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  • Bibliography:
    221 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1930
  • Latest Book:
    September 2023
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Full Series List in Order

The Best of Robert E. Howard

1 - Crimson Shadows (Aug-2007)
2 - Grim Lands (Dec-2007)

Conan

18 - The Treasure of Tranicos (Jul-1980)

Cormac Mac Art

5 - The Sword of the Gael (1984)

The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard

1 - Shadow Kingdoms (Nov-2004)

Multi-Author Series List

Conan

Conan the Flame Knife (Jul-1981)
The Conquering Sword of Conan (Nov-2005)
The Conan Chronicles (Apr-2008)
Conan's Brethren (Dec-2009)
7 - Conan the Warrior (1967)
9 - Conan the Conqueror (1967)

Book List in Order: 221 titles



  • Collecting tales of Roman glory and decadence written by science fiction authors, this melding of past and future themes includes stories by Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson, David Drake, and Robert E. Howard...



    • Wings in the Night collects Robert E. Howard's fiction and prose published in Weird Tales Magazine from July 1932 to May 1933. These works represent literary stepping-stones to Howard's infamous Cthulhu mythos stories and his most famous cha...



    • Wings in the Night collects Robert E. Howard's fiction and prose published in Weird Tales Magazine from July 1932 to May 1933. These works represent literary stepping-stones to Howard's infamous Cthulhu mythos stories and his most famous cha...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1932 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Phoenix on the Sword' is a story in the Conan series where he foils a plot to overthrow him as K...



  • Wings in the Night collects Robert E. Howard's fiction and prose published in Weird Tales Magazine from July 1932 to May 1933. These works represent literary stepping-stones to Howard's infamous Cthulhu mythos stories and his most famous char...



  • Older than this world -- old, in fact, when Atlantis and Lemuria sank into the sea -- bequest of the Atlantean Kull, king of Valusia: that is the jewel that adorns the crown of Bran Mak Morn, king of the Picts of Caledonia. Ruler of a nation one s...



    • Wings in the Night collects Robert E. Howard's fiction and prose published in Weird Tales Magazine from July 1932 to May 1933. These works represent literary stepping-stones to Howard's infamous Cthulhu mythos stories and his most famous cha...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 1933 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Cairn on the Headland' is one of Howard's stories in the horror genre. Robert Ervin Howa...



    • Wings in the Night collects Robert E. Howard's fiction and prose published in Weird Tales Magazine from July 1932 to May 1933. These works represent literary stepping-stones to Howard's infamous Cthulhu mythos stories and his most famous cha...






  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1933 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Scarlet Citadel' is a story in the Conan series where he becomes a prisoner due to the magic of ...



    • Wings in the Night collects Robert E. Howard's fiction and prose published in Weird Tales Magazine from July 1932 to May 1933. These works represent literary stepping-stones to Howard's infamous Cthulhu mythos stories and his most famous cha...



  • 7 Solomon Kane Stories (Illustrated) Red Shadows Skulls in the Stars Rattle of Bones The Moon of Skulls The Hills of the Dead The Footfalls Within Wings in the Night Solomon Kane the Puritan wanders the world fighting evil where he finds. A classic f...



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    His body a prisoner of chains that not even his colossal limbs could tear asunder; his mind commanded by Xaltotum, demonic master of black magic, Conan the Cimmerian, King of Aquilonia, blasts his way to victory in this thrilling novel of fantasy- ad...



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    The lustiest adventurer in the world battles monsters, demons, and magic in three of the mighty Cimmerian's most fantastic tales: RED NAILS JEWELS OF DWAHLUR BEYOND THE BLACK RIVER ". . . Conan had come to the kingdom of Keshan in search of a...



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    Esau Cairn, a former boxer seeking exile, is transported from Earth to the planet Almuric. Cairn finds human tribes in fortified towns and fights apelike humans, winged demons, and other monsters. By the end of the novel, he and his friends from the ...



  • It lay hidden from the world, beyond the far ranges of the Himalayas. Yolgan! Forbidden city of unspeakable vengeance and unimaginable treasure, where the goddess Yasmeena waits for the only force on earth that can free her--the curved and thirsty bl...



