Robert E. Howard

Robert E. Howard

Robert E. Howard was born in Peaster, Texas, USA on January 22nd, 1906 and passed away at the age of 30 on June 11th, 1936.

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Robert E. Howard Stats: The highest rated book by Robert E. Howard on Book Notification is The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian, the first novel in the Conan The Cimmerian series. The second-highest rated book is Conan (Conan (Lancer/Ace) #8).

The most read book by Robert E. Howard on Book Notification is Almuric, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan The Cimmerian #1).

Below is a complete list of Robert E. Howard books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Conan (Gnome Press) Books in Publication Order

List of Conan (Gnome Press) Series in Chronological Order

List of Conan (Lancer/Ace) Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Return of Conan (By: L. Sprague de Camp)
1957
2
Conan the Adventurer
1966
3
Conan the Warrior
1967
4
Conan the Usurper
1967
5
Conan the Conqueror
1967
6
Conan the Avenger
1968
7
Conan of the Isles (By: L. Sprague de Camp, Lin Carter)
1968
8
10
Conan
1968
9
Conan the Freebooter
1968
10
Conan the Wanderer (With: Lin Carter)
1968
11
Conan of Cimmeria (With: Lin Carter)
1969
12
10
Conan the Buccaneer (By: L. Sprague de Camp, Lin Carter)
1971
13
Conan of Aquilonia (By: L. Sprague de Camp, Lin Carter)
1977
14
Conan the Swordsman (By: L. Sprague de Camp, Lin Carter, Björn Nyberg)
1978
15
Conan and the Sorcerer ( By: Andrew J. Offutt)
Conan and the Sorcerer ( By: Andrew J. Offutt)
1978
16
Conan the Liberator (By: L. Sprague de Camp, Lin Carter)
1979
17
Conan: The Road of Kings (By: Karl Edward Wagner)
1979
18
Conan: Sword of Skelos (By: Andrew J. Offutt)
Conan: Sword of Skelos (By: Andrew J. Offutt)
1979
19
Conan: The Sword of Skelos ( By: Andrew J. Offutt)
Conan: The Sword of Skelos ( By: Andrew J. Offutt)
1979
20
Conan and the Spider God ( By: L. Sprague de Camp)
1980
21
Conan the Rebel ( By: Poul Anderson)
1980
22
Conan the Mercenary ( By: Andrew J. Offutt)
Conan the Mercenary ( By: Andrew J. Offutt)
1981
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List of Conan (Donald M. Grant) Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The People of the Black Circle
1974
2
A Witch Shall Be Born
1975
3
The Tower of the Elephant
1975
4
Red Nails
1975
5
Conan in The Devil in Iron
1976
6
Rogues in the House Conan
1976
7
Queen of the Black Coast
1978
8
Jewels of Gwahlur
1979
9
Black Colossus
1979
10
The Pool of the Black One
1986

List of Conan The Cimmerian Books in Publication Order

List of Bran Mak Morn Collections in Publication Order

List of Cormac Mac Art Collections in Publication Order

List of Dark Man Collections in Publication Order

List of Dark Storm Conan Chronology Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Phoenix on the Sword
1932
2
The Scarlet Citadel
1933
3
Black Colossus
1933
4
6
Rogues in the House
1934
5
Shadows In The Moonlight
1934
6
Beyond the Black River
1935
7
Shadows In Zamboula
1935
8
The Hour of the Dragon
1936
9
The People of the Black Circle
1974
10
The Tower of the Elephant
1975
11
Red Nails
1975
12
Conan in The Devil in Iron
1976
13
Rogues in the House Conan
1976
14
Queen of the Black Coast
1978
15
Jewels of Gwahlur
1979
16
Black Colossus
1979
17
The Pool of the Black One
1986

List of James Allison Books in Publication Order

List of Solomon Kane Books in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
8
Almuric
1964
2
The Pride of Bear Creek
1966
3
The Land of Kane
1970
4
The Sowers of the Thunder
1973
5
The Vultures of Whapeton
1973
6
Cormac Mac Art
1974
7
The Lost Valley of Iskander
1974
8
The Incredible Adventures of Dennis Dorgan
1976
9
Swords of Shahrazar
1976
10
The Return of Skull-Face
1977
11
Marchers of Valhalla
1978
12
Hawks of Outremer
1978
13
The Last Ride
1978
14
Mayhem on Bear Creek
1979
15
Lord of the Dead
1981
16
Heroes of Bear Creek
1983
17
The Last Cat Book
1984
18
The Road of Azrael
1987
19
Post Oaks and Sand Roughs
1989
20
Sea Woman
1992
21
Kull: Exile of Atlantis
2006

