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The definitive collection of Conan stories, featuring the most distinctive and well known fantasy hero of all time Conan the Cimmerian: he rose from boy-thief and mercenary to become king of Aquilonia. Neither supernatural fiends nor demonic sorcery could
From Robert E. Howard's fertile imagination sprang some of fiction's greatest heroes, including Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull, and Solomon Kane. But of all Howard's characters, none embodied his creator's brooding temperament more than Br
Conan the Barbarian - carved by violence and tragedy to tame a savage land. These four Conan stories take our favorite savage into new and dangerous territory. In The Queen of the Black Coast , he teams up with pirates alongside the exotic Queen herself,
The second volume, completing the definitive collection of Conan stories, featuring the most distinctive and well-known fantasy hero of all time Conan the Cimmerian: he rose from boy-thief and mercenary to become king of Aquilonia. Neither supernatural fi
The Great Old Ones Return In the early twentieth-century, in the pages of Weird Tales and other pulp magazines, H.P. Lovecraft created the Cthulhu Mythos and offered it to his friends, creating a shared mythology for much of their weird fiction. Robert E
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Robert E. Howard is famous for creating such immortal heroes as Conan the Cimmerian, Solomon Kane, and Bran Mak Morn. Less well-known but equally extraordinary are his non-fantasy adventure stories set in the Middle East and featuring such two-fisted hero
In his hugely influential and tempestuous career, Robert E. Howard created the genre that came to be known as sword and sorcery--and brought to life one of fantasy's boldest and most enduring figures: Conan the Cimmerian--reaver, slayer, barbarian, ki
"For headling, nonstop adventure and for vivid, even florid, scenery, no one even comes close to Howard."--Harry Turtledove In a meteoric career that covered only a dozen years, Robert E. Howard defined the sword-and-sorcery genre. In doing so,
Conan is one of the greatest fictional heroes ever created- a swordsman who cuts a swath across the lands of the Hyborian Age, facing powerful sorcerers, deadly creatures, and ruthless armies of thieves and reavers. "Between the years when the oceans
" 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
Fra slutningen af 1920erne og frem til sin død i 1936 skabte Robert E. Howard et stort sammenhængende univers, der spredte sig over 100.000 år. Mest kendt er Conans mange eventyr, som Escho tidligere har udgivet et udvalg af. I Nattens konger følger fortæ
One of the most celebrated Conan stories ever! This gloriously illustrated work is brought to life by veteran fantasy comics artist Valetin Sécher (Michael Moorcocks Elric). Conan stood for a moment on the parapet, fascinated by the fabulous jewels with t
Med Conan skabte Robert E. Howard i 1930erne sword-and-sorcery-genren, der kan ses som en dyster storebror til high fantasy-genren, som Tolkien gjorde populær tyve år senere. Det er eskapistiske historier, skabt under Den Store Depression, fulde af fremme
Discover some of the early elements of writing style and personality that would go on to define Robert E. Howard, the professional writer. Known to his friends and family simply as "Bob," these early letters illustrate a life-long interest in po
Conan the Cimmerian: the boy-thief who became a mercenary, who fought and loved his way across fabled lands to become King of Aquilonia. Neither supernatural fiends nore demonic sorcery could oppose the barbarian warrior as he wielded his mighty sword and
ROBERT E. HOWARD, father of the "Sword and Sorcery" genre, built an entire world of fantasy and adventure. He peopled it with legendary heroes - including Conan the Cimmerian and Kull, the king of Valusia. While these are Howard's most famou
Robert E. Howard ("REH") was a passionate poet who embraced the art form throughout his entire life. Though he completed around 300 stories intended for commercial audiences and contributed to 300 more, he authored over 700 poems-almost none of
This collection contains all of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Cimmerian stories published during his lifetime, contextualized with biographical details of their author. This pulp-size softcover is the same physical size and layout as the original 1930s
Discover some of the early elements of writing style and personality that would go on to define Robert E. Howard, the professional writer. Known to his friends and family simply as "Bob," these early letters illustrate a life-long interest in po
Robert E. Howard's correspondence continues in this second volume of Collected Letters. Having achieved his goal of becoming of a self-supporting, working writer - popular among leaders for his/her, fantasy, and humorous boxing stories - Howard begins