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    This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 1932 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Sowers of Thunder' is one of Howard's stories set during the Crusades and is a tale of h...



  • "I DRINK, FIGHT, AND LIVE LIKE A MAN--" The great black-whiskered rogue lunged at me like a great bear as he sought to drag me into his embrace, but as I wrenched out my sword he seemed suddenly sobered by what he saw in my eyes. As if he realized...



  • Written in the 1930s as a serial for Weird Tales, the famous pulp magazine, The Hour of the Dragon is the only novel by Howard featuring his greatest creation, Conan the barbarian. Conan is at the pinnacle of his career in this story, having roamed...






  • Robert E. Howard may be best known as the creator of Conan the Barbarian, but he also wrote in many other genres, including Westerns. "The Last Ride" is one of his serious Western stories, full of action and adventure as the five Laramie brothers set...



  • A late 16th - early 17th century Puritan, Solomon Kane is a somber-looking man who wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanquish evil in all its forms...Robert E. Howard weaves quite possibly his greatest weird fiction creation ever,...



  • Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) was an American pulp writer of fantasy, horror, historical adventure, boxing, western, and detective fiction. He is well known for having created the character Conan the Cimmerian, a literary icon whose pop-culture imp...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1936 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Vultures of Whapeton' is one of Howard's short stories in the western genre. Robert Ervin Ho...




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  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 1936 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'She Devil' is one of Howard's spicy stories featuring the charcter Wild Bill Clayton. Robert...




  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1936 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Son of the White Wolf' is a story in the El Borak series about a Texan gunman in early 20th Century ...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1938 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Black Vulmea's Vengeance' is a story in the Black Vulmea series about an Irish pirate sailing th...




  • Follows the story of barbarian hero Cormac Mac Art, the outcast leader of a band of Vikings during the reign of King Arthur, and his sidekick, Wulfhere the Skull-Splitter, who is a self-proclaimed enemy to all humans and demons. Reissue....



  • Banished from his home world, the warrior Kull becomes the king of the advanced Valusia empire and is challenged to defend his crown against treacherous nobles, a race of serpent-men, and the evil sorcerer Thulsa Doom. Original....



  • From Robert E. Howard's fertile imagination sprang some of fiction's greatest heroes, including Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull, and Solomon Kane. But of all Howard's characters, none embodied his creator's brooding temperament more than Bran Mak Morn...



  • Eons after the human race successfully battles Earth's previous owners for possession of the planet, the defeated gods and demons jealously seek to regain control, and a band of determined heroes becomes humankind's only chance for survival. Original...



  • A collection of stories places early American characters in strange and fantastical settings, from a gunfighter who is stalked by the vengeful ghost of his victim to a brash treasure-hunter who desecrates a native burial ground and unleashes an evil ...







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    In this exciting story Conan is a mercenary soldier searching for the the treasure of a lost city. After fighting and overcoming several perils, both natural and supernatural, he finds that some things are more valuable than a casket of jewels....



  • Robert E. Howard is the world-renowned author of the Conan series and the stories that were the basis of the recent Kull movie. He also was one of H.P. Lovecraft's frequent correspondents, and an author of many pivotal Mythos tales. This book collect...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 1936 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Graveyard Rats' is one of Howard's stories featuring police detective Steve Harrison. Robert...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1930 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Waterfront Fists' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. It is als...



  • Contains 24 stories, many of which are rarely seen action, western, and boxing tales featuring characters such as Breck Elkin. "Blow the Chinks Down!" and "Dark Shanghai" are being presented here in English for the first time since their original pul...



  • Conan is one of the greatest fictional heroes ever createdâ€"a swordsman who cuts a swath across the lands of the Hyborian Age, facing powerful sorcerers, deadly creatures, and ruthless armies of thieves and reavers.“Between the years when the ocea...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 1939 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Gates of Empire' is a story in the historical fiction genre. Robert Ervin Howard was born in Pea...



  • With Conan the Cimmerian, Robert E. Howard created more than the greatest action hero of the twentieth century -- he also launched a genre that came to be known as sword and sorcery. But Conan wasn’t the first archetypal adventurer to spring fr...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1935 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Treasure of Tartary' is a story in the Kirby O'Donnell series in which O'Donnell searche...






  • Shadows Kingdoms is the first volume of The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard, presenting all of Howard's Work from the classic magazine Weird Tales, meticulously restored to its original texts. This volume begins with "Spear and Fang," How...



  • In his hugely influential and tempestuous career, Robert E. Howard created the genre that came to be known as sword and sorcery -- and brought to life one of fantasy’s boldest and most enduring figures: Conan the Cimmerian -- reaver, slayer, barb...



  • Robert E. Howard is celebrated as the founding father of sword-and-sorcery, the creator of Conan of Cimmeria and Kull of Atlantis. The Black Stranger and Other American Tales demonstrates that in some of his most powerful heroic fantasy and horror st...



  • "I was born in the little ex-cowtown of Peaster [Texas],†Robert E. Howard wrote to a friend, and the first story he ever published (in 1922) was a Western sketch. Although he went on to write hundreds of fantasy tales set in Conan’s Hyborian kin...



  • Robert E. Howard turned to writing comic and dialect Western tales only late in his career, but he found an immediate and continuously successful market for them, and they are in many respects his most accomplished and polished works. The sixteen tal...



  • From Robert E. Howard's fertile imagination sprang some of fiction's greatest heroes, including Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull, and Solomon Kane. But of all Howard's characters, none embodied his creator's brooding temperament more than Bran Mak Morn...



  • A dozen men had their hands on their guns, but it wasn't that which made me give in. Pap had always taught me never to resist no officer of the law, so it was kind of instinctive for me to hand my gun over to Ormond and go along with him without ...



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    In a meteoric career that covered only a dozen years, Robert E. Howard defined the sword-and-sorcery genre. In doing so, he brought to life the archetypal adventurer known to millions around the world as Conan the barbarian. Witness, then, Howard ...



  • The fifth volume of The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard, which meticulously restores the texts to the original publications in Weird Tales and other magazines, includes the following works: INTRODUCTION: OUT OF THE PAST, by James Reasoner BLACK COLOS...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1934 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Garden of Fear' is a story in the James Allison series and tells the tale of a Texan who recalls...



  • In a meteoric career that spanned a mere twelve years, Robert E. Howard single-handedly invented the genre that came to be called sword and sorcery. From his fertile imagination sprang some of fiction’s most enduring heroes. Yet while Conan is in...



  • The sixteenth-century Puritan Solomon Kane has a thirst for justice which surpasses common reason. Sombre of mood, clad in black and grey, he 'never sought to analyse his motives and he never wavered once his mind was made up. Though he always acted ...



  • 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 genreâ€"and for his iconic hero Conan the Cimmerianâ€"Howard also wrote horror tales,...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 1934 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Haunter of the Ring' is one of Howard's stories featuring the character John Kirowan and...



  • Young Tizra and her twin brother Tracell find their world abruptly changed when their father is unexpectedly called to fight in a war which promises to last much longer than the usual three-day skirmish. Their mother - the village healer - enlists he...



  • “[Behind Howard’s stories] lurks a dark poetry and the timeless truth of dreams.†â€"Robert Bloch“Howard’s writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks.â€â€"Stephen KingThe classic pulp magazines of the early...



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    Conan the Cimmerian: he rose from boy-thief and mercenary to become kingof 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...



  • "The intense psychological portrait of a hitman--the anti-Jason Bourne--as he stalks his prey from Boston to LA. He wants you to know him, maybe even admire him, but only for his excellence in his craft. Perhaps he was even born for it. ""A natural k...



  • As one of the three most important American pulp fantasy authors of the 1930s (with Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith), Robert E. Howard captivated readers with his indomitable, battle-scarred barbarian hero Conan. Though Howard's life ended premature...



  • Here are Howard's greatest horror tales, all in their original, definitive versions. Some of Howard's best-known characters -- Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, and sailor Steve Costigan among them -- roam the forbidding locales of the author's fevered im...



