''Elak, King of Atlantis'' is a
collection of
sword and sorcery short stories
A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest t ...
by English author
Adrian Cole, continuing the stories featuring the title character by American author
Henry Kuttner. It was first published in trade paperback and ebook by
Pulp Hero Press
Pulp Hero Press is a small publisher active since 2017. The press was founded by Bob McLain. It is primarily a paperback and ebook publisher, initially specializing in non-fiction relating to Robert E. Howard and sword and sorcery before branc ...
in July 2020; an ebook edition followed from the same publisher in October of the same year.
Summary
The book collects five of the author's "Elak" stories, two of them original to the collection, together with a foreword by
Robert M. Price
Robert McNair Price (born July 7, 1954) is an American New Testament scholar. His most notable stance is arguing in favor of the Christ myth theorythe claim that a historical Jesus did not exist. Price is the author of a number of books on bi ...
and a prologue by the author.
Contents
*"Foreword: Before the Oceans Drank Atlantis" (
Robert M. Price
Robert McNair Price (born July 7, 1954) is an American New Testament scholar. His most notable stance is arguing in favor of the Christ myth theorythe claim that a historical Jesus did not exist. Price is the author of a number of books on bi ...
)
*"Prologue: Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears the Crown"
*"Blood of the Moon God" (from ''Strange Tales'' no. 10, Sep. 5, 2007)
*"Witch Queen of Doom Island" (from ''Worlds of the Unknown'' v. 1, Jan. 2015)
*"Revenge of the Sorcerer"
*"Spawn of the Sea God" (from ''
The Mighty Warriors
''The Mighty Warriors'' is an anthology of fantasy short stories in the sword and sorcery subgenre, edited by Robert M. Price. It was first published in trade paperback and ebook by Ulthar Press in May 2018, and was a homage to the similar early sw ...
'', May 2018)
*"Sky Warriors of Atlantis"
References
2020 short story collections
Fantasy short story collections
Atlantis in fiction
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