While the full story of his publication history is well outside the purpose of this introductory essay (and not without plenty of bright spots to balance out some of the bad), there are a few salient points to keep in mind for the Howard novice. But their very ubiquity can obscure and deceive – if two people strike up a conversation about Conan, are they actually talking about the same Conan? What’s going on with all of these other writers penning stories of Howard’s heroes, and do they need to be read in order? Out of the dozens of reprints and collections over the years, just where do you actually start?īecause Howard’s creations are commercially valuable they have been distorted and, in my opinion, abused by various copyright holders, publishers, and editors over the years. Howard (1906-1936) was a giant and a father to giants, his literary creations so potent that they have informed popular culture and permeated mass consciousness down to the present day.
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