The Robert E. Howard Reader
Edited by Darrell E. Schweitzer.
This anthology presents a wide range of analysis, criticism, and opinion about one of the most influential fantasy authors of the twentieth century, with contributions by such well-known writers and critics as: Poul Anderson, Fritz Leiber, George H. Scithers, L. Sprague de Camp, S. T. Joshi, Howard Waldrop, Steve Tompkins, Darrell Schweitzer, Leo Grin, Robert Weinberg, Mark Hall, Charles Hoffman, Don D'Ammassa, Robert M. Price, Gary Romeo, and Scott Connors. A "must buy" for every fan of Robert E. Howard.
Contents:
- Introduction (Darrell Schweitzer)
- Robert E. Howard: A Texan Master (Michael Moorcock)
- The Everlasting Barbarian (Leo Grin)
- Robert E. Howard’s Fiction (L. Sprague de Camp)
- The Art of Robert Ervin Howard (Poul Anderson)
- Howard’s Style (Fritz Leiber)
- What He Wrote and How They Said It (Robert Weinberg)
- Barbarism vs. Civilization (S. T. Joshi)
- Crash Go the Civilizations (Mark Hall)
- Return to Xuthal (Charles Hoffman)
- Howard’s Oriental Stories (Don D’Ammassa)
- King Kull as a Prototype of Conan (Darrell Schweitzer)
- How Pure a Puritan Was Solomon Kane? (Robert M. Price)
- Balthus of Cross Plains (George H. Scithers)
- Fictionalizing Howard (Gary Romeo)
- A Journey to Cross Plains (Howard Waldrop)
- Weird Tales and the Great Depression (Scott Connors)
- After Aquilonia and Having Left Lankhmar: Sword & Sorcery Since the 1980s (Steve Tompkins)
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Darrell Schweitzer
Darrell Schweitzer is a writer who thrives in the spaces between the known and the unknown, where the eerie meets the sublime. Known for his work in the realms of dark fantasy, horror, and weird fiction, Schweitzer’s stories weave together the gothic and the surreal with an uncanny mastery. His writing is often described as atmospheric and layered, inviting readers to step into worlds where shadows linger just a little longer, and every corner holds a whisper of something ancient and mysterious.
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