Tag Archives: robert e. howard

FUNDAY MONDAY, OR THE BOOKS THAT WILL HELP ME SURVIVE THE WEEK AHEAD (AUGUST 27, 2018)

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Bookwraiths

Another week begins. I quickly slip into my business suit and head back into the office to save a few innocent people. While I try to fool myself into being excited about the promise of a new week and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Funday Monday | Tagged Atlantis, Exile of Atlantis, Funday Monday, Kull, REH Library, robert e. howard, sword and sorcery | 3 Comments

TOP TEN TUESDAY

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Bookwraiths

Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! This is a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where a new top ten list hits the web every week! This week we have a great topic to explore … BOOKS ON MY SPRING … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Ten Tuesday | Tagged Book of the Ancestor, Brian McClellan, Chris Wraight, Col Buchanan, DANIEL POLANSKY, David Keck, Fierce Gods, Gods of Blood and Powder, Grey Sister, Heart of the World, In the Eye of Heaven, K.M. McKinley, King of Ashes, Kull, Leo Carew