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Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) ranks among the greatest writers of action and adventure stories. The creator of Conan the Cimmerian, Kull of Atlantis, Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, ‘El Borak,’ Sailor Steve Costigan and many other memorable characters, Howard (known as REH to his millions of fans), in a career that spanned barely 12 years, wrote well over a hundred stories for the pulp magazines of his day. While he is widely regarded as the ‘father of Sword and Sorcery’ and the creator of Conan the Barbarian, this reputation has been something of a double-edged sword. It has helped keep his work in the public eye for six decades since his death, but it has also obscured the astonishing breadth of his imagination, his talent for mastering a variety of genres and his ability to weave his magic in both prose and poetry.
Robert E. Howard contributed his most celebrated work to the pre-eminent fantasy pulp magazine of the era, Weird Tales. However, his stories also appeared in such diverse publications as Action Stories, Argosy, Fight Stories, Oriental Stories, Spicy Adventure, Sport Story, Strange Detective and a number of others. That his stories were a consistent hit with readers of the time is not surprising, for he created thrilling, vividly realized adventures populated by colorful, larger-than-life characters. He was a consummate and dynamic storyteller. Even after his death publishers continued for some time to publish his stories or reprint them under other by-lines. So enduring is the appeal of his work that over a half century later he continues to gain new fans, introduced to his tales through paperbacks, comics, and movies. His work has also inspired subsequent generations of fantasy writers and a loyal following that has taken to cyberspace to spread the word. (REHupa)
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- Gent From Bear Creek, a (1937)
- Conan the Conqueror (1950)
- Conan the Adventurer (1966)
- Conan the Warrior (1967)
- Conan the Usurper (1967)
- King Kull (1967)
- Conan (1968)
- Conan the Wanderer (1968)
- Conan the Freebooter (1968)
- Wolfshead (1968)
- Conan of Cimmeria (1969)
- Bran Mak Morn (1969)
- Vultures of Whapeton, the (1975)
- Pigeons from Hell (1976)
- Lost Valley of Iskander, the (1976)
- Swords of Shahrazar (1976)
- Conan: The People of the Black Circle (1977)
- Conan: Red Nails (1977)
- Son of the White Wolf (1977)
- Omnibus (1977)
- Black Canaan (1978)
- Gods of Bal-Sagoth, the (1979)
- Howard Collector, the (1979)
- Tigers of the Sea (1979)
- Sowers of the Thunder, the (1979)
- Sword Woman (1979)
- Road of Azrael, the (1980)
- Cthulhu - The Mythos and Kindred Horrors (1987)
- Robert E. Howard's World of Heroes (1989)
- Eons of the Night (1996)
- Trails in Darkness (1996)
- Beyond the Borders (1996)
- Conan Chronicles Volume 1: The People of the Black Circle, the (2000)
- Conan Chronicles Volume 2: The Hour of the Dragon, the (2001)
- Coming of Conan the Cimmerian, the (2003)
- Bloody Crown of Conan, the (2004)
- Savage Tales of Solomon Kane, the (2004)
- Boxing Stories (2005)
- Black Stranger and Other American Tales, the (2005)
- Riot at Bucksnort and Other Western Tales, the (2005)
- Lord of Samarcand and Other Adventure Tales of the Old Orient (2005)
- End of the Trail, the (2005)
- Conquering Sword of Conan, the (2005)
- Complete Chronicles of Conan, the (2006)
- Haunter of the Ring and Other Tales, the (2008)
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Short Stories:
- Wolfshead (1926)
- Phoenix on the Sword, the (1932)
- Tower of the Elephant, the (1933)
- Black Colossus (1933)
- Slithering Shadow, the (1933)
- Pool of the Black One, the (1933)
- Scarlet Citadel, the (1933)
- Frost-Giant's Daughter, the (1934)
- Rogues in the House (1934)
- Iron Shadows in the Moon (1934)
- Queen of the Black Coast (1934)
- Witch Shall be Born, a (1934)
- Devil in Iron, the (1934)
- Shadows in Zamboula (1935)
- Jewels of Gwahlur (1935)
- God in the Bowl, the (1952)
- Drums of Tombalku (1966)
- Hall of the Dead, the (1967)
- Wolves Beyond the Border (1967)
- Hand of Nergal, the (1968)
- Snout in the Dark, the (1969)
- Vale of Lost Women, the (1969)
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