The People of the Black Circle is a collection of Conan stories by Robert E. Howard, edited by Karl Edward Wagner. The illustrations by Hugh Rankin are from the original pulp publications.
Contents[]
- "Foreword" • Karl Edward Wagner
- The People of the Black Circle (novella) • Robert E. Howard
- "The Devil in Iron" (novelette ) • Robert E. Howard
- "A Witch Shall Be Born" (novelette ) • Robert E. Howard
- "Jewels of Gwahlur" (novelette ) • Robert E. Howard
- "Afterword" • Karl Edward Wagner
Publishing history[]
- The People of the Black Circle (collection) • Robert E. Howard • edited by Karl Edward Wagner • illustrated by Hugh Rankin
- Berkley/Putnam 1977 hc 293pp ISBN 0399121471
- Berkley September 1977 pb 293pp ISBN 042503609X
There was also a 1977 Science Fiction Book Club edition, which was retypeset and introduced numerous errors.
References[]
- Miskatonic University Library Periodical Reading Room - Weird Tales • anon.
- The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998) • Charles N. Brown & William G. Contento
- The Encyclopedia of Fantasy • edited by John Clute and John Grant • Orbit 1997 ISBN 1857233689
- Robert E. Howard :Short Story Bibliography • Robert E. Howard : UK Publications • Ian Davy
- Howard Works: Robert E. Howard Bibliography • Paul Herman and Todd A. Woods • winner of The 2004 Stygian Award for best REH-related website
- A Complete Conan Bibliography • Bruce L. Precourt
- A Complete Conan Bibliography • Expanded, edited, and reformatted by William Galen Gray et al.
- The Hyborian Age of Conan the Barbarian • Dale Rippke
- Robert E. Howard – Bibliography (Alphabetical) • Al von Ruff (isfdb)
- The Barbarian Keep • Edward A. Waterman
- International Superheroes: Conan • "Loki"