{"product_id":"el-borak-and-other-desert-adventures-by-robert-e-howard-9780345505453","title":"El Borak and Other Desert Adventures","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoining the successful Del Rey library of Robert E. Howard's classic works, this is a lavishly illustrated collection of Robert E. Howard's desert adventures, featuring the wily El Borak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRobert E. Howard is famous for creating such immortal heroes as Conan the Cimmerian, Solomon Kane, and Bran Mak Morn. Less well-known but equally extraordinary are his non-fantasy adventure stories set in the Middle East and featuring two-fisted heroes such as Francis Xavier Gordon—known as \"El Borak\"—Kirby O'Donnell, and Steve Clarney. This trio of hard-fighting Americans, civilized men with more than a touch of the primordial in their veins, marked a new direction for Howard's writing, and new territory for his genius to conquer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe wily Texan El Borak, a hardened fighter who stalks the sandscapes of Afghanistan like a vengeful wolf, is rivalled among Howard's creations only by Conan himself. In classic tales such as \"The Daughter of Erlik Khan,\" \"Three-Bladed Doom,\" and \"Sons of the Hawk,\" Howard proves himself once again a master of action. With plenty of eerie atmosphere, his plotting becomes tighter and twistier than ever, resulting in stories worthy of comparison to Jack London and Rudyard Kipling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery fan of Robert E. Howard and aficionados of great adventure writing will want to own this collection of the best of Howard's desert tales, lavishly illustrated by award-winning artists Tim Bradstreet and Jim \u0026amp; Ruth Keegan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46711342727404,"sku":"9780345505453","price":53.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27679633482310.jpg?v=1754213384","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/el-borak-and-other-desert-adventures-by-robert-e-howard-9780345505453","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}