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Biography:
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)
Paired Works:
Collections:
- Gent From Bear Creek, a (1937)
- Skull-Face and Others (1946)
- Conan the Adventurer (1966)
- Conan (1967)
- Conan the Warrior (1967)
- Conan the Usurper (1967)
- King Kull (1967)
- Conan the Wanderer (1968)
- Conan the Freebooter (1968)
- Wolfshead (1968)
- Conan of Cimmeria (1969)
- Bran Mak Morn (1969)
- Hand of Kane, the (1970)
- Solomon Kane (1971)
- Sowers of the Thunder, the (1973)
- Tigers of the Sea (1974)
- Lost Valley of Iskander, the (1974)
- Vultures of Whapeton, the (1975)
- Pigeons from Hell (1976)
- Swords of Shahrazar (1976)
- Second Book of Robert E. Howard, the (1976)
- Iron Man, the (1976)
- Conan: The People of the Black Circle (1977)
- Conan: Red Nails (1977)
- Sword Woman (1977)
- Son of the White Wolf (1977)
- Omnibus (1977)
- Marchers of Valhalla (1977)
- Black Canaan (1978)
- Skull-Face (1978)
- Gods of Bal-Sagoth, the (1979)
- Howard Collector, the (1979)
- Road of Azrael, the (1979)
- Solomon Kane: The Hills of the Dead (1979)
- She Devil, the (1983)
- Cthulhu - The Mythos and Kindred Horrors (1987)
- Robert E. Howard's World of Heroes (1989)
- Cormac Mac Art (1995)
- Solomon Kane (1995)
- 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)
- Treasures of Tartary and Other Heroic Tales (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)
- Bran Mak Morn: The Last King (2005)
- Complete Chronicles of Conan, the (2006)
- Kull: Exile of Atlantis (2006)
- Right Hand of Doom and Other Tales of Solomon Kane, the (2007)
- Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 2: Grim Lands, the (2007)
- Haunter of the Ring and Other Tales, the (2008)
- Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard, the (2008)
- Heroes in the Wind: From Kull to Conan (2009)
Anthologies:
- Dark Mind, Dark Heart (1962)
- Sleep No More (1964)
- Spell of Seven, the (1965)
- Fantastic Swordsmen, the (1967)
- Tales of The Cthulhu Mythos (1969)
- Young Magicians, the (1969)
- Second Avon Fantasy Reader, the (1969)
- Christopher Lee's 'X' Certificate (1975)
- Swords Against Darkness (1977)
- Dark Imaginings (1978)
- Fantasy Hall of Fame, the (1983)
- Wizards (1983)
- Atlantis (1988)
- Haunted America: Star-Spangled Supernatural Stories (1990)
- To Sleep, Perchance to Dream... Nightmare (1993)
- Sea-Cursed (1994)
- Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories, the (1994)
- Young Blood (1994)
- Mammoth Book of Fantasy, the (2001)
- Nameless Cults: The Cthulhu Mythos Fiction of Robert E. Howard (2001)
- In Lands That Never Were (2004)
- Mammoth Book of Monsters, the (2007)
Novels:
Poems:
Short Stories:
- In the Forest of Villefère (1925)
- Sea Curse (1928)
- Dream Snake, the (1928)
- Hyena, the (1928)
- Skulls in the Stars (1929)
- Rattle of Bones (1929)
- Mirrors of Tuzun Thune, the (1929)
- Fearsome Touch of Death, the (1930)
- Hills of the Dead, the (1930)
- Black Stone, the (1931)
- Children of the Night, the (1931)
- Footfalls Within, the (1931)
- Thing on the Roof, the (1932)
- Horror from the Mound, the (1932)
- People of the Dark (1932)
- Cairn on the Headland, the (1933)
- Black Talons (1933)
- Frost-Giant's Daughter, the (1934)
- Haunter of the Ring, the (1934)
- God in the Bowl, the (1952)
- Hall of the Dead, the (1967)
- Wolves Beyond the Border (1967)
- Exile of Atlantis (1967)
- Skull of Silence, the (1967)
- Striking of the Gong, the (1967)
- Altar and the Scorpion, the (1967)
- Curse of the Golden Skull, the (1967)
- Black City, the (1967)
- Wizard and Warrior (1967)
- Right Hand of Doom, the (1968)
- Death's Black Riders (1968)
- Castle of the Devil, the (1968)
- Hand of Nergal, the (1968)
- Snout in the Dark, the (1969)
- Vale of Lost Women, the (1969)
Novellas:
Novelettes:
- Wolfshead (1926)
- Red Shadows (1928)
- Shadow Kingdom, the (1929)
- Phoenix on the Sword, the (1932)
- Wings in the Night (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)
- Rogues in the House (1934)
- Iron Shadows in the Moon (1934)
- Queen of the Black Coast (1934)
- Devil in Iron, the (1934)
- Names in the Black Book (1934)
- Fangs of Gold (1934)
- Shadows in Zamboula (1935)
- Jewels of Gwahlur (1935)
- Graveyard Rats (1936)
- Black Wind Blowing (1936)
- Fire of Asshurbanipal, the (1936)
- Pigeons from Hell (1938)
- Blue Flame of Vengeance, the (1964)
- Drums of Tombalku (1966)
- Riders Beyond the Sunrise (1967)
- Delcardes' Cat (1967)
- By This Axe I Rule! (1967)
- Hawk of Basti (1968)
- Children of Asshur, the (1968)
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