Three Tales of the Ring - Robert E. Howard

Autor: Robert E. Howard

Editorial: Alpha Editions

Año: 20/10/2026

ISBN: 9789377782849

Encuadernación: Tapa blanda

Páginas: 36 pp.

Idioma: eng

EAN: 9789377782849

A boxing ring can expose more than strength: it can test belief, loyalty and the stories fighters tell about themselves. Across three independent first-person tales, managers, heavyweights and sailor-boxers enter a prize-fighting culture where discipline meets deception, reputation can be as decisive as endurance, and no contest is confined to the ropes. One story follows Steve, a boxing manager preparing an inexperienced college heavyweight for an intercollegiate tournament, balancing training and brute force against the distractions of romantic idealisation. Elsewhere, a stadium bout becomes a confrontation with a terrifying opponent, while devotion to a legendary fighter leaves open an unsettling question: is an unseen force intervening, or is belief reshaping reality? The shifts in narrator and setting give each contest a distinct pressure, moving from comedy to supernatural suspense without losing sight of boxing?s demands. Singapore provides the ground for the collection?s hard-boiled crime adventure, as a sailor-boxer is drawn from a disputed decision into gambling, deception and violence among fight clubs, alleys and the wharf. Together, the stories explore courage, masculine identity, corruption and the unstable value of a name, using prize fighting as both physical contest and measure of character. Their varied voices and focal figures broaden the ring beyond sport, revealing a world of managers, fighters, gamblers and criminals bound by uncertain loyalties. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today?s and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it?s a collector?s item and a cultural treasure.
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