  • The fifth collection of Robert E. Howard's fantasy work from the legendary pulp magazine Weird Tales (and several of its rivals) features another lineup filled with classic fiction and poetry from Howard's greatest writing years. Included in this vol...



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    A master of all genres of pulp, from historical adventure and detective stories to western and boxing fiction, Robert E. Howard invented the genre now known as Sword-and-Sorcery, and it is for these larger than life tales of heroic fantasy and horror...



  • The definitive 10-volume set of Robert E. Howard's weird fiction and poetry (with all texts meticulously restored to the original versions as published in Weird Tales and other magazines) continues with volume 10! This collection of classic Howar...



  • 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...



  • THE CLASSIC STORIES THAT INSPIRED THE BLOCKBUSTER FILM Conan the Barbarian is one of the greatest fictional heroes ever created -- a swordsman who cuts a swath across the lands of the Hyborian Age, annihilating powerful sorcerers, deadly creatur...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 1934 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Shadow of the Vulture' is set in the 16th century and introduces the now famous character Re...



  • Robert Ervin Howard (1906 - 1936) was an American writer of fantasy, horror, historical adventure, boxing, western, and detective fiction. He is most famous for creating the character Conan the Barbarian. His is a master of the weird and the gloomy, ...



  • Conan the Barbarian is one of the greatest fictional heroes ever created -- a swordsman who cuts a swath across the lands of the Hyborian Age, annihilating powerful sorcerers, deadly creatures, and whole armies of ruthless foes. Today his name is syn...



  • Wolfshead and Other Stories collects the first tales written by the master of dark fantasy and weird fiction, this volume puts together the early tales and novelettes written by the creator of Conan of Cimmeria, Kull of Atlantis, Bran Mak Morn, ...



  • SKULLCRUSHER is a definitive collection of classic weird fiction comprising the 20 very best stories by legendary pulp author Robert E Howard. These stories feature all of Howard’s most famous creations â€" Conan, King Kull, Solomon Kane, Bran Mak ...



  • He was almost a giant in stature, muscles rippling smoothly under his skin which the sun had burned brown. His garb was similar to hers, except that he wore a broad leather belt instead of a girdle. Broadsword and poniard hung from this belt. "Conan,...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1934 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Alleys of Darkness' is a story in the Sailor Dennis Dorgan series. It is also known by the title ...



  • These are the first six stories about Conan (chronologically) written by Robert E Howard. They are the original versions of the following stories.The Tower of the Elephant (#1)Rogues in the House (#2)The Frost Giant's Daughter (#3)Queen of the Black ...



  • King Conan's life, and that of his whole era is threatened when Thoth-Amon of the Ring sends a resurrected long dead Queen of Stygia to kill Robert E. Howard. If Queen Nephrot, the beautiful one, succeeds, the Hyborian Age itself will be destroyed, ...



  • Being the only survivor of a battle, Conan wanders the desert until he finds salvation among pirates. These are the third set of stories about Conan’s life (chronologically) and written by Robert E Howard. They are the original versions of the...



  • Conan finds out that he has natural leadership abilities as he grows older. He uses his talents (and his sword) to make right a few wrongs that have been unleashed upon Hyboria. These four stories about Conan follow his life (chronologically in his e...



  • The fisherman loosened his knife in its scabbard. The gesture was instinctive, for what he feared was nothing a knife could slay, not even the saw-edged crescent blade of the Yuetshi that could disembowel a man with an upward stroke. Neither man nor ...



  • The Hyborian Age is an essay by Robert E. Howard pertaining to the Hyborian Age, the fictional setting of his stories about Conan the Cimmerian. It sets out in detail the major events of the prehistorical period, before and after the time of the Cona...



  • Conan kidnaps a princess and foils a nefarious plot of world domination in this action-packed adventure. An undisputed classic of Conan lore, often cited by Howard scholars as one of his best tales. It is also one of the few Howard stories where the ...



  • The story begins in an Argos port where Conan forcefully demands passage aboard a sail barge, the Argus, which is casting off for southern waters to trade beads, silks, sugar and brass-hilted swords to the black kings of Kush. The captain of the barg...



