Description
Book SynopsisA comprehensive biography of Robert E. Howard, the enigmatic creator of Conan the Barbarian and progenitor of the sword and sorcery genre, who published hundreds of short stories and poems before taking his own life at the age of thirty.
Trade ReviewVick’s deep dive work, using previously unknown research and documents, definitely builds on the two prior Howard bios...in
Renegades & Rogues, this 'mysterious' Texas scribe gets his most complete story arc told. * Houston Press *
Vick manages to offer a biography of Robert E. Howard that marks a new phase for academic scholarship about Howard...Vick employs a vast array of sources to establish the details of Howard’s life. * SFRA Review *
A tour de force of [Robert E. Howard's] life and thought. * Modern Age *
Table of Contents
- Introduction. Who Is Robert E. Howard?
- Chapter 1. Pioneering Stories: The Family of Robert E. Howard
- Chapter 2. From Birth to Bagwell
- Chapter 3. Cross Cut and Burkett
- Chapter 4. The Birth of a Writer
- Chapter 5. Tattlers and Yellow Jackets
- Chapter 6. Pulp Fictioneer
- Chapter 7. The Other Side of the Counter
- Chapter 8. A New Species of Fantasy
- Chapter 9. Friends and Letters
- Chapter 10. Novalyne Price
- Chapter 11. Broken on the Plowshare of Fate
- Chapter 12. The Aftermath
- Chapter 13. Writing a Legacy: Selected Stories
- Chapter 14. Full Circle: The Publishing Journey of a Barbarian
- Afterword
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
