The Robert E Howard Index

A guide to the work of the renowned pulp fiction writer

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The Pit of the Serpent

Originally published in Fight Stories, July 1929.

Recurring: Steve Costigan.
Published in
  • In Print
  • Waterfront Fists and Others: the Collected Fight Stories
  • Out of print
  • Boxing Stories
  • Fists of Iron Round 2

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Collections

View an alphabetical list of books collecting Robert E. Howard's work, organized by in-print and out-of-print titles. Click on the collection title to see the contents, cover art, and details of publication.

Stories

View lists of Robert E. Howard's stories, poetry and miscellanea, sorted by title or date of original publication. Click on a story title to see details including date of first publication and what collections it is featured in.

Acnowledgements

Creating this index would have been a lot more difficult without the website HowardWorks.com. If you're looking for a more in-depth bibliography with extensive details on periodicals and rare publications, look no further. Leon Nielsen's A Collector's Descriptive Bibliography was also immensely helpful.

Recommended

The Del Rey collections use Howard’s original typescripts wherever possible, and are usually accompanied by a lively appendix of unfinished drafts, alternate versions, and commentary from noted Howard scholars.

  • The Best of REH Volume 1: Crimson Shadows
  • The Best of REH Volume 2: Grim Lands
  • The Bloody Crown of Conan
  • Bran Mak Morn: the Last King
  • The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian
  • The Conquering Sword of Conan
  • El Borak and Other Desert Adventures
  • The Horror Stories of REH
  • Kull: Exile of Atlantis
  • The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane
  • Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures

The Robert E. Howard Foundation publishes several excellent collections of hard-to find Howard material. Their books are expertly assembled and beautifully designed, but are done in small print runs so availability is limited.

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