Rattle of Bones

Name: Rattle of Bones
Brand: Author's Republic
Availability: InStock
Author: Robert E. Howard
ISBN: 9798347355488

Author: Robert E. Howard

Narrator: Saethon Williams

Unabridged: 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 04/19/2025

Categories: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror

Synopsis

Step into the shadows of the Cleft Skull Tavern in Rattle of Bones, a chilling horror-fantasy tale by Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian. Follow the grim and righteous Solomon Kane as he uncovers dark secrets, ancient revenge, and spectral justice deep within a cursed forest. When a fellow traveler harbors deadly intentions and a tortured spirit longs for vengeance, the night spirals into blood, betrayal, and bone-rattling terror. Originally penned in the 1920s, this gothic short story fuses supernatural suspense with swashbuckling adventure, offering a pulse-pounding glimpse into Howard’s dark and evocative universe. Perfect for fans of eerie folklore, haunted inns, and morally complex heroes.

About Robert E. Howard

Robert E. Howard (1906–1936) was an American pulp fiction writer who is best known as the creator of Conan, a character that has been featured in film, television, comics, and other media. Despite his suicide at the age of thirty, Howard wrote a huge number of stories in a variety of genres, including fantasy, westerns, horror, and even boxing stories.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on February 27, 2016

REH is best known for Conan, but he does horror well. This short piece manages a lot of mood & characterization.......more

Goodreads review by Tim on April 08, 2018

Solomon Kane is one of Howard's best drawn characters - a dour haunted seventeenth century Puritan whose occult adventures in Africa and Europe resulted in some fine short examples of pulp horror. This one was published in Weird Tales in 1929. The story is pure Gothic with some splatter added - an in......more

Goodreads review by Michael on November 02, 2018

Kane runs into a traveler out on the road, a traveler who Kane vaguely seems to recognize. The innocent traveller reveals himself to be none other than Gaston the Butcher, a brutal bandit that lures travelers into a den of nightmares disguised as a tavern. Kane and Gaston have a bloody clash in the......more

Goodreads review by Alison on January 02, 2021

My first Soloman Kane story from one of my favorite authors. I wish this short story was a little bit longer but loved what was there. A nice eerie tale.......more

Goodreads review by Liz on December 24, 2020

Originally published in Weird Tales in 1929, it involves one of REHs recurring characters, Solomon Kane. This is the first story I have read with this character, and I am looking forward to what else is on offer. The story it short, taut, and tightly written, just as a good short story should be. Tw......more