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Skull-Face
1929
2
The Iron Man
1930
3
The Gods of Bal-Sagoth
1931
4
A Gent from Bear Creek and Other Tales
1937
5
Gates of Empire
1939
6
Always Come Evening
1957
7
The Dark Man and Others
1963
8
8
King Kull
1967
9
Red Shadows
1968
10
Wolfshead
1968
11
Echoes From An Iron Harp
1972
12
The Book of Robert E. Howard
1976
13
Pigeons From Hell and Other Weird and Fantastic Adventures
1976
14
The Second Book of Robert E. Howard
1976
15
Black Vulmea's Vengeance
1976
16
Night Images: A book of fantasy verse
1976
17
Singers in the Shadows / by Robert E. Howard
1977
18
Son of the White Wolf
1977
19
Black Canaan
1978
20
The Howard Collector
1979
21
The Ghost Ocean
1982
22
The Dark Barbarian: The Writings of Robert E Howard, a Critical Anthology
1984
23
The Adventures of Lal Singh
1985
24
Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors
1989
25
Shadows of Dreams
1989
26
Eons of the Night
1996
27
Trails in Darkness
1996
28
Beyond the Borders
1996
29
The Ultimate Triumph
1999
30
Nameless Cults
2001
31
Waterfront Fists and Others
2003
32
Graveyard Rats and Others
2003
33
The Complete Action Stories
2003
34
Gates of Empire and Other Tales of the Crusades
2004
35
Treasures of Tartary
2004
36
The Black Stranger and Other American Tales
2005
37
Boxing Stories
2005
38
Lord of Samarcand and Other Adventure Tales of the Old Orient
2005
39
The End of the Trail
2005
40
The Riot at Bucksnort and Other Western Tales
2005
41
8
The Complete Chronicles of Conan
2006
42
Haunter of the Ring & Other Tales
2007
43
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard
2008
44
El Borak and Other Desert Adventures
2010
45
The Singer in the Mist & Others (With: Stephen Jones)
2010

List of Weird Works Of Collections in Publication Order

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Spear and Fang
1925
2
In the Forest of Villefere
1926
3
The Fearsome Touch of Death
1930
4
Waterfront Fists
1930
5
Kings of the Night
1930
6
The Voice of El-Lil
1930
7
The Blood of Belshazzar
1931
8
The Lion of Tiberias
1933
9
Black Talons
1933
10
The Tomb's Secret
1934
11
Fangs of Gold
1934
12
Names In The Black Book
1934
13
The Daughter of Erlik Khan
1934
14
Hawk of the Hills
1935
15
Blood of the Gods
1935
16
Black Wind Blowing
1936
17
A Gent from Bear Creek
1937
18
Pigeons from Hell
1938
19
Sword Woman
1977
20
Three-Bladed Doom
1977
21
The She Devil
1983
22
Wolfshead
2020

List of Graphic Novels in Publication Order (with Timothy Truman, with Richard Corben)

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Savage Sword Of Conan #1 (With: Gil Kane, Roy Thomas, Esteban Maroto, Bruce Jones, Steve Englehart, Doug Moench, John Buscema, Boris Vallejo, Barry Windsor-Smith)
Savage Sword Of Conan #1 (With: Gil Kane, Roy Thomas, Esteban Maroto, Bruce Jones, Steve Englehart, Doug Moench, John Buscema, Boris Vallejo, Barry Windsor-Smith)
1974
2
Bloodstar (With: Richard Corben)
Bloodstar (With: Richard Corben)
1979
3
The Conan Chronicles, Vol. 1: The People of the Black Circle
2000
4
The Conan Chronicles, Vol. 2: The Hour of the Dragon
2001
5
King Conan: The Phoenix on the Sword (With: Timothy Truman)
2013
6
Solomon Kane: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (With: David Wenzel, Howard Chaykin, Roy Thomas, Bret Blevins, Donald F. Glut, Steve Carr)
Solomon Kane: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (With: David Wenzel, Howard Chaykin, Roy Thomas, Bret Blevins, Donald F. Glut, Steve Carr)
2020

