Black Vulmea's Vengeance

Black Vulmea's Vengeance

Cover of the first edition
Author	Robert E. Howard
Illustrator	Robert James Pailthorpe
Cover artist	Robert James Pailthorpe
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Adventure short stories
Publisher	Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc.
Publication date	1976
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	223 pp
OCLC	2796604

Black Vulmea's vengeance & Other Tales of Pirates is a collection of Adventure short stories about pirates by Robert E. Howard. It was first published in 1976 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 2,750 copies. The title story first appeared in the magazine Golden Fleece in 1938.

"Swords of the Red Brotherhood", set in a historical framework, is a recognizable variant of "The Black Stranger", taking place in fictional fantasy world of Conan The Barbarian.

The title story features Terence Vulmea, aka Black Vulmea, who was born a 17th Century Irish peasant, and carried his vendetta with the English oppressors of his country to the waters of the Caribbean. He is one of Robert E. Howard's lesser known characters, more of his exploits were later added by David C. Smith.

Contents

• "Swords of the Red Brotherhood"
• "Black Vulmea's Vengeance"
• "The Isle of Pirates' Doom"

References

• Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 323.
• Clute, John; John Grant (1997). The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 483. ISBN 0-88184-708-9.