A Short Biography of Robert E. Howard by Rusty
Burke - Currently the gold standard on the life of Robert E. Howard. Joe Marek's Robert E. Howard Page - One of the leading Howard scholars today, Joe's website is an excellent source for the Howard scholar. Too much material to describe here; you'll have to visit it to see. Website Robert E. Howard United Press Association (REHUPA) - Official REHUPA web page, provides details on the organization and samples of their mailings. Also includes material about Howard compiled by some of the leading Howard experts. A must visit for the serious Howard scholar. Website REH Inner Circle - A mailing list started by Howard scholar Dennis McHaney. Emphasis on but not limited to the writing of Robert E. Howard. Many current Howard scholars subscribe and post here. Dennis has been making available several public domain texts of Howard material from his pulp appearances. Website The Dark Man Online - The Journal of Robert E. Howard Studies.Online site by Frank Coffman, reviving the Howard studies journal previously edited by Rusty Burke. Planned is semi-annual publication with subscription rates. Future issues will be archived electronically on the site. Electronic archiving of editions #1-4 is currently being negotiated Website The Barbarian Keep - An excellent collection of material about Howard and his works. Also has some material about real barbarians. Website Robert E. Howard Archive - An archive of poetry, letters, and essays written by Howard. Also has some review material of The Whole Wide World, the movie based on One Who Walked Alone. Website Heroes of Dark Fantasy - Nicely done fan site emphasizing several of the major characters in the genre of heroic fantasy. Has material on both Conan and Kull. Website Robert E. Howard mailing list on Xenite.Org - A mailing list of issues concerning Howard and issues surrounding him. Many current Howard scholars subscribe and post here. Website Wandering Star - Publisher of The Robert E. Howard Library of Classics, the website is primarily a promotional device for the books but some interviews with the principals involved in creation of the books and some sketches by Frazetta are available. Possibly the most important Howard publisher today. Website |
Wandering Star, Order through: Conquistador,
158 Kent House Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1JY England 011 44 (0) 181
659 9714. E-mail: [email protected], Two current titles with
more planned. Fantastic collectibles. Website
Arkham House Publishers, PO Box 546, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 53583.One book containing a Howard story and a new bibliography of all Arkham House publications. Website Fedogan & Bremer, Has one book containing Howard stories. Available through Arkham House Publishers Baen Books, Dept. BA, P.O. Box 1403, Riverdale, NY 10471.Publishers of the Baen Robert E. Howard Library (7 volumes) and Cthulhu, an antholgy of Howard's Mythos fiction. Website Book list Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc., 19 Surrey Lane, P. O. Box 187, Hampton Falls, N.H. 03844. (603) 778-7191. E-mail: [email protected] Publisher of Howard in deluxe hard back since the late 60's. Several titles still available. Also publisher of One Who Walked Alone, a remembrance of Howard by Novalyne Price Ellis. Website Book List Necronomicon Press, 101 Lockwood Street, West Warwick, RI 02893. E-mail: [email protected] Publisher of chap books containing original work by Howard and literary criticism of Howard. A few titles left including Rusty Burke's excellent The Dark Man. Also have the some remaining pieces from Cryptic publications. Website Book list Bud Plant Comic Art - PO Box 1689, Grass Valley, CA 95945. (800)242-6642 Fantasy art books by the great science fiction illustrators. E-mail: [email protected] A distributor specializing in fantasty art, comics and books by a variety of people. Currently has multiple Howard items including the Wandering Star books. Website Charles F. Miller, 708 Westover Drive, Lancaster, PA 17601. (717) 285-2255. E-mail: [email protected] One of the U.S. distributors for Wandering Star. They also carry other new Howard books. Refer to their book listing at Advanced Book Exchange. Website Cross Plains Comics - Publisher of new comic adaptations of Howard's work. Three titles currently with more planned. Also the publisher of the highly desirable REH A Short Biography of Robert E. Howard by Rusty Burke. Website |
Special Mention:
EBAY Internet Auction: Largest internet auction site. Always dozens if not hundreds of Howard related pieces. Everything from the newest items to the most expensive rarities. Can't recommend it enough for hard-to-find stuff but be prepared to pay a premium price.There are a number of used book dealers who now do a large quantity of business through eBay. Website The following are internet search engines who reference on-line book dealers. All have large selections of Howard material. AddAll: "Used and Out of Print search." Internet book search site. This site searches several other book sites at one time, including ABE, Bibliofind, Alibris and others. It also has a new book search. Website Advanced Book Exchange: "World's Largest Source of Out-of-Print Material." Internet book search site. Website Alibris: "Books You Thought You'd Never Find" Internet book search site. Website Bibliofind: "The World's Largest Inventory of Books for Sale." Internet book search site. Website ABAA Booknet: Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America,
specializing in rare and antiquarian books, maps, and prints. Internet
book search site. Website
The following are sellers I've personally purchased from with good results: Pandora's Books, Ltd., Box 54, Neche, ND 58265. (204)324-8548 E-mail: [email protected] Good place to find Howard paperbacks at reasonable prices. Website Graham Holroyd, Bookseller, 19 Borrowdale Drive, Rochester,
NY 14626. (716)225-4879. E-mail: Mythos Books, 218 Hickory Meadow Lane, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901. (573) 785-7710. E-mail: [email protected] Refer to their book listing at the Advanced Book Exchange. Website Soft Books, 1889 Silverberry Crescent, Mississauga, Ontario, L5J 1C8. (905) 822-8178. E-mail: [email protected] Refer to their book listing at the Advanced Book Exchange. Website Charles F. Miller, 708 Westover Drive, Lancaster, PA 17601. (717) 285-2255. E-mail: [email protected] Rare and out of print books in the fantasy, science fiction, and horror fields. . Refer to their book listing at Advanced Book Exchange. Website |
The Cthulhu Mythos Index - Site that provides
material about the Cthulhu mythos created by H.P. Lovecraft and expanded
by other authors including Howard. Website
Weird Tales - The Unique Magazine - Very nice website covering Weird Tales. Website The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998) - Site which provides content information about science fiction anthologies. Some Howard is listed. CD bibliographies are available. Of special interest is the Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Weird Fiction Magazine Index (1890-1999). Extremely valuable resource for the Howard scholar. The simplistic design of this site inspired the look of HowardWorks. Website Cross Plains, TX Home Page - Home page for Cross Plains, TX, the town Howard lived the last years of his life. Provides information about Project Pride and the REH Day celebration held every June. Website |