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Robert E. Howard
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"All fled, all done, so lift me on the pyre
The feast is over, and the lamps expire"
— Robert E. Howard's suicide note

Robert E. Howard entry at Wikipedia
Robert E. Howard credits [1961-2011] at Internet Movie Database

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Fiction by Robert E. Howard

browse Robert E. Howard books at Amazon
List of Works by Robert E. Howard at Wikipedia
Wandering Star Books (is re-issueing Howard's works)

"Robert E. Howard's Weird Works" series
"Volume 1: Shadow Kingdoms" [] /0809562278/
"Volume 2: Moon of Skulls" [5/2006] /0809510847/
"Volume 3: People of The Dark" [] /0809511762/
"Volume 4: Wings In The Night" [12/2005] /0809557916/
"Volume 5: Valley of The Worm" [5/2006] /0809511355/
"Volume 6: The Garden of Fear" [12/2006] /0809511363/
"Volume 7: Beyond The Black River" [2/2007] /0809511371/
"Volume 8: Hours of The Dragon" [3/2008] /080957151X/

"The Hour of The Dragon" the only Conan novel [1935] 9781434102669 /0843959258/
printed in Weird Tales as a serial over five months, December 1935 to April? 1936

"A Gent From Bear Creek" [1937]
Breckenridge Elkins novel comprised from existing short stories & new material

"Skull-Face and Others" [Arkham House 1946]

"Conan The Conqueror" [Gnome Press 1950]

"Black Vulmea's Vengeance" 3 novellas [1976] by Robert E. Howard 9780937986042

"Conan: Complete Ace Set of 12" [1979] Edited by L. Sprague de Camp
box set of mass paperback editions [circa 1966] of "Conan", "Conan of Cimmeria",
"Conan The Freebooter", "Conan The Wanderer", "Conan The Adventurer", "Conan
The Buccaneer", "Conan The Warrior", "Conan The Usurper", "Conan The Conqueror",
"Conan The Avenger", "Conan of Aquilonia" & "Conan of The Ises"

"Nameless Cults: The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales of Robert E. Howard" [17 stories; 2002] Edited by Robert M. Price Introduction, 13 original stories, 4 completed by other authors, and final essay Chaosium 8½x5½ pb [6/2002] out of print/used

"The Coming of Conan The Cimmerian (Book 1): The Original Adventures of The Greatest
Sword and Sorcery Hero of All Time!" [2003] by Robert E. Howard /0345461517/
"Robert E. Howard's Conan of Cimmeria: A Sketchbook" [] by Mark Schultz

"The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane" [6/2004] by Robert E. Howard /0345461509/

"The Further Chronicles of Conan" [9/2004] by Robert Jordan /0765303019/

"Conan of Cimmeria, Book 2: The Bloody Crown of Conan" [11/2004] /0345461525/

	"The End of The Trail: Western Stories" [2005] by Robert E. Howard, Edited by Rusty Burke Univ NE Press 8x5½ pb [4/2005] for $12.21 Univ NE Press 8x5½ hardcover [4/2005] for $23.10
	"The Riot At Bucksnort and Other Western Tales" [2005] by Robert E. Howard, Edited by David Gentzel Univ NE Press 8x5½ pb [4/2005] for $10.17 Univ NE Press 8¼x5¾ hardcover [4/2005] for $23.10

"Conan de Cimmeria (Spanish Edition)" [4/2005] 9788448034313 + [6/2009] /8448035380/
"Conan el cimmerio, Vol. 2" [4/2005] 9788448034320

"Boxing Stories by Robert E. Howard" [2005] Edited by Chris Gruber /0803224230/

"The Black Stranger and Other American Tales" [2005]
Edited by Steven Tompkins /0803273533/

"Conan of Cimmeria, Book 3: The Conquering Sword of Conan" [11/2005] /0345461533/

"Robert E. Howard's Treasures of Tartary" [7/2006] 9780809556687
Edited by Paul Herman, Introduction by James Reasoner

"The Neverending Hunt: A Bibliography of Robert E. Howard" [2007] by Paul Herman, with Glenn Lord Wildside Press 10¾x8¼ pb [6/2007] for $19.95 Wildside Press 10¼x7¼ hardcover [6/2007] for $35.00

"The Robert E. Howard Reader" [2007] Edited by Darrell Schweitzer Kindle Edition from Evergreen Review [11/2007] for $3.96 Kindle Edition includes "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune", "Pigeons From Hell", "Red Shadows", "The Shadow Kingdom" & "Skulls In The Stars" hardcover & paperback publication appears to be delayed {as-of 2/2010} Wildside Press 8½x5½ pb [9/2007] for $10.17 Wildside Press 8½x5½ hardcover [9/2007] for $23.10

"The Best of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: The Shadow Kingdom" [2007]
Illustrated by Jim & Ruth Keegan /0345490185/
aka "Crimson Shadows" /1596062630/}

"The Best of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: Grim Lands" [2007] 0345490193

"The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard" [Del Rey Books 2008]
Edited by Rusty Burke /0345490207/

"The Haunter of The Ring & Other Tales (of Mystery & The Supernatural)" [5/2008] /1840220856/

"And Their Memory Was A Bitter Tree" [9/2008] 8 stories & 3 poems
by Robert E. Howard Introduction by Arnie Fenner, Afterword by H.P. Lovecraft
9781599290232 & 9781599290225

"Fantasy and Spicy Stories from Robert E. Howard" for Kindle /B001AALJUO/

"The Complete Chronicles of Conan" [4/2009] by Robert E. Howard /0575077662/

"The Saga of Solomon Kane" [7/2009] 9781595823175
by Robert E. Howard, Roy Thomas, Others, Don Glut, Alan Weiss (Artist)

