Robert E. Howard

About Robert E. Howard

Robert E. Howard (1906–1936) was an American writer of fantasy, horror, historical adventure and Western fiction. Born in Peaster, Texas, he spent much of his life in Cross Plains. A pioneer of sword-and-sorcery fiction, he created Conan, Kull and Solomon Kane. His novella Skull-Face first appeared in Weird Tales in three installments from October to December 1929. Its book page in the Kinzy catalogue provides details of the Arabic edition, translation and publication.