Almuric

thumb|right|Almuric was serialized in Weird Tales, beginning in the May 1939 issue. Almuric is a planetary romance novel by American writer Robert E. Howard. It was originally serialized in three parts in the magazine Weird Tales beginning in May 1939. The novel was first published in book form in 1964 by Ace Books. The novel shares similar elements with the John Carter of Mars series by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

==Premise== Esau Cairn, a misfit in modern America who "belongs in a simpler age" is exploited by a corrupt political boss whom he finally kills with his bare hands, Cairn must flee. A sympathetic scientist helps him get through space to a world known as Almuric, by unspecified scientific methods. There he finds a life to which he is more fitted, encountering both frightening monsters as well as beautiful women. Cairn becomes known as Iron Hand due to his powerful punches and boxing skills.