Robert E. Howard
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 46 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 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 People of the Black Circle was nominated for the British Fantasy Award, Best Collection, in 2001. The Hour of the Dragon was nominated for the British Fantasy Award, Best Collection, in 2002.
Robert E. Howard: Lists & Other Mentions
- Conan the Barbarian was an NPR: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books Selection in 2011.
Related Authors
Fans of Robert E. Howard also enjoy these authors:
- J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings Series.
- Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
- Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files Series.
- Frank Herbert, author of the Dune Series.
- Ursula K. Le Guin, author of the Earthsea Cycle 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?
What was the first book Robert E. Howard wrote?
The first book 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 The God in the Bowl (a short story) on November 9th, 2021.
What is the most popular book by Robert E. Howard?
Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Robert E. Howard book is
Conan the Barbarian. Here are his most popular books:
- Conan the Barbarian (5)
- Conan the Conqueror / The Hour of the Dragon (10)
- Conan (9)
- The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (8.67)
- Almuric (8)
How many books has Robert E. Howard written?
Robert E. Howard has written 161 books across 37 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
- 7 books in the Conan (Gnome Press) Series
- 3 Bran Mak Morn Collections
- 1 Cormac Mac Art Collections
- 2 Dark Man Collections
- 16 books in the Dark Storm Conan Chronology Series
- 2 books in the James Allison Series
- 7 books in the Solomon Kane Series
- 20 Standalone Novels
- 46 Short Story Collections
- 10 Weird Works Of Collections
- 23 Short Stories/Novellas
- 4 Graphic Novels
- 2 Non-Fiction Books
- 2 books in the Conan (Ace Maroto 1978-1981) Series
- 10 books in the Conan (Donald M. Grant) Series
- 3 books in the Conan The Cimmerian Series
- 9 books in the Conan (Lancer/Ace) Series
- 3 books in the Weird Tales Series
- 1 book in the Gothic Fantasy Series
- 1 book in the King Conan Series