"Conan The Barbarian: Original, Unabridged Adventures of The World's Greatest Fantasy Hero"
[8/2009] by Robert E Howard 9781853757471

"El Borak and Other Desert Adventures" [2010] by Robert E. Howard 9780345505453

Other Works by Robert E. Howard

List of Poems by Robert E. Howard at Wikipedia

"The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: 1923-1929"

"The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: 1930-1932"

"Robert E. Howard: Selected Letters: 1931-1936"

"A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems"

"Robert E. Howard: Selected Poems" [Lulu 2009] Edited by Frank Coffman
not listed on either Amazon or B&N {3/2010}

Motion Pictures & Other Media
Robert E. Howard credits [1961-2011] at Internet Movie Database
videos/DVDs

"Conan The Barbarian" (1982) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger /tt0082198/

"Conan The Destroyer" (1984) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger /tt0087078/

"Red Sonja" (1985) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger /tt0089893/

"Conan: The Adventurer" (1992) TV series /tt0315429/

"Conan and the Young Warriors" animated TV series [CBS 1993]

"Conan: The Adventurer" (1993) TV /tt0315429/ starring Michael Donovan

"Kull The Conqueror" (1997) starring Kevin Sorbo

"Conan, der Abenteurer" (Germany) TV (1998) /tt0120569/ starring Ralf Moeller

"Conan Unchained: The Making of Conan" (2000) (V) /tt0430950/

"Conan" video game (2004) /tt0465428/

"Conan" video game (2007) Played by Ron Perlman /tt1132146/

"Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures" video game (2008) Played by Troy Baker /tt1213669/

"Conan: Red Nails" (2009) (V) starring Ron Perlman /tt0485621/

new “Conan” feature film [Paradox/LionsGate for 2011 release]  
starring Jason Momoa, Mickey Rourke, Said Taghmaoui, Stephen Lang, Rose McGowan, Rachel
Nichols, Ron Perlman & Leo Howard; DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • latest info at IMDb

Works About Robert E. Howard & Conan

"The Last Celt: A Bio-Biography of Robert Ervin Howard [1976] edited by Glenn Lord
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Celt-Bio-Biography-Berkley-Windhover/dp/0425036308/

"Robert E. Howard (Starmont Reader's Guide)" [10/86] by Marc A. Cerasini /0930261275/

	"One Who Walked Alone: Robert E. Howard - The Final Years" [1986] memoir by Novalyne Price Ellis Donald M. Grant 9¼x6½ hardcover [9/86] for $23.10
	"Day of The Stranger: Further Memories of Robert E. Howard" [1989] memoir by Novalyne Price Ellis Necronomicon Press 8½x6¾ chapbook [7/89] out of print/scarce
	"The Whole Wide World" [Cineville/Sony/Kushner-Locke Dec 1996] Based on the memoir by Novalyne Price Ellis, who as a young schoolteacher in 1930s Texas met and befriended the eccentric author of the Conan tales. Co-produced & directed by Dan Ireland; starring Vincent D'Onofrio {as Bob Howard}, Renée Zellweger {as Novalyne}, Ann Wedgeworth, Harve Presnell, Benjamin Mouton, Michael Corbett & Helen Cates Sony widescreen color DVD [7/2003] for $13.49 Sony color VHS [3/99] out of prodn/used U.M.V.D. soundtrack CD [1/97] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb • official movie site 11"x17" 'kiss' poster {at left} from Amazon for $14.99 27"x41" 'split' poster available for $5.98 at AllPosters.com
	"Robert E. Howard: The Power of The Writing Mind" [2003] Edited by Ben Szumskyj Mythos Books LLC pb [12/2003] for $15.00
	"The Barbaric Triumph: A Critical Anthology On The Writings of Robert E. Howard" [2004] Edited by Don Herron Wildside Press 9x6 pb [7/2004] out of print/used
	"Two-Gun Bob: A Centennial Study of Robert E. Howard" [2006] Edited by Benjamin Szumskyj, Foreword by Michael Moorcock Hippocampus Press 8¼x5½ pb [11/2006] for $15.00
	"Conan: The Ultimate Guide To The World's Most Savage Barbarian" [2006] by Roy Thomas {of Marvel Comics}, Foreword by Todd McFarlane D.K. Publng 12¼x10¼ hardcover [9/2006] out of print/used
	"Blood and Thunder: The Life and Art of Robert E. Howard" [2006] by Mark Finn MonkeyBrain Books 8¾x5 pb [11/2006] for $10.85

Links
Conan Properties International official website
Robert E. Howard Museum in Cross Plains, TX
Robert E. Howard entry at Wikipedia
Robert E. Howard credits [1961-2011] at Internet Movie Database
The Robert-E-Howard: Electronic Amateur Press Association
http://www.robert-e-howard.org/AnotherThought4revised.html
A Collector's Checklist of Howard's Fiction http://www.gentzel.com/reh/check.html
The Robert E. Howard United Press Association http://www.rehupa.com/
http://www.howardworks.com/
Conan & Robert E. Howard on the Web
'The Cimmerian' weblog [est. 2005]

Conan the Barbarian entry at Wikipedia
Conan the Barbarian WebRing [est. 12/96]
ageofconan website
http://www.bigbadbarbarian.com/
MB's Conan the Barbarian website [last update 2000]

Reference
The Hyborian League & Amra Magazine [1936-85]
A Brief History of Sword & Sorcery" article by G. W. Thomas
"A Probable Outline of Conan's Career" by Dr. John D. Clark & P. Schuyler Miller
[published in 1938; revised in 1959]

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