Night of Battle

Fiction & Literature, Short Stories
Cover of the book Night of Battle 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: 9781473397651
Publisher: Read Books Ltd. Publication: February 12, 2015
Imprint: White Press Language: English
Author: Robert E. Howard
ISBN: 9781473397651
Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
Publication: February 12, 2015
Imprint: White Press
Language: English

This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1932 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Night of Battle' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. 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 1932 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Night of Battle' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. 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 ABC of Anarchism by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Raggedy Ann in the Magic Book - Illustrated by Worth Gruelle by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Shinto - The Ancient Religion of Japan by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Pruning Made Easy - How To Prune Rose Trees, Fruit Trees And Ornamental Trees And Shrubs by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book The Legends Of The Iroquois, Told By The Cornplanter by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Agatha Webb by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book The Last Exploit of Harry the Actor (A Classic Short Story of Detective Max Carrados) by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Mademoiselle de Scudéri (Fantasy and Horror Classics) by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Four Weeks in the Trenches: The War Story of a Violinist (WWI Centenary Series) by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book The Boss of Taroomba by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Catalogue of Ploughs Manufactured by R. Hornsby & Sons Ltd - Spittlegate Iron Works, Grantham, England by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Dairy Cattle And Milk Production - Prepared For The Use Of Agricultural College Students And Dairy Farmers by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Matter And Light - The New Physics by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Cocoa and Chocolate - Their History from Plantation to Consumer by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Paramount Method For Tenor-Banjo 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