![]() ![]() One by one he discovered the authors that would influence his later work: Jack London and his stories of reincarnation and past lives, most notably The Star Rover Rudyard Kipling’s tales of subcontinent adventure and his chanting, shamanic verse the classic mythological tales collected by Thomas Bulfinch. From the age of nine he began writing stories, mostly tales of historical fiction centering on Vikings, Arabs, battles, and bloodshed. ![]() Voracious reading, along with a natural talent for prose writing and the encouragement of teachers, created in Howard an interest in becoming a professional writer. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery sub-genre. Robert Ervin Howard was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. ![]()
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