  • Cannibalism was not tolerated openly in Zamboula. But Conan knew now why people locked themselves in so securely at night, and why even beggars shunned the open alley and doorless ruins. He grunted in disgust as he visualized brutish black shadows sk...



  • • This e-book publication is unique which includes exclusive Introduction, Historical Background and handcrafted additional content. • This edition also includes detailed Biography, Notes and Literary Critiques. • A new table of contents with w...



  • The story concerns a witch replacing her twin sister as queen of a city state, which brings her into conflict with Conan who had been the captain of the queen's guard. Themes of paranoia, and the duality of the twin sisters, are paramount in this sto...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1929 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Skulls in the Stars' is a story that follows the adventures of the puritan explorer Solomon Kane. Ro...



  • The Complete Robert E. Howard Conan Stories The Hyborian Age Shadows In Zamboula A Witch Shall Be Born Beyond the Black River Gods of the North Jewels of Ghawlur Queen of the Black Coast The People of the Black Circle Red Nails Shadows in the Moonli...



  • Two men receive a lot more than meal and a bed when they visit a tavern in the Black Forest, in this spooky story by Fantasy master Robert E. Howard....



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1927 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Lost Race' is a story in the Bran Mak Morn series and is set during the Roman invasion of Britai...




  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1933 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Pool of the Black One' is a story in the Conan series where he encounters a mysterious island an...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1934 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Rogues in the House' is a story in the Conan series where he becomes embroiled in a battle between t...



  • Conan receives more attention than he needs in this wild adventure that nearly costs him his life. Who will win his love, and at what cost?...



  • "Spear and Fang" is a short story by Robert Ervin Howard. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 - June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1930 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Voice of El-Lil' is one of Howard's short stories in the fantasy genre and a must read for f...



  • " The Beast from the Abyss" is as essay by Robert Ervin Howard. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 â€" June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbaria...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1933 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Black Colossus' is a story in the Conan series in which he leads an army to battle an evil sorcerer....



  • Robert Ervin Howard was an American pulp writer and is especially noted for his memorable depictions of ""a sombre universe of swashbuckling adventure and darkling horror."" He is well known for having created the character Conan the Barbarian. This ...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1931 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Alleys of Peril' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. Robert Erv...



  • Some day, maybe, when I'm old and gray in the whiskers, I'll have sense enough not to stop when I'm riding by Uncle Shadrach Polk's cabin, and Aunt Tascosa Polk hollers at me. Take the last time, for instance. I ought to of spurred Ca...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1929 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Apparition in the Prize Ring' is a ghostly story involving the boxer Ace Jessel. It is also known by...



  • "The Black Stone" is a short story by Robert Ervin Howard. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 â€" June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1931 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Breed of Battle' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. Robert Erv...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1930 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Bull Dog Breed' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. Robert ...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1930 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Champ of the Forecastle' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. Ro...



  • "The Children of the Night" is a short story by Robert Ervin Howard. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 â€" June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Bar...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1931 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Circus Fists' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. Robert Ervin ...



  • Breckenridge heads out to Lonesome Lizard to deal with rustlers the only way Breckenridge knows how. But can this conquerin’ hero of the Humbolts get the girl?...



  • Some day, maybe, when I'm a old man, I'll have sense enough to stay away from these new mining camps which springs up overnight like mushroomers. There was that time in Teton Gulch, for instance. It was a ill-advised moment when I stopped the...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1932 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Dark Shanghai' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. Robert Ervin...



  • I been accused of prejudice agen the town of Red Cougar, on account of my habit of avoiding it if I have to ride fifty miles outen my way to keep from going through there. I denies the slander. It ain't no more prejudiced for me to ride around Re...



  • First-off, it's a lie that I rode a hundred miles to mix into a feud which wasn't none of my business. I never heard of the Hopkins-Barlow war before I come in the Mezquital country. I hear tell the Barlows is talking about suing me for destr...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1930 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Fist and Fang' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. It is also k...



