"Howard's writing seems so highly charged with energy that it
nearly gives off sparks."
-Stephen King
"Robert E. Howard had a gritty, vibrant style-broadsword writing
that cut its way to the heart, with heroes who are truly larger
than life."
-David Gemmell
In a meteoric career that spanned a mere twelve years, Robert E.
Howard single-handedly invented the genre that came to be called
sword and sorcery. From his fertile imagination sprang some of
fiction's most enduring heroes. Yet while Conan is indisputably
Howard's greatest creation, it was in his earlier sequence of tales
featuring Kull, a fearless warrior with the brooding intellect of a
philosopher, that Howard began to develop the distinctive themes,
and the richly evocative blend of history and mythology, that would
distinguish his later tales of the Hyborian Age.
Much more than simply the prototype for Conan, Kull is a
fascinating character in his own right: an exile from fabled
Atlantis who wins the crown of Valusia, only to find it as much a
burden as a prize.
This groundbreaking collection, lavishly illustrated by
award-winning artist Justin Sweet, gathers together all Howard's
stories featuring Kull, from Kull's first published appearance, in
"The Shadow Kingdom," to "Kings of the Night," Howard's last tale
featuring the cerebral swordsman. The stories are presented just as
Howard wrote them, with all subsequent editorial emendations
removed. Also included are previously unpublished stories, drafts,
and fragments, plus extensive notes on the texts, an introduction
by Howard authority Steve Tompkins, and an essay by noted editor
Patrice Louinet.
"Howard was a true storyteller-one of the first, and certainly
among the best, you'll find in heroic fantasy. If you've never read
him before, you're in for a real treat."
-Charles de Lint
"For stark, living fear . . . what other writer is even in the
running with Robert E. Howard?"
-H. P. Lovecraft
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