Hawks Over Shem
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"Hawks Over Shem" is a Conan novelette by L. Sprague de Camp based on a Diego de Guzman story, "Hawks Over Egypt", by Robert E. Howard; it is usually credited to Howard and de Camp.
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[edit] Synopsis
Conan pursues General Othbaal, an ally turned traitor, to the city of Asgulum. He allies himself with Masdak, one of two other generals involved in a power struggle serving under mad King Akhirom. Conan and Mazdak eliminate the other generals and cause Akhirom to be overthrown. Conan must flee Asgulum, and a potentially profitable alliance to Mazdak, when it is discovered that he is Amra; the pirate who fleeced many nearby city-states.
[edit] Differences from Howard's original story
De Camp gave de Guzman's role to Conan, deleted and added place and setting information, and extensively re-worked the plot and story-line so that a new "Howard" story could be added to the Gnome Press series in 1955.
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[edit] Publication history
- Tales of Conan (collection) • Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp • Gnome Press 1955
