Robert E. Howard – författare

Conan the Cimmerian: the boy-thief who became a mercenary, who fought and loved his way across fabled lands to become King of Aquilonia. Neither supernatural fiends nore demonic sorcery could oppose the barbarian warrior as he wielded his mighty sword and dispatched his enemies to a bloody doom on the battlefields of the legendary Hyborian age.Collected together in one volume for the very first time, in chronological order, are Robert E. Howard's tales of the legendary hero, as fresh and atmospheric today as when they were first published in the pulp magazines of more than seventy years ago.Compiled by and with a foreward and afterword by award-winning writer and editor Stephen Jones.

“Min herre, det smärtar mig att säga, och jag skulle helst slippa, men friheten i Aquilonia har kommit till sitt slut. Kanske har friheten för hela världen kommit till sitt slut … Tidsålder följer på tidsålder och nu går vi in i en tid av skräck och slaveri. Drakens tid, precis som det var för länge sedan.” “Vad menar du?” undrade Conan. Prästen Hadrathus satte sig ner på en stol och vilade sina armbågar mot låren. Han stirrade ner i golvet. “Det är inte enbart upproriska baroner i Aquilonia och trupperna från Nemedia ni har emot er, ers majestät. Det är trolldom – vidrig svart trolldom från världens bistra gryning. En vidrig skepnad har rest sig ur det förgångnas skuggor och ingen kan stå emot den.” * * * Conan, kung av Aquilonia, förlorar under märkliga omständigheter sin krona och tron. Aquilonia tas över av hans fiender. I ett försök att återta tronen tvingas han ut på en resa som tar honom över berg och hav, ner i mörka gångar och i strid med monster, vampyrer och människor. * * * Robert E Howard började i slutet av 1920-talet blanda fantasy, skräck och mytologi med action. romans, svärdsstrider och magi – det som senare kom att bli fantasy-genren "sword and sorcery". Howard skrev totalt cirka tjugo berättelser om Conan. Drakens tid är den enda som är en roman. * * * Första gången som Drakens tid (Originaltitel: The Hour of the Dragon) publicerades var 1935-1936 och det är trettio år sedan den senast gavs ut på svenska.

The definitive collection of Conan stories, featuring the most distinctive and well known fantasy hero of all timeConan the Cimmerian: he rose from boy-thief and mercenary to become king of Aquilonia. Neither supernatural fiends nor demonic sorcery could oppose the barbarian warrior as he wielded his mighty sword and dispatched his enemies to a bloody doom on the battlefields of the legendary Hyborian Age.Collected together for the first time anywhere in the world, in chronological order, are all Robert E. Howard's definitive stories of Conan, exactly as he wrote them, as fresh, atmospheric and vibrant today as when they were first published in the pulp magazines more than sixty years ago.

Conan från Cimmeria säljer sitt svärd till högstbjudande och strider för den som betalar bäst. Om det är aesir, vaner eller kozakier är oviktigt. Detta liv för honom runt i Hyboria, från istäckta vidder i norr till öknen i söder. Han skicklighet med svärdet, uthållighet och styrka är oomtvistad och hans djärvhet som tjuv ställer honom inför både oväntade utmaningar som ofattbara skatter. * * * Skramlet av svärd dog bort, skriken från striden upphörde och tystnaden bredde ut sig över den blodiga snön. Den bleka solen blänkte nu i sönderhuggna harnesk och brutna vapen i högarna av döda kroppar. Stilla händer greppade fortfarande om trasiga vapen, buckliga hjälmar satt på sned på livlösa huvuden och ansikten tittade tomt upp mot himmelen - som i en sista bön till frostjätten Ymir. Genom drivorna av de rustningsklädda kropparna rörde sig två män mot varandra. I den oerhörda förödelsen var detta den enda rörelsen. Deras sköldar var förlorade och deras harnesk buckliga. Blod färgade deras kläder och svärdsklingorna var röda. * * * Så inleder Robert E. Howard Conans äventyr i den hyboriska tidsåldern. I krönikan om Hyboria presenteras Robert E. Howards berättelser om Conan i den ordning de anses har inträffat enligt Dale Rippkes akademiska studie. Här får du följa den unge tjuven och legoknekten Conan från Cimmeria och hela vägen till hans kröning som kung av Aquilonia. * * * Robert E Howard skrev många noveller och kortare kapitelberättelser om Conan. Krönikan om Hyboria innehåller: Frostjättens dotter Guden i grytan Elefantens torn Tjuvar i huset Skuggor i månljuset Svarta kolossen Drottningen av Svarta kusten

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.

