The Coming of El Borak


"The Coming of El Borak" is an El Borak short story by Robert E. Howard. First printed in the chapbook The Coming of El Borak, it was not published in Howard's lifetime. The chapbook features art by Stephen Fabian, and was edited by Robert M. Price.

Contents

  • "Introduction" — Essay by Robert M. Price
  • "The Coming of El Borak"
  • "Khoda Khan's Tale"
  • "The Iron Terror"
  • "Fragment"
  • "El Borak"
"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, while the second story was printed shortly afterwards, in the chapbook North of Khyber, in December 1987. This second story also features another of Howard's characters, The Sonora Kid. Both chapbooks were published by Cryptic Publications.