Fist and Fang

Fiction & Literature, Short Stories
Cover of the book Fist and Fang by Robert E. Howard, Read Books Ltd.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Robert E. Howard ISBN: 9781473397521
Publisher: Read Books Ltd. Publication: February 12, 2015
Imprint: White Press Language: English
Author: Robert E. Howard
ISBN: 9781473397521
Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
Publication: February 12, 2015
Imprint: White Press
Language: English

This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1930 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Fist and Fang' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. It is also known by the title 'Cannibal Fists'. Robert Ervin Howard was born in Peaster, Texas in 1906. During his youth, his family moved between a variety of Texan boomtowns, and Howard - a bookish and somewhat introverted child - was steeped in the violent myths and legends of the Old South. At fifteen Howard began to read the pulp magazines of the day, and to write more seriously. The December 1922 issue of his high school newspaper featured two of his stories, 'Golden Hope Christmas' and 'West is West'. In 1924 he sold his first piece - a short caveman tale titled 'Spear and Fang' - for $16 to the not-yet-famous Weird Tales magazine. Howard's most famous character, Conan the Cimmerian, was a barbarian-turned-King during the Hyborian Age, a mythical period of some 12,000 years ago. Conan featured in seventeen Weird Tales stories between 1933 and 1936 which is why Howard is now regarded as having spawned the 'sword and sorcery' genre. The Conan stories have since been adapted many times, most famously in the series of films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1930 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Fist and Fang' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. It is also known by the title 'Cannibal Fists'. Robert Ervin Howard was born in Peaster, Texas in 1906. During his youth, his family moved between a variety of Texan boomtowns, and Howard - a bookish and somewhat introverted child - was steeped in the violent myths and legends of the Old South. At fifteen Howard began to read the pulp magazines of the day, and to write more seriously. The December 1922 issue of his high school newspaper featured two of his stories, 'Golden Hope Christmas' and 'West is West'. In 1924 he sold his first piece - a short caveman tale titled 'Spear and Fang' - for $16 to the not-yet-famous Weird Tales magazine. Howard's most famous character, Conan the Cimmerian, was a barbarian-turned-King during the Hyborian Age, a mythical period of some 12,000 years ago. Conan featured in seventeen Weird Tales stories between 1933 and 1936 which is why Howard is now regarded as having spawned the 'sword and sorcery' genre. The Conan stories have since been adapted many times, most famously in the series of films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

More books from Read Books Ltd.

Cover of the book The First Book Of Napoleon, The Tyrant Of The Earth by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Folklore In Mongolia by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book The Stark Family; A Sketch from Real Life by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Dog Breaking for the Gun: The Most Expeditious, Certain and Easy Method, with Copious Notes on Shooting Sports by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book How to Make Hats with Fancy and Draped Crowns - A Milliner's Guide by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Exhibition of Columbia Bicycle Art Poster Designs by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book The Police Dog: A Study Of The German Shepherd (Or Alsatian) by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book The Fox by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book The Private Correspondence of Ambrose Bierce by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Beyond the High Himalayas by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Foods and Food Adulterants by Direction of Agriculture - Part Third: Fermented Alcoholic Beverages by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Experimental Researches In Electricity - Volume 1 by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book The Tomato by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Paramount Method For Tenor-Banjo by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book The Cultivation of Hops in England, Europe, America, Australasia and India. by Robert E. Howard
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy