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Battle in the Dawn: The Complete Hok the Mighty
| Author: | Manly Wade Wellman |
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Paizo Publishing, 2010 |
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| Genre: | Fantasy |
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Synopsis
In the 1930s, a very unusual tale appeared in the influential Amazing Stories magazine. Unlike the usual yarns of robots and interstellar travel, this "Battle in the Dawn" featured the brutal exploits of Hok, the first hero of humanity, in his struggles against the savage Neanderthals. Written by rising pulpster Manly Wade Wellman (Who Fears the Devil?), who would later achieve fame for his American folktales of Silver John and beat out William Faulkner for a prestigious writing award, the story and its brave hero struck a chord with Amazing's readers, and several additional adventures followed, taking Hok through the prehistory of mankind to battle unrelenting cavemen, explore the lost city of Atlantis, discover new technology, and chart a new destiny for humanity. Now, for the first time ever, Planet Stories presents a complete authorized collection of all of Wellman's rare Hok the Mighty tales, packed with unfinished story fragments, all-new illustrations, and a brand-new introduction by Wellman's longtime friend, fantasy author David Drake.
Table of Contents:
- Manly and the Stone Age - essay by David Drake
- Battle in the Dawn - (1939)
- Hok Goes to Atlantis - (1939)
- Hok Draws the Bow - (1940)
- Hok and the Gift of Heaven - (1941)
- Hok Visits the Land of Legends - (1942)
- The Love of Oloana - (1986)
- The Day of the Conquerors - (1940)
- Untitled Hok Fragment - (1989)
- An Autobiography - (1940)
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