John, Finn J. D.

Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) was a prolific writer of vivid, imaginative short stories, novelettes and novels, mostly written for the pulp magazine market. A highly educated son of a medical doctor in the heart of Texas, he developed an unusual style characterized by a style that was usually smooth and cinematic, frequently darkly and hypnotically poetic, and occasionally split like flashes of lightning with scenes of terse, evocative action. He is best known for his Conan the Cimmerian character; other characters for which he is known include Solomon Kane, Kull of Atlantis, Bran Mak Morn,