
A lone traveller moves through a moon‑lit valley, the night air thick with the scent of smoke and the echo of distant cries. He discovers a ravaged girl, barely alive after a savage raid by a ruthless warlord known as Le Loup. With a gentle hand he steadies her, his own blade stained with her blood, and vows silently that those responsible will pay. The scene sets a grim, unforgiving landscape where mercy is scarce and danger lurks behind every tree.
Word of the wanderer spreads among the bandits, who gather around a crude table to plot their next move. They speak of Solomon Kane, a grim English swordsman who haunts their raids like a wolf stalking its prey. Their leader, a predator named Le Loup, scoffs at the notion of a holy avenger, yet a lingering unease suggests the hunter may be more relentless than they realize. The tension between hunter and hunted promises a dark, relentless pursuit through treacherous wilderness.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (59K characters)
Series
Solomon Kane
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1928.
Credits
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2023-04-16
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1906–1936
Best known for creating Conan the Barbarian, this Texas-born pulp writer packed his stories with action, strange worlds, and a fierce sense of adventure. In just a short life, he helped shape the modern sword-and-sorcery tradition.
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