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The Hour of the Dragon

fantasy novel by American writer Robert E. Howard
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The Hour of the Dragon
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The Hour of the Dragon

Summary

The Hour of the Dragon is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Hour of the Dragon authored Robert E. Howard[3].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's genre is sword and sorcery[5].
  • The Hour of the Dragon followed The Man-Eaters of Zamboula[6].
  • The Hour of the Dragon was followed by Red Nails[7].
  • The Hour of the Dragon is part of Conan canonical works[8].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Hour of the Dragon was released on December 1935[11].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's characters is recorded as Conan the Barbarian[12].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's characters is recorded as Orastes[13].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's characters is recorded as Xaltotun[14].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's has edition or translation is recorded as Conan the Conqueror[15].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's has edition or translation is recorded as Q108057036[16].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's has edition or translation is recorded as Q108208540[17].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's has edition or translation is recorded as Conan the Conqueror[18].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's has edition or translation is recorded as The Hour of the Dragon[19].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's has edition or translation is recorded as The Hour of the Dragon[20].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's has edition or translation is recorded as Q107534438[21].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's narrative location is recorded as Aquilonia[22].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's narrative location is recorded as Nemedia[23].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's narrative location is recorded as Stygia[24].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Hour of the Dragon'}[25].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's different from is recorded as The Hour of the Dragon[26].
  • The Hour of the Dragon's different from is recorded as The Hour of the Dragon[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9e37c894-49c2-4677-ab59-24b0a97f3244[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Hour of the Dragon authored Robert E. Howard[3].

Publication

The Hour of the Dragon was published on December 1935[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is sword and sorcery[5]. It is part of Conan canonical works[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Hour of the Dragon followed The Man-Eaters of Zamboula[6]. It was followed by Red Nails[7].

Why It Matters

The Hour of the Dragon ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

literary work public domain Robert E. Howard United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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