Robert E. Howard was born in Peaster, Texas on January 22, 1906. He was always a voracious reader, and from a young age decided that he wanted to be a writer. He entered the professional ranks when, at the age of 19, his prehistoric man story, "Spear and Fang" was published in the July 1925 issue of Weird Tales. Howard single-handedly created the genre known as Sword and Sorcery with the publication of characters such as King Kull and Conan. On January 22, 1936 his brilliant career ended tragically when he took his own life at the tender age of 30. In this sensitive and telling portrait, Sanjulian has paid grateful tribute to the vast depth of talent that Howard possessed.
