- Almuric
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name = Almuric
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image_caption = Cover of the first edition
author =Robert E. Howard
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country =United States
language = English
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genre =Science fiction novel
publisher =Ace Books
release_date = 1964
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media_type = Print (Paperback )
pages = 157 pp
isbn = NA
oclc = 5821930
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followed_by ="Almuric" is a
science fiction novel byRobert E. Howard . It was first published in book form in 1964 byAce Books . The novel was originally serialized in three parts in the magazine "Weird Tales " beginning in May 1939.The novel shares elements with the
Barsoom series byEdgar Rice Burroughs , which also features a muscular hero mystically transported through space to a world with frightening monsters and beautiful women.Plot introduction
The novel is a
planetary romance in which Esau Cairn is transported from Earth to the planet Almuric where he fights apelike humans, winged demons, and other monsters.Comic
In 1980, Marvel Comic's
Epic Illustrated also published a comic book version of the story, alimited series in four parts written byRoy Thomas and drawn byTim Conrad .Publication history
*1939, USA, "
Weird Tales ", Pub date May 1939, magazine serialization in 3 parts
*1964, USA,Ace Books F-305 OCLC|5821930, Pub date 1964, Paperback, first book publication
*1975, USA,Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. OCLC|1367492, Pub date 1975, HardbackReferences
*cite book | last=Chalker | first=Jack L. | authorlink=Jack L. Chalker | coauthors=Mark Owings | title=The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998 | location=Westminster, MD and Baltimore | publisher=Mirage Press, Ltd.| pages=322 | date=1998
*cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | authorlink=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=Advent | pages=230 | date=1974|id=ISBN 0-911682-20-1
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