The locks and beard of the other were red as the blood on the sunlit snow. Their horned helmets showed the mark of fierce strokes. Blood dried on their mail their swords were stained red. Their shields were gone, their corselets battered and dinted. So without further ado, here are, in no particular order, my ten favorite S&S stories by Howard.īoth were tall men, built like tigers. And if you’re a long-time Howard fan, you can see how closely your tastes match up with mine. If you’re mostly familiar with Howard’s work through the Conan the Barbarian films or comic books, this should prove to be a helpful reading guide. All of Howard’s most notable characters are represented here: Kull, the Atlantean who became King of Valusia, the Puritan avenger Solomon Kane, and of course, Conan the Cimmerian. I figured since we’re long overdue for an REH post, let’s make it a big one! I asked a panel of wizened experts (disclaimer: said panel consists solely of myself) to select the ten greatest sword-and-sorcery stories by Robert E. It’s been quite a while since we had an article on the originator of S&S himself, Robert E. Sometimes, however, when focusing on lesser-known writers and artists, we neglect the big guns. As such, we try to cover as many different authors as we can on the blog. When new texts become available in your public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update.We at DMR Books pride ourselves on being sword-and-sorcery specialists. Please note: an actual complete works of Howard is not possible due to the copyright status and scarcity of some stories. * UPDATED with special ‘Dale Rippke Chronology’ contents table for the Conan series, 4 unfinished Conan stories and 3 posthumous Kull stories * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

* Includes Barlow’s tributary poem to Howard * Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read * A generous selection of poetry and non-fiction * Special alphabetical index for the short stories * Many rare tales appearing here for the first time in digital publishing * Features 206 short stories – the largest collection of Howard’s fiction ever compiled in a single publication * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original pulp magazines * ALL five novels, with individual contents tables * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Howard’s life and works US Customers: the complete works is not available due to copyright restrictions.

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