THE BARBARIAN KEEP

The Conan and Robert E. Howard Website

   
   

ROBERT E. HOWARD:
THE POWER OF THE WRITING MIND
edited by Ben Szumskyj


 

Published by Mythos Books, a brand new 76 page magazine dedicated to the life and work of Robert E. Howard. This magazine features articles from both Howard fans and scholars; and presents artwork by Gary Gianni and others. This magazine is one of the best looking Howard related publications to appear on the scene in recent years. Definitely worth buying for both the articles and artwork.

Contents include:

  • Introduction by Ben Szumskyj
  • ''An Introduction to the Life and Works of Robert E. Howard'' and an interview with Glenn Lord by Joe Marek;
  • an untitled fantasy/Cthulhu Mythos style story featuring John O'Dare by Robert E. Howard;
  • ''A Short History of the Conan Typescripts'' by Patrice Louniet;
  • ''The Devil's Woodchopper'' by Robert E. Howard;
  • "Pages from 'As the Poet Says''' by Rusty Burke with Leo Grin;
  • ''Three Autobiographical Letters'' by Robert E. Howard (to ARGOSY, and to Farnsworth Wright, and to Wilfred Blanch Talman;
  • ''And in This Corner, Hailing from Nazareth, or, What the Eddas Don't Tell You'' by Scott Sheaffer (on Robert E. Howard's pagan/Viking/Celtic stories);
  • ''Double Cross'' by Robert E. Howard (an Ace Jessel & John Taverel boxing story);
  • ''Am-Ra: Howard's Lost Hero'' by Ben Szumskyj;
  • ''The Right Hook No. 1 Vol. 1'' by Robert E. Howard, introduced by Tom Munnerlyn (unpublished Robert E. Howard material from a zine produced by a nineteen-year old Robert E. Howard);
  • ''Some People Who Have Had
    Influence Over Me'' by Robert E. Howard (a high school essay);
  • afterword by Ben Szumskyj.
  • Profusely illustrated by Gary Gianni, Rick Cortes, Mark Schultz, Rick McCollum, David Burton .

Price is $15.00.

Order from Mythos Books at:

http://www.mythosbooks.com/

Conduct a search using the title to find the magazine.

Publisher: USA Mythos Books LLC 2003
ISBN Number: 0972854509







 
Go Back To Main Page
 
Articles
and Issues
Bibliographies
and Helpful Info
Books
and Comics
Film and
Television
Associations
and Groups

Images
and Sounds
Historical
Barbarians
The Lord of
this Keep
Other Conan &
REH Web Sites
Search
         
 
Page created by The KeepMaster