  • "The Footfalls Within" is a short story by Robert Ervin Howard. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 â€" June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbaria...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1934 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'General Ironfist' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. Robert Er...



  • The clangor of the swords had died away, the shouting of the slaughter was hushed; silence lay on the red-stained snow. The pale bleak sun that glittered so blindingly from the ice-fields and the snow-covered plains struck sheens of silver from rent ...



  • This business begun with Uncle Garfield Elkins coming up from Texas to visit us. Between Grizzly Run and Chawed Ear the stage got held up by some masked bandits, and Uncle Garfield, never being able to forget that he was a gun-fighting fool thirty or...



  • Breckenridge heads to Haunted Mountain to retrieve his uncle, but there are some surprises in store. Breckenridge is one of them....



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1935 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Hawk of the Hills' is a story in the El Borak series where El Borak leads a tribe to war in Afganist...



  • And then some more fellers butted in and everybody started cussing and hollering till it nigh deefened me. Someone else reaches for a gun and I seen that as soon as one feller shoots another there is bound to be trouble so I started to gentle the fir...



  • "The Hills of the Dead" is a short story by Robert Ervin Howard. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 â€" June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbari...



  • "The Man on the Ground" is a short story by Robert Ervin Howard. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 â€" June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbari...



  • "The Moon of Skulls" is a short story by Robert Ervin Howard. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 â€" June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian ...



  • Breckinridge finds himself in the middle of a fight someone else started. All bets are off when this hilarious Western gets into full swing....



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1932 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Night of Battle' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. Robert Erv...



  • I hear a gang of buffalo hunters got together recently in a saloon in Dodge City to discuss ways and means of keeping their sculps onto their heads whilst collecting pelts, and purty soon one of 'em riz and said, "You mavericks make me sick. For the ...



  • "Old Garfield's Heart" is a short story by Robert Ervin Howard. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 â€" June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbaria...



  • Breckenridge is volunteered to escort a hapless bunch of Kansas immigrants to Arizona. What could possibly go wrong?...



  • It all begun when Forty-Rod Harrigan moved his gambling outfit over to Alderville and left our one frame building vacant, and Gooseneck Wilkerson got the idee of turning it into a city hall. Then he said we ought to have a mayor to go with it, and an...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1929 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Pit of the Serpent' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. Rob...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 1936 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Purple Heart of Erlik' is one of Howard's spicy stories featuring the charcter Wild Bill...



  • Breckenridge goes to Cougar Paw on an errand for his brother, and is unfortunate enough to become embroiled in a riot while he is there. Poor Breckenridge. Why does this always happen to him?...



  • Breckenridge’s pap sends him in to War Paint to pick up his long lost uncle. Always obliging, Breckenridge does as he’s told -- in a way only Breckenridge can....



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1930 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Sailors' Grudge' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. Robert...



  • The reason I am giving the full facts of this here affair is to refute a lot of rumors which is circulating about me. I am sick and tired of these lies about me terrorizing the town of Grizzly Claw and ruining their wagon-yard just for spite and tryi...



  • Breckenridge sets out to save a young man from himself. Nobody could be better suited for such a sensitive task than Breckenridge....



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1930 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Sign of the Snake' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. Robe...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1934 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Sluggers on the Beach' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. Robe...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1930 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Slugger's Game' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. Rob...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1931 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Texas Fists' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. Robert Ervin H...



  • I hear the citizens of War Whoop has organized theirselves into a committee of public safety which they says is to pertect the town agen me, Breckinridge Elkins. Sech doings as that irritates me. You'd think I was a public menace or something....



  • "The Thessalians" is a short story by Robert Ervin Howard. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 â€" June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1931 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The TNT Punch' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series and is about Costigan in a grudge matc...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1932 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Vikings of the Gloves' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series and is about a boxing match in...



  • Pap dug the nineteenth buckshot out of my shoulder and said, "Pigs is more disturbin' to the peace of a community than scandal, divorce, and corn licker put together. And," says pap, pausing to strop his bowie on my scalp where the hair w...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1930 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Winner Take All' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. It is also...



  • "Ye College Days" is a short story by Robert Ervin Howard. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 - June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and i...



