Robert E. Howard Changed My Life: Personal Essays about an Extraordinary Legacy

ROBERT E. HOWARD CHANGED MY LIFE is a brand-new way of understanding how the Texas author's legacy continues today. 33 contributors long familiar with the man and his creations share how he impacted their lives and continues to impact modern entertainment. This is an intimate look at the changes wrought personally and professionally by the Father of Sword-and-Sorcery and a Founder of American Fantasy.ROBERT E. HOWARD CHANGED MY LIFE is homage not only in memoir but also in financial support for Project Pride, the agency that sustains the Howard Home and Museum in Cross Plains, Texas. A portion of each sale of the hardcover and electronic book will be donated by RBF to Project Pride each year at the annual Howard Days.ROBERT E. HOWARD CHANGED MY LIFE is as bold, raw, and filled with vibrant life as the words, characters, and works of the man himself. This collection of intimate essays on the impact of Robert E. Howard and his characters as catalysts of personal change comes from 33 scholars, writers, artists, publishers, and fans who can say, "Because Howard lived I am a changed person."A Riot of Life, by Jason M WaltzHow REH Saved My Life, by Bill CavalierREH, Conan and Me, by John C. HockingDreams of the Purple Kingdom, by Jason DurallOut there in the Wilds with REH, by Joe R. LansdaleBêlit, Queen of the Black Coast, by Jaym GatesREH and Me: The Celtic Connection, by Adrian ColeHe Himself was in Every One of Them, by Rusty BurkeCrossed Swords and Bloody Seas, by David C. SmithTaking the World by the Throat, by Karen Joan KohoutekThe Black Dog and REH, by C.L. WernerAn Empire of Ghosts and Smoke, by Scott OdenFrom Conan to Cormac: My Path to Howard Studies, by Todd B. VickREH: Opener of the Way, by Nancy A. CollinsWyrd Ensemble, by Bobby DerieThe Ride of Falume, by Barbara A. BarrettFor the Honor of the Ship, by Christopher A. GruberAn Ode to REH, by Cecelia HollandA Love Letter to Bear Creek, by Mark FinnOn the Trail with El Borak, by David HardyThe Were-Woman, the Gnome, and the Zebra, by Deuce RichardsonIn the Footsteps of Steve Harrison, by Fred BlosserUnearthing an Age Undreamed Of, by Jeffrey ShanksHow REH (And Glenn Lord) Changed My Life, by Roy ThomasKosru’s Road, by Howard Andrew Jones1975: The Year of the Cormac, by Keith J. TaylorIn a Dark Place, by Steven EriksonMy New Friend Agnes, by Becky CloonanSol K. and Me, by Dierk GüntherAn Unexpected Gift, by Barbara Ingram BaumA New and Mighty Mission, by Matthew JohnWhite Spark, Black Fire, by Charles R. SaundersThe Extraordinary Inner World of Charles R. Saunders, Father of ‘Sword and Soul,' by Jon TattrieCharles Saunders and I were Friends, by Joe R. LansdaleThe Importance of Charles Saunders, by David C. SmithWhy No Howard Character Ever Changed My Life, by Patrice LouinetREH: A European Perspective, by Michael MoorcockAfterword, by Janet E. MorrisAppendix REH: Suggested Additional Inspirational and Educational Readings