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Fantasy and Spicy stories from Robert E. Howard

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This is a collection of short stories.

I know REH wrote for pulp fiction magazines and I don't know the story behind these stories but I am pleasantly surprised to learn how versatile an author he was. I guess it makes sense though since (I think) I recall he wasn't fully appreciated during his lifetime (so that maybe he would have been challenged to write a broad spectrum of stories?).

It's such an awful shame that he didn't live a long and full life.

I'm just spellbound by his talent...reminded me why he's one of my all-time favorite authors.

One warning: one story is brutally racially dated. Unfortunately this is the way things were back in the days when this was written.

These Spicey stories are some of Robert E. Howard's (1906-1936) best stories. If you've never read these type of stories you're in for a real treat. I highly recommend getting this Fantasy and Spice stories. They are excellent! REH is creator of Conan, Kull, Red Sonja, Solomon Kane, and many other characters.

Suggested reading: Spicey Adventures by Robert E. Howard at REHFoundation.org limited to 200 copies. These stories are first time in hardcover and unadulterated just the way REH wrote them. Due out late September 2011 with beautifully drawn jacket art and color by Jim and Ruth Keegan.

Contents
Introduction by Patrice Louinet

Spicy Adventures

The Girl on the Hell Ship (aka "She Devil")
Ship in Mutiny
Desert Blood
The Purple Heart of Erlik
The Dragon of Kao Tsu
Murderer's Grog
Guns of Khartum
Daughters of Feud

Miscellanea

Untitled Synopsis ("John Gordon found himself in Samarkand")
The Girl on the Hell Ship - draft
Untitled Synopsis (Ship in Mutiny)
Ship in Mutiny - draft
List of Characters (Desert Blood)
Untitled Synopsis (The Purple Heart of Erlik)
Untitled Synopsis (Daughters of Feud)

Also suggested reading: Blood and Thunder, The Life and Art of Robert E. Howard by Mark Finn, One Who Walked Alone by Novalyne Price Ellis Robert's girlfriend and school teacher, Two-Gun Bob, and The Dark Barbarian by Don Herron.