Description: These early works by Robert E. Howard were originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing them with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Tales of Conan the Barbarian' is a compilation of Howard's stories in the Conan series and include 'Beyond the Black River', 'Black Colossus', 'Queen of the Black Coast', and many more. Robert Ervin Howard was born in Peaster, Texas in 1906. During his youth, his family moved between a variety of Texan boomtowns, and Howard – a bookish and somewhat introverted child – was steeped in the violent myths and legends of the Old South. At fifteen Howard began to read the pulp magazines of the day, and to write more seriously. The December 1922 issue of his high school newspaper featured two of his stories, 'Golden Hope Christmas' and 'West is West'. In 1924 he sold his first piece – a short caveman tale titled 'Spear and Fang' – for $16 to the not-yet-famous Weird Tales magazine. Howard's most famous character, Conan the Cimmerian, was a barbarian-turned-King during the Hyborian Age, a mythical period of some 12,000 years ago. Conan featured in seventeen Weird Tales stories between 1933 and 1936 which is why Howard is now regarded as having spawned the 'sword and sorcery' genre. No defects to disclose. I will ship the same day of purchase!
Price: 22.95 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Paperback
Publication Name: White Press
ISBN-10: 1473322510
Book Title: Tales of Conan the Barbarian (A Collection of Short Stories)
Number of Pages: 806 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Freeman Press
Topic: Short Stories (Single Author)
Item Height: 1.8 in
Publication Year: 2014
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 35.6 Oz
Author: Robert E. Howard
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
