two volumes collecting ALL of Lamb’s Cossack stories are now
available for pre-order from Amazon. _Wolf of the Steppes_ and _Warriors of the
Steppes_ are being published by University of Nebraska Press’s Bison Books (the
other two volumes will be printed next year). And when I write all, I mean every
single Khlit the Cossack adventure, printed in order, some of which have been
out of print since the 1930s and some which have never been printed between book
covers. There's more--the volumes include all the stories of Khlit’s allies and
fellow Cossacks, as well as more than a dozen standalone Cossack stories,
behind-the-scenes letters, and introductions from leading speculative fiction
authors. This is the stuff of grand adventure, fiction teeming with deadly
swordsmen, scheming priests, evil cults, gleaming treasure, and damsels in need
of rescue.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0803280483/sr=8-1/qid=1146223700/ref=sr_1_1/103-2793163-5195817?%5Fencoding=UTF8
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0803280491/qid=1146223734/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/103-2793163-5195817?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
But that’s not all--
Two of Lamb’s last stories for Adventure magazine were the moody, action-packed
adventures of Nial O’Gordon. Those of us lucky enough to have found these rare
pieces have always named them among Lamb’s very best, and now one of them has
been reprinted at last by Pitch-Black, in their Sages and Swords anthology. In
addition to the rare Lamb novella it features a wide sampling of heroic fiction
by modern writers.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0975884050/qid=1146223776/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/103-2793163-5195817?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
Lastly, you can have a sneak peak at one of the stories from volume three of the
Cossack collection by visiting the current issue of Flashing Swords at
www.swordandsorcery.org. Another rarity, An Edge to A Sword has never been
collected between book covers.
http://www.swordandsorcery.org/fs/vol2-iss6-toc.htm
I urge you now to seek out the Cossack books through Amazon, or better yet to
request them at your local bookstores and libraries. Heck, be sure to request
them at your library in any case because the more word we can spread about these
the better! There’s never been a chance like this to see this fiction in print!
Remember that if THESE volumes do well, more volumes will follow from Bison. Get
copies for your friends, press the bookstores to carry it, contact fellow
readers who don’t know the material! After all these years we finally have the
fiction at hand and if we spread the word we might see ALL of it!
Here’s what I hope we’ll see in the future if the Cossack volumes do well:
Swords of the West: The Crusader stories of Harold Lamb, featuring numerous bold
tales of daring Crusaders, usually venturing into the remote east. This would
include not only the two Nial O’Gordon novellas, but rare short novels and other
moody work that ranks among Lamb’s best.
Swords of the East: This would feature the never-before reprinted prequel to
Lamb’s famed Durandal story, narrated by none other than Sir Hugh’s (the hero of
Durandal) loyal Arab friend Khalil el Kadr, as well as three exciting novellas
of Daril Ibn Athir, wandering physician and swordsmen, and would include other
rarities as well.
Swords of the Mongols: This volume would include not only The Three Palladins,
but other short stories and novellas with Mongolians as protagonists, including
the novelette that so inspired Robert E. Howard that he began his own draft of
the piece.
Swords from the Sea: This volume would collect three novelettes of John Paul
Jones’ adventures amongst the Russians, a short novel centered around the search
for the Northeast passage, and almost a dozen short tales of Viking mayhem.
The Complete Durandal: This volume would finally collect all three of the
Durnadal stories as printed in the pulps, complete with linking text drafted
only for the novelized version of the tales printed in the 30s.
Lastly, please take note of my new e-mail. I have been in the midst of a house
move and have not yet had time to update the Lamb web page, where an old,
no-longer-functional e-mail is posted.
Incidentally, on a more personal note, I just received a box with copies of Wolf
of the Steppes last night. It's beautiful in presentation, in the cover, in the
lovely interior map of Khlit's journeys... It's quite a thing to hold a dream in
your hands. I've been working toward this for more than ten years, and to
finally be able to touch it is almost beyond words. Proof, I guess, that almost
anything is possible if you work hard enough.
best wishes to you all,
Howard