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100 1 _aHoward, Robert E.
_q(Robert Ervin),
_d1906-1936
245 1 0 _aSkulls in the stars
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Weird Tales January 1929.
490 1 _aSolomon Kane
500 _aRelease date is 2023-04-13
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Skulls in the Stars" by Robert E. Howard is a novella that falls within the realm of horror and dark fantasy, likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the mysterious and sinister happenings in an eerie setting, involving a haunted moor and a vengeful spirit. It captures the themes of bravery against dark forces, as the protagonist confronts supernatural evils. The narrative follows Solomon Kane, a Puritan hero, as he embarks on a journey to Torkertown. Despite warnings from the villagers to avoid the treacherous moor road, Kane is drawn to face the terror that has claimed the lives of many. Upon his arrival, he encounters the remnants of a recent victim and learns that a demonic entity haunts the moors, killing indiscriminately. His investigation leads him to old Ezra, a miser linked to a ghostly avenger—Gideon, his insane cousin, whom he murdered. In the climax, Kane ensures the soul of Gideon is appeased by allowing his spirit to exact revenge on Ezra, intertwining fate, guilt, and the supernatural in a gripping tale of horror. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1928
653 _aFantasy fiction
653 _aEngland -- Fiction
653 _aPuritans -- Fiction
653 _aGood and evil -- Fiction
653 _aKane, Solomon (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
700 1 _aRankin, Hugh,
_d1878-1956
830 0 _aProduced from Weird Tales January 1929.
830 0 _aSolomon Kane
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70540
999 _c111266
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