Bran Mak Morn: The Last King
Wandering Star
Year :
2001
Book No. : ISBN-10: 0953425347 (Trade Edition)
ISBN-10: 0953425355 (Limited Edition)
ISBN-10: 0953425363 (Leatherbound Edition)
Edition : 1st
Format : Hardcover with dust jacket (6.5 x  9.5 inches)
Pages : ix plus 360 plus 45
(Appendix pages are numbered separately, A1-A45.)
Cover art : Gary Gianni
Illustrations : Gary Gianni



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Contents
"Artist's Forward" by Gary Gianni
"Introduction" by Rusty Burke
"Men of the Shadows"
"Kings of the Night"
"Song of the Race" (poem)
"Worms of the Earth"
"The Dark Man"
"The Lost Race"
"The Drums of Pictdom" (poem)
"The Little People"
"The Little People" (facsimile of original typescript)
"Children of the Night"
"Bran Mak Morn: A Play"
"Bran Mak Morn" (facsimile of original manuscript)
Untitled Synopsis "The story of a forgotten age; of ..."
Draft ("Worms of the Earth")
Untitled Fragment "A grey sky arched ..."
"The Bell of Morni" (poem)

Appendices
"Robert E. Howard and the Picts: A Chronology"
(excerpts from letters, etc. in chronological order)

Included in this article is an untitled essay by REH:
untitled essay, ca. 1920-1923 ("… which has characterized …")

"Robert E. Howard, Bran Mak Morn and the Picts" by Rusty Burke and Patrice Louinet
Notes on the original Howard text
Notes
Edited by Rusty Burke
Design by Marcelo Anciano
Typography by Stuart Williams
The texts for this edition were based on Howard's original manuscripts and typescripts or the first published appearance if a manuscript or typescript was unavailable.
Trade Edition:  Featuring 12 color oils and 45 ink illustrations.
Limited Edition: Signed and numbered by the artist, this book comes complete with gilt edging, a gorgeous slipcase cover with embossed plate, and an additional signed limited color painting on the inside cover.
Also included with the book is a compact disc containing an unabridged dramatization of Howard's story, "Worms of the Earth," read by former members of the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company and accompanied by original music. Limited to 850 copies.

Leatherbound Edition:  Includes everything found in the Limited Edition, plus both the book and slipcase are bound in beautiful leather. Limited to only 50 copies.
A sketchbook featuring preliminary sketches by Gary Gianni for Bran Mak Morn: The Last King was published separately in July 2000.
"Men of the Shadows" has a verse heading ("Men of the Shadows")  
and four untitled poems embodied in the story:
"Chant of the White Beard"
"Rune"
"Song of the Pict"
"The Race Without Name"

Other editions:
Del Rey
Science Fiction Book Club
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