"[Behind Howard's stories] lurks a dark poetry and the timeless truth of dreams." -Robert Bloch" ""Howard's writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks." -Stephen King The classic pulp magazines of the early twentieth century are long gone, but their action-packed tales live on through the work of legendary storyteller Robert E. Howard. From his fecund imagination sprang an army of larger-than-life heroes-including the iconic Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull of Atlantis, Solomon Kane, and Bran Mak Morn-as well as adventures that would define a genre for generations. Now comes the second volume of this author's breathtaking short fiction, which runs the gamut from sword and sorcery, historical epic, and seafaring pirate adventure to two-fisted crime and intrigue, ghoulish horror, and rip-roaring western. Kull reigns supreme in "By This Axe I Rule!" and "The Mirrors of Tuzan Thune"; Conan conquers in one of his most popular exploits, "The Tower of the Elephant"; Solomon Kane battles demons deep in Africa in "Wings in the Night"; and itinerant boxer Steve Costigan puts up his dukes of steel inside and outside the ring in "The Bulldog Breed." In between, warrior kings, daring knights, sinister masterminds, grizzled frontiersmen-even Howard's stunning heroine, Red Sonya-tear up the pages in stories built to thrill by their masterly creator. And in such epic poems as "Echoes from an Anvil," "Black Harps in the Hills," and "The Grim Land," the author blends his classic characters and visceral imagery with a lyricism as haunting as traditional folk balladry. Lavishly illustrated by Jim and Ruth Keegan, here is a Robert E. Howard collection as indispensable as it is unforgettable. "Howard had a gritty, vibrant style-broadsword writing that cut its way to the heart, with heroes who are truly larger than life." -David Gemmell "For stark, living fear . . . What other writer is even in the running with Robert E. Howard?" -H. P. Lovecraft

Robert E. Howard is famous for creating such immortal heroes as Conan the Cimmerian, Solomon Kane, and Bran Mak Morn. Less well-known but equally extraordinary are his non-fantasy adventure stories set in the Middle East and featuring such two-fisted heroes as Francis Xavier Gordon--known as "El Borak"--Kirby O'Donnell, and Steve Clarney. This trio of hard-fighting Americans, civilized men with more than a touch of the primordial in their veins, marked a new direction for Howard's writing, and new territory for his genius to conquer. The wily Texan El Borak, a hardened fighter who stalks the sandscapes of Afghanistan like a vengeful wolf, is rivaled among Howard's creations only by Conan himself. In such classic tales as "The Daughter of Erlik Khan," "Three-Bladed Doom," and "Sons of the Hawk," Howard proves himself once again a master of action, and with plenty of eerie atmosphere his plotting becomes tighter and twistier than ever, resulting in stories worthy of comparison to Jack London and Rudyard Kipling. Every fan of Robert E. Howard and aficionados of great adventure writing will want to own this collection of the best of Howard's desert tales, lavishly illustrated by award-winning artists Tim Bradstreet and Jim & Ruth Keegan.

A collection of Robert E. Howard's best historical fiction, including"Treasures of Tartary," "Son of the White Wolf," "Black Vulmea's Vengeance,""Boot Hill Payoff" and "The Vultures of Whapeton."

The third volume of the Weird Works of Robert E. Howard continuesreprinting Howard's fantasy from Weird Tales and Strange Tales in order oforiginal publication. All texts have been meticulously restored to theiroriginal pulp appearances. Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale. This volumecontains: "The Black Stone," "Children of the Night," "The Dark Man," "TheFootfalls Within," "Gods of Gal-Sagoth," "Horror from the Mound," "Kings of theNight," "The Last Day," "People of the Dark," "The Song of the Mad Minstrel,"and "The Thing on the Roof."

Gates of Empire presents eight of Robert E. Howard's classicadventure stories, all of which are set during the Crusades. Stories include"Red Blades of Black Cathay," "Hawks of Outremer," "Blood of Belshazzar," "TheSowers of the Thunder," "The Lion of Tiberias," "The Shadow of the Vulture" and"Gates of Empire"