  • "Aha or The Mystery of the Queen's Necklace" is a short story by Robert Ervin Howard. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 - June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his charact...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 1933 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Black Talons' is one of Howard's stories in the weird fiction genre. Robert Ervin Howard was...



  • "Golden Hope" Christmas is a short story by Robert Ervin Howard. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 â€" June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbari...



  • "Halt! Who Goes There?" is a short story by Robert Ervin Howard. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 â€" June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbari...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 1933 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Lion of Tiberias' is one of Howard's stories in the historical fiction genre. Robert Erv...



  • "Unhand Me, Villain" is a short story by Robert Ervin Howard. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 â€" June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian ...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'While the Smoke Rolled' is a story in the western genre featuring the character Pike Bea...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Witch from Hell's Kitchen' is one of Howard's short stories in the fantasy genre...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 1936 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Fire of Asshurbanipal' is one of Howard's stories that feature in the Cthulhu Mysthos. R...



  • Solomon Kane Stories By Robert E. Howard. This collection consists of the following three stories of the Solomon Kane series written by Robert E. Howard 1) Red Shadows 2) Rattle of Bones 3) Skulls in the Stars Front Piece Attributions: CC-BY-SA 3.0+ ...





  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 1932 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Horror from the Mound' is one of Howard's stories in the weird west genre, a combination...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1935 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Blood of the Gods' is a story in the El Borak series where a group of soldiers search for some preci...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1931 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Blood of Belshazzar' is a story in the Cormac Fitzgeoffrey series about a knight fighting in the...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1935 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Boot Hill Payoff' is one of Howard's stories in the western genre. Robert Ervin Howard was born ...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 1935 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Challenge from Beyond' is one of Howard's short stories in the horror and fantasy genre. Robert Ervi...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1936 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Country of the Knife' is a story in the El Borak series about a Texan gunman in early 20th Centu...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1931 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Hawks of Outremer' is a story in the Cormac Fitzgeoffrey series about a knight fighting in the Crusa...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 1928 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Hyena' is one of Howard's stories in the horror genre. Robert Ervin Howard was born in P...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Isle of Pirate's Doom' is a story about Helen Tavrel, a female pirate of the Car...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The King's Service' is one of Howard's stories in the historical fiction genre. ...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 1935 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Moon of Zambebwei' is one of Howard's stories in the weird fiction genre. Robert Ervin Howar...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 1931 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Red Blades of Black Cathay' is one of Howard's stories in the historical fiction genre. Robe...



  • THE MOONLIGHT shimmered hazily, making silvery mists of illusion among the shadowy trees. A faint breeze whispered down the valley, bearing a shadow that was not of the moon-mist. A faint scent of smoke was apparent. The man whose long, swinging stri...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Swords of the Red Brotherhood' is a story in the Black Vulmea series about an Irish pira...



  • These early works by Robert E. Howard were originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing them with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Tale of Sailor Steve Costigan' is a compilation of Howard's short sto...



  • These early works by Robert E. Howard were originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing them with a brand new introductory biography. 'Tales of Detective Steve Harrison' is a compilation of Howard's short sto...



  • These early works by Robert E. Howard were originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing them with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Tales of Breckinridge Elkins' is a compilation of Howard's short stor...



  • These early works by Robert E. Howard were originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing them with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Tales of Conan the Barbarian' is a compilation of Howard's stories in...



  • 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...



  • These early works by Robert E. Howard were originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing them with a brand new introductory biography. 'Three Tales of Solomon Kane' is a compilation of Howard's short stories i...



  • This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 1934 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Tomb's Secret' is one of Howard's stories featuring police detective Steve Harrison....



  • Oriental Stories by Robert E. Howard

    This is a collection of Robert E. Howard's greatest oriental stories written in the early 30's of 20th century.

    The stories included in this collection are:

    1) The Voice of El-Lil

    2) The Blood of Bel...




  • Robert E Howard is well known for his stories about Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. But he also wrote horror-, fantasy- and mystery- stories. This nice collection contains his supernatural detectiv...



  • Robert E. Howard is the king of Fantasy works, before Tolkien there was Howard, whose epic tales continue to entertain his readers eighty years on. This volume is a select group of nine novella/novelettes and an article setting out the fictional worl...



  • Collected here together for the first time are twenty-three short stories and poems and a full length novel. Conan the Barbarian was the greatest hero of the Hyborian Age. Orphaned at a young age he was forced to live by his wits, brawn, and the skil...



  • The definitive 10-volume set of Robert E. Howard's weird fiction and poetry (with all texts meticulously restored to the original versions as published in Weird Tales and other magazines) continues with volume 6, GARDENS OF FEAR! This collection ...



  • Four of the most popular Conan stories in one volume--a great introduction to this iconic character and a must-read for all fantasy and adventure fansConan was born on a battlefield, the son of a village blacksmith, in the land of Cimmeria. By the ag...



  • The House of Arabu was written in the year 1952 by Robert Ervin Howard. The hero is Pyrrhas, a Greek barbarian in the Ancient Middle East where gods and demons abounded. His is cursed, and sets out to find by whom, and get his revenge. Fantasy, adven...



  • ‘Weird Tales’ launched in March of 1923 and the world was never the same again. While pulp magazines had been around for some time, ‘Weird Tales’ was the first pulp magazine to specialize in supernatural fiction. ‘Weird ...



  • Weird Tales' launched in March of 1923 and the world was never the same again. While pulp magazines had been around for some time, 'Weird Tales' was the first pulp magazine to specialize in supernatural fiction. 'Weird Tales' single-handedly created ...



  • He''s a weapon of God, stalking the Sixteenth Century! A tall, grim wanderer, roving the Earth to right all its wrongs! Let those who worship the power of evil beware, lest they face...Solomon Kane! He sprang from the mind of Conan the Barbarian crea...



  • A collection of short fiction set in the Lovecraftian cosmic horror universe from “a masterful storyteller†(Publishers Weekly).   In the early twentieth-century, in the pages of Weird Tales and other pulp magazines, H. P. Lovecraft created ...



  • Discover some of the early elements of writing style and personality that would go on to define Robert E. Howard, the professional writer. Known to his friends and family simply as Bob, these early letters illustrate a life-long interest in poetry, b...



  • Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June eleven, 1936) turned into an American creator. He wrote pulp fiction in a numerous range of genres. He created the man or woman Conan the Barbarian and is appeared as the father of the sword and sorc...



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    In the last of the Conan stories to be published, there is no end to the action and adventure. He pursues a beautiful former pirate, fights a dinosaur, discover an ancient city, and so much more, as Howard leads the reader through a labyrinth of unex...



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    This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1934 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Shadows in the Moonlight' is a story in the Conan series about his escape to a remote island of myst...



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    The stillness of the forest trail was so primeval that the tread of a soft-booted foot was a startling disturbance. At least it seemed so to the ears of the wayfarer, though he was moving along the path with the caution that must be practised by any ...



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    This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1936 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Black Canaan' is a horror short story set in the American South. Robert Ervin Howard was born in Pea...



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    This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1931 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Blow the Chinks Down!' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. Robe...



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    "The Dark Man" is a short story by Robert Ervin Howard. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 â€" June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is...



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    This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1934 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Daughter of Erlik Khan' is a story in the El Borak series about a Texan gunman in early 20th Cen...



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    This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1930 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Iron Man' is one of Howard's short stories about the sport of boxing. Robert Ervin Howard wa...



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    This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 1932 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Lord of Samarcand' is one of Howard's stories in the historical fiction genre. Robert Ervin ...



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    A strange coffin is found floating in the mid-Atlantic -- and in it, a withered reptilian creature judged to have been dead not thousands but millions of years! Thus begins the chilling story of Kathulos of the yellow eyes the Ages could not close.....


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Robert E. Howard has published 221 books.

Robert E. Howard does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Dream Snake, was published in September 2023.

The first book by Robert E. Howard, Kings of the Night, was published in January 1930.

Yes. Robert E. Howard has 4 series.