Movies like solomon kane if you like solomon kane you are looking for gothic, bleak and atmospheric movies about with good versus evil, dark fantasy, tough heroes, supernatural, sorcerer, danger and heroes themes of action, adventure and fantasy genre shot in czech republic or uk. Howards the savage tales of solomon kane, opening with introductions by neil gaiman and mike mignola and featuring excerpts from howards text. Solomon kane the footfalls within by roland wieffering. A 16th century puritan, solomon kane wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanquish evil in all its forms. Some of the stories in this book were never finished by howard, and they are left as is by the publisher as unfinished. If you liked the savage tales of solomon kane by robert e howard, gary gianni, here are some books like this.
Choose your countrys store to see books available for purchase. The window is open and a weird thing, similar to a large black spider, is crawling inside. Join our community of taste explorers to save your discoveries, create inspiring lists, get personalized recommendations, and follow interesting people. Solomon kane was first published in 1928 and was the creation of author robert e. Then the dark shadows came gliding from the east, the western blaze faded, and solomon kane struck out boldly in the gathering darkness. Scott allie bringing solomon kane to comic book life. It posses fascinating questions of mortality, damnation and redemption while also just being an awesome dark fantasy with a ton of swashbuckling action anchored by a terrific lead performance and a gorgeously gothic production design. A late 16thearly 17th century puritan, solomon kane is a somberlooking man who wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanquish evil in all its forms. I think some author described rehs prose as electric, and i tend to agree. Click download or read online button to get solomon kane book now. A stunning thrillerfantasyscifi chimera like nothing ive read before. The castle of the devil from the worlds largest community of readers. A ruthless mercenary renounces violence after learning his soul is bound for hell. The solomon kane set of novels feature the protagonist, solomon kane, who was created by the author robert e.
Howard who appears in a series of adventure stories. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Solomon kane, in my opinion, is his greatest creation and i wish that he had written more stories of the fanatical kane fighting evil as only kane does. Kane is a somberlooking man pale with cold eyes and wears a slouch hat. The savage tales of solomon kane is my fifth of del reys eleven collected volumes of robert e. Manpower projections and training considerations by emmett keeler. He was one of howards darker, more psychologically complex action figures, and certainly worth more than the handful of stories howard produced before moving on to other characters like conan. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Stars blinked out and night winds whispered among the grass like weeping specters. But they arent stopping there, they are also creating new runs of comic books based on howards characters dark agnes, solomon kane, and more. He is well known for his character conan the barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. Marvel comics published several comic books featuring solomon kane in the 1970s and 1980s. Solomon gathers a large number of horses and chariots and even brings in horses from egypt. Some of the stories in this collection were pretty good, others seemed to be just half a tale, with howard deciding he was done with the idea before developing it more.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the savage tales of solomon kane. What other book might you compare the savage tales of solomon kane to and why. Giannis blackandwhite sketches and designs for a deluxe illustrated edition of robert e. Skulls in the stars from the worlds largest community of readers. Solomon kane, puritan swordsman, roams the earth trying to exterminate great evils that lurk in hidden places. Despite optioning the rights in 1997, filming did not begin until january 2008. The savage tales of solomon kane collects together all the unedited, original stories and poems about the puritan adventurer and fantasy hero solomon kane. Books similar to the savage tales of solomon kane goodreads. So i felt that this was the thing for me i get to do an adventure story. The savage tales of solomon kane ebook written by robert e. It feels like adventure stories with a really heavy horror atmosphere to them no more so than with solomon kane. Kane stories are heaped with atmosphere, testimony to howards own bleak world view and the circles in which he moved. The moon began to rise, lean and haggard, like a skull among the stars. Kane and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Solomon kane suleyman kehani as mentioned by howard in one of his adventures is a. What are some of the best books about king solomon. Solomon kane is a fictional character created by the pulpera writer robert e. Howard, more famous for creating the character conan the barbarian. The savage tales of solomon kane whatshouldireadnext. If you like solomon kane books, youll love john carter.
Robert ervin howard january 22, 1906 june 11, 1936 was an american author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. Bassett based on the pulp magazine character solomon kane created in 1928 by robert e. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the savage tales of solomon kane. The savage tales of solomon kane by howard, robert e. Howards vengeanceobsessed puritan begins his supernatural adventures in the haunted black forest of germany in this fiveissue adaptation of.
For what its worth im hardcore fantasy fan books and movies mainly and i love solomon kane. Howards other horror tales, but with a great dashing and dark caped crusader as the leading man. All of these were collected in the italian volume, solomon kane, rome, fanucci, 1979. Like john wick, solomon kane is a man of focus, commitment, and. Howard 19061936 created many classic fantasy heroes in the pulp magazines of the 1920s and 30s, such as conan the cimmerian, and solomon kane is one of his most unique. Kane went swiftly but warily, sword and pistols at hand. Solomon collects 666 talents of gold each year 1 kings 10. Howard solomon kane skulls in the stars youtube robert e. The road was dim from disuse but was clearly defined. Solomon kane is a character created by american author robert e. Jun 29, 2004 the savage tales of solomon kane ebook written by robert e. Click on a title, author name or category to see similar books.
The savage tales of solomon kane kindle edition by howard, robert e download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Contrary to common belief, this book tells of his achilles heel which was the continual desire to romance foreign women, neglecting the the study. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. The savage tales of solomon kane kindle edition by howard.
Solomon kane is born to a prosperous puritan family in devonshire, england. Find books like the savage tales of solomon kane from the worlds largest community of readers. Kane and conan both leap off the page, but that sheer will, that zealous pursuit of justice, make a deeper impression than conans more happygoluck view on life. Solomon kane is a mysterious character, and although he is in a lot of stories, he stays mysterious. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free. Skulls in the stars includes the stories skulls in the stars, the right hand of doom, red shadows, rattle of bones, the castle of the devil, the moon of skulls, the. Howard created more than the greatest action hero of the twentieth centuryhe also launched a genre that came. Solomon kane would be perfectly at home in a night force adventure, and might even have some ties with baron winters. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Solomon kane is a 17th century, puritan and a somberlooking man who traverses the world with not appropriate goal or reason, other than destroying any evil. Say this for the saga of solomon kane, you get a lot of kane for the price. Robert e howards conan,kull and solomon kane short stories are excellent reads with strong writing and imagery. The hand of kane includes the stories the hills of the dead, hawk of basti, wings in the night and children of asshur. I introduced myself to howard with the three volumes of conan stories and then read the collection of his horror stories my introduction to solomon kane was in that volume before picking up this one.
But conan wasnt the first archetypal adventurer to spring from howards fertile imagination. Actually the best book about the life of solomon is the one that bears his name, the song of solomon. Solomon kane is a 2009 frenchbritishczech dark fantasy action adventure film written and directed by michael j. More than 20 stories are here in all, including several multiparters.
The savage tales of solomon kane audiobook by robert e. In the dcu, he could also have made a terrific green lantern, especially he if accepts the guardians as some kind of angels. Goodreads members who liked the savage tales of solomon k. Solomon kane download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. But conan wasnt the first archetypal adventurer to. Since u liked the witcher i would suggest solomon kane, it has a strong horrorsupernatural atmosphere to it and kane is kinda like a monster hunter similar to geralt. Red shadows by robert ervin howard full audiobook by audio books. Solomon kane is a puritan from the 16th and 17th centuries, whose goal it is to rid the universe of all evil.
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