Robert E. Howard

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Robert E. Howard

66 books10 series

Robert Ervin Howard (1906–1936) was an American author. He who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. His most famous character is Conan the Barbarian. With Conan and his other heroes Howard created the genre now known as "sword and sorcery" in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

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Robert Ervin Howard (1906–1936) was an American author. He who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. His most famous character is Conan the Barbarian. With Conan and his other heroes Howard created the genre now known as "sword and sorcery" in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Books by this author

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THE AUTHOR’S WORLDS

Book series

AUTHOR CAREER

Publication timeline

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1950–201266 cataloged publications

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THE AUTHOR’S WRITING

Writing profile

Genres are based on books catalogued in Risingshadow’s English-language database. A book may belong to multiple genres.

Main classification

Fantasy59 (89%)
Science Fiction3 (5%)
Horror1 (2%)
Other3 (5%)

Each book counts once. Multiple primary genres use the shared presentation order; books without a primary genre are Other.

Genres and themes

Fantasy61 / 66 books
Sword and Sorcery38 / 66 books
Horror13 / 66 books
Science Fiction3 / 66 books
Mainstream3 / 66 books
Dark Fantasy2 / 66 books
Demon1 / 66 books
Devil1 / 66 books