Lord of Samarcand book cover
Fiction · First published 1932; original Project Gutenberg EPUB · English

Lord of Samarcand

by Robert E. Howard

About this book

A Scottish fighting man survives the disaster at Nicopolis and enters the world of Timour’s expanding empire. His courage and personal loyalties draw him into the service of a ruler whose ambitions reach across kingdoms.

Robert E. Howard’s complete historical adventure follows battles, captivity and revenge toward the final days of the lord of Samarcand. First published in the Spring 1932 Oriental Stories, this fictional account retains its original narrative, Joseph Doolin’s illustration and the matching issue cover by Margaret Brundage.