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Robert E. Howard (January 22, 1906 - June 11, 1936) was an extraordinarily prolific and inventive writer of fiction and poetry during the 1920's and 30's. . Although best known as the creator of the heroic fantasy character Conan the Cimmerian, Howard wrote hundreds of poems and over three hundred works of fiction in a wide range of literary forms including historical and modern adventure ...
Sep 14, 2020 · I asked a panel of wizened experts (disclaimer: said panel consists solely of myself) to select the ten greatest sword-and-sorcery stories by Robert E. Howard. All of Howard’s most notable characters are represented here: Kull, the Atlantean who became King of Valusia, the Puritan avenger Solomon Kane, and of course, Conan the Cimmerian.
Tales of Conan. by Robert E. Howard. 4.17 · 42 Ratings · published 1955 · 2 editions. Collection of stories by Howard and rewritten by d…. Want to Read. Rate it: The Coming of Conan , Conan the Barbarian, The Sword of Conan, King Conan, Conan the Conqueror, The Return of Conan, and Tales of Conan (Conan the Barba...
Other articles where Robert E. Howard is discussed: Conan the Barbarian: …was created by American writer Robert E. Howard and first appeared in short stories published in Weird Tales magazine in the early 1930s. Howard’s single extended-length Conan tale, which was serialized (1935–36) as “The Hour of the Wolf,” was published after his death as the first Conan novel, Conan the…
Jul 19, 2019 · The Phoenix on the Sword, R. E. Howard. It is somewhat ironic that for many people, Conan is synonymous with Robert E. Howard. The towering barbarian lived during the Hyborian Age, a period of romantic history which came between the destruction of Atlantis and the first traces of real historic civilisation.
Nov 13, 2015 · From the Tower of the Elephant to Beyond the Black River, follow Robert E. Howard's greatest creation as he cuts a bloody swathe through the history of Hyborea. Over 720 pages of epic action! All the original stories. "A hero of mythic proportion, fashioned by a storyteller who helped define what a modern fantasy should be" - Raymond E. Feist.
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Robert E. Howard was born on January 22 (or possibly January 24), 1906, in the “fading little ex-cowtown” of Peaster, Texas, in Parker County, just west of Fort Worth. The confusion surrounding his date of birth arises from Howard celebrating January 22 as his birthday (this was the date he submitted to Who’s Who Among North American ...
