North of Khyber

"North of Khyber"
Short story by Robert E. Howard
First edition
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Adventure
Publication
Published in	North of Khyber
Publication type	Chapbook
Publisher	Cryptic Publications
Publication date	December 1987
Series	El Borak & The Sonora Kid

"North of Khyber" is an El Borak short story by Robert E. Howard. It was not published within Howard's lifetime - it was first printed in the chapbook North of Khyber (December 1987). [1] All stories in the chapbook also feature another of Howard's characters, The Sonora Kid.

Contents

• "Introduction" — Essay by Robert M. Price
• "North of Khyber"
• "The Land of Mystery"
• "El Borak" ("Were you ever stranded...")
• "The Shunned Castle"
• "A Power Among the Islands"

"El Borak" is the title of two different short stories, neither of which were finished or published within Howard's lifetime. The first story was printed in the chapbook The Coming of El Borak, in September 1987 ("I emptied my revolver..."), while the second story was printed shortly afterwards, in the chapbook North of Khyber, in December 1987 ("Were you ever stranded..."). This second story also features another of Howard's characters, The Sonora Kid. Both chapbooks were published by Cryptic Publications.

References

1. "Publication History". Howard Works. Retrieved 2008-02-11.

External links

• List of stories and publication details at Howard Works