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

List of Robert E. Howard Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Swords & Sorcery
1963
2
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1966
1966
3
Swordsmen and Supermen
1972
4
Gooseflesh
1974
5
Fantastic Stories Special - 1975 Sword & Sorcery Annual
1975
6
Beyond Midnight
1976
7
Lone Star Universe
1976
8
Great Fantasy
1983
9
The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats
1988
10
The Horror Hall of Fame
1991
11
Sea-Cursed
1994
12
Giant Book of Fantasy Tales
1996
13
Spookhouse, Volume 2
2004
14
In Lands That Never Were
2004
15
Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine - May 1934
2005
16
The Robert E. Howard Reader
2007
17
The Dead That Walk
2009
18
The Cthulhu Mythos Megapack
2012
19
The Wildside Book of Fantasy
2012
20
Woman: An Anthology
2014
21
Red Sky
2014
22
Skelos I
2016
23
The Weird Fiction Collection #1
2018
24
Gunsmoke & Dragonfire
2019
25
Lovecraft Mythos New & Classic Collection
2020
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Robert E. Howard: Biography

Robert E. Howard (Robert Ervin Howard) was born on January 22nd, 1906. Robert passed away June 11th, 1936 at 30 years old. Robert E. Howard was born in Peaster, Texas, USA.

Robert E. Howard was the author of the Robert E. Howard Short Story Collections series which consists of 45 novels. The Robert E. Howard Short Story Collections series started in 1929 with the novel Skull-Face. The most recently released novel in the Robert E. Howard Short Story Collections series was The Singer in the Mist & Others which was released in 2010. There are no upcoming novels for the Robert E. Howard Short Story Collections series.

Robert E. Howard: Awards & Accolades

Robert E. Howard won the British Fantasy Award, The Karl Edward Wagner Award (Important Contribution), in 1973.

Howard's books have also won multiple awards, Savage Sword Of Conan #1 won the British Fantasy Award, Best Comic, in 1975 as well as the British Fantasy Award - Best Comic in 1976.

Robert E. Howard books have also been nominated for multiple awards, The Conan Chronicles, Vol. 1: The People of the Black Circle was nominated for the British Fantasy Award, Best Collection, in 2001. The Conan Chronicles, Vol. 2: The Hour of the Dragon was nominated for the British Fantasy Award, Best Collection, in 2002.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Robert E. Howard are:

  1. Frank Herbert, author of the Dune Series.
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings Series.
  3. Terry Brooks, author of the Original Shannara Series.
  4. George R.R. Martin, author of the A Song Of Ice and Fire Series.
  5. Anne McCaffrey, author of the Dragonriders of Pern Series.

Robert E. Howard: F.A.Q

When was Robert E. Howard Born?

Robert E. Howard was born on January 22nd, 1906.

When did Robert E. Howard die?

Robert E. Howard died on June 11th, 1936 at 30 years old.

Where was Robert E. Howard Born?

Robert E. Howard was born in Peaster, Texas, USA.

What awards has Robert E. Howard won?

Robert E. Howard has won the following awards: The Karl Edward Wagner Award (Important Contribution) at the British Fantasy Award (1973).

What book awards has Robert E. Howard won?

Savage Sword Of Conan #1: British Fantasy Award Best Comic (1975), British Fantasy Award Best Comic (1976).

What was the first book Robert E. Howard wrote?

The first novel written by Robert E. Howard was Spear and Fang, published in 1925.

What was the most recent book Robert E. Howard wrote?

His most recently released work was Solomon Kane: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus on October 18th, 2020.

How many books has Robert E. Howard written?

Robert E. Howard has written 155 books across 33 series.
  • 6 books in the Conan (Gnome Press) Series
  • 9 books in the Conan (Lancer/Ace) Series
  • 10 books in the Conan (Donald M. Grant) Series
  • 3 books in the Conan The Cimmerian Series
  • 3 Bran Mak Morn Collections
  • 1 Cormac Mac Art Collections
  • 2 Dark Man Collections
  • 17 books in the Dark Storm Conan Chronology Series
  • 2 books in the James Allison Series
  • 7 books in the Solomon Kane Series
  • 21 Standalone Novels
  • 45 Short Story Collections
  • 10 Weird Works Of Collections
  • 22 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 6 Graphic Novels
  • 2 Non-Fiction Books

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