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Kane is a fictional character created by American author Karl Edward Wagner in a series of three novels and about 20 short stories published between 1970 and 1985. Most Kane tales are sword and sorcery with strong elements of gothic horror and set in a grim, pre-medieval world which is nonetheless ancient and rich in history.
The Book of Kane was the last published volume of Kane material (1985) until Night Shade Books' omnibus editions of novels and shorter tales. A proposed fourth Kane novel, In the Wake of the Night , was never completed, although an excerpt was published as part of a World Fantasy Convention souvenir book of 1981; this also appears in the ...
Solomon Kane is a 2009 sword and sorcery film based on the pulp magazine character of the same name created in 1928 by Robert E. Howard.Written and directed by M. J. Bassett, the film stars James Purefoy in the title role. [3]
Kane (Command & Conquer), Tiberium universe character in the Command & Conquer video game series; Kane (fantasy), fantasy character created by Karl Edward Wagner; Kane, a character in the Doctor Who story, Dragonfire; Adam "Kane" Marcus, one of the title characters in Kane & Lynch: Dead Men; Kane, a character in the science fiction film Alien
The Book of Kane is a collection of fantasy short stories by Karl Edward Wagner featuring his character Kane. It was first published in 1985 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 2,125 copies, of which 425 copies were signed and slipcased.
Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard.A late-16th-to-early-17th century Puritan, Solomon Kane is a somber-looking man who wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanquish evil in all its forms.
While there is a chance example from 1953, [1] Fritz Leiber re-coined the term "sword and sorcery" in the 6 April 1961 issue of the fantasy fanzine Ancalagon, to describe Howard and the stories that were influenced by his works. [2] [3] In parallel with "sword and sorcery", the term "heroic fantasy" is used, although it is a more loosely ...
The Throne of Fire is a 2011 fantasy adventure novel written by American author Rick Riordan.It is the second novel in The Kane Chronicles series, which tells of the adventures of modern-day fourteen-year-old Carter Kane and his twelve-year-old sister - Sadie Kane, as they discover that they are descended from the ancient Egyptian pharaohs Narmer and Ramesses the Great.