Name: The Best of Robert e. Howard Volume 1: Volume 1: Crimson Shadows
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Author: Robert E. Howard
ISBN: 9780345490186

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Robert E. Howard

Publisher

Random House Worlds

Year

2007

Language

English

Pages

503

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.2 x 16.1 x 2.8 cm

Weight

0.73 kg.

ISBN

0345490185

ISBN13

9780345490186

Edition No.

Synopsis "The Best of Robert e. Howard Volume 1: Volume 1: Crimson Shadows"

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 story; "The Fightin'est Pair," part of one of Howard's most successful series, chronicling the travails of Steve Costigan, a merchant seaman with fists of steel and a head of wood; "The Grey God Passes," a haunting tale about the passing of an age, told against the backdrop of Irish history and legend; "Worms of the Earth," a brooding narrative featuring Bran Mak Morn, about which H. P. Lovecraft said, "Few readers will ever forget the hideous and compelling power of [this] macabre masterpiece"; a historical poem relating a momentous battle between Cimbri and the legions of Rome; and "Sharp's Gun Serenade," one of the last and funniest of the Breckinridge Elkins tales. These thrilling, eerie, compelling, swashbuckling stories and poems have been restored to their original form, presented just as the author intended. There is little doubt that after more than seven decades the voice of Robert E. Howard continues to resonate with readers around the world.

Robert E. Howard

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(1906-1936) fue un escritor estadounidense de aventuras históricas y fantásticas. Fue pionero y creador del sub-género de "Espada y Brujería", gracias a la creación de personajes como “Kull De Atlantis”, "Solomon Kane" y "Conan". Sus historias fueron publicadas principalmente en la revista Weird Tales en los años 1930. Para esta revista ideó numerosos personajes que lo convirtieron en uno de los escritores más exitosos de su tiempo. En su período de esplendor como autor mantuvo correspondencia con H. P. Lovecraft y Clark Ashton Smith. Es, junto con J. R. R. Tolkien, uno de los escritores más influyentes de la fantasía heroica moderna.

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