Tigers of the Sea
Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Robert E. Howard |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Tim Kirk |
| Cover artist | Tim Kirk |
| Language | English |
| Series | Cormac Mac Art |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. |
Publication date | 1974 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 212 pp |
| OCLC | 1372467 |
Tigers of the Sea is a collection of fantasy short stories by Robert E. Howard about the pirate Cormac Mac Art, a Gael who joins a band of Danish Vikings during the reign of King Arthur.
Howard was inspired by Cormac Mac Art, a famous High King of Ireland who possibly existed circa 200 AD, but takes considerable creative liberties with the source material. Except for one, the stories are pure historical fiction, dealing with struggles between various groups of humans. The exception is the fantasy-horror tale "The Temple of Abomination", in which Cormac Mac Art and his Viking fellows defeat the last of the monstrous Serpent Men, whom King Kull fought in the much earlier Howardian cycle.
Tigers of the Sea was first published in 1974 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 3,400 copies. The volume was edited by Richard L. Tierney.