what other writer is even in the running with Robert E.

It' s as if he' d said, ' This is how life was really lived in those former savage times!' ' - David Drake ' For stark, living fear. Lovecraft, ' Howard' s writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks.' - Stephen King ' Howard honestly believed the basic truth of the stories he was telling. It's as if he'd said, 'This is how life was really lived in those former savage times!' ' David Drake 'For stark, living fear. Lovecraft, 'Howard's writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks.' Stephen King 'Howard honestly believed the basic truth of the stories he was telling. It's as if he'd said, 'This is how life was really lived in those former savage times!' ' -David Drake 'For stark, living fear. 'Howard's writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks.' -Stephen King 'Howard honestly believed the basic truth of the stories he was telling. Truly, this is heroic fantasy at its finest. Prepared directly from the earliest known versions-often Howard's own manuscripts-are such sword-and-sorcery classics as 'The Servants of Bit-Yakin' (formerly published as 'Jewels of Gwahlur'), 'Beyond the Black River,' 'The Black Stranger,' 'Man-Eaters of Zamboula' (formerly published as 'Shadows in Zamboula'), and, perhaps his most famous adventure of all, 'Red Nails.' The Conquering Sword of Conan' includes never-before-published outlines, notes, and story drafts, plus a new introduction, personal correspondence, and the revealing essay 'Hyborian Genesis'-which chronicles the history of the creation of the Conan series. Howard, lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist Greg Manchess. Witness, then, Howard at his finest, and Conan at his most savage, in the latest volume featuring the collected works of Robert E. In doing so, he brought to life the archetypal adventurer known to millions around the world as Conan the barbarian. Howard defined the sword-and-sorcery genre. 'FOR HEADLONG, 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.

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