num_pages: 264
description: Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan, King Kull, and others that defined heroic fantasy, lived and died in the small town of Cross Plains, Texas. While his books remain in print, Howard himself has fallen into obscurity, his life mired in speculation and half-truth. This engaging biography traces the roots of his writings, correcting long-standing misconceptions, and offers a tour of Howard's world as he saw it: through his own incomparable imagination.
language: English
title: Blood and Thunder: The Life and Art of Robert E. Howard
titlecomplete: Blood and Thunder: The Life and Art of Robert E. Howard
characters: Robert E. Howard
genres: History, Sword and Sorcery, Pulp, Biography Memoir, Biography, Writing, Memoir, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 260
places: Texas
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Non-Fiction
publisher: UNKNO