Robert E. Howard is one of the most famous and influential pulp authors of the twentieth century. Though largely known as the man who invented the sword-and-sorcery genre-and for his iconic hero Conan the Cimmerian-Howard also wrote horror tales, desert adventures, detective yarns, epic poetry, and more. This spectacular volume, gorgeously illustrated by Jim and Ruth Keegan, includes some of his best and most popular works. Inside, readers will discover (or rediscover) such gems as "The Shadow Kingdom," featuring Kull of Atlantis and considered by many to be the first sword-and-sorcery...
Robert E. Howard is one of the most famous and influential pulp authors of the twentieth century. Though largely known as the man who invented the swo...
" Behind Howard's stories] lurks a dark poetry and the timeless truth of dreams." -Robert Bloch "Howard's writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks." -Stephen King The classic pulp magazines of the early twentieth century are long gone, but their action-packed tales live on through the work of legendary storyteller Robert E. Howard. From his fecund imagination sprang an army of larger-than-life heroes-including the iconic Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull of Atlantis, Solomon Kane, and Bran Mak Morn-as well as adventures that would...
" Behind Howard's stories] lurks a dark poetry and the timeless truth of dreams." -Robert Bloch "Howard's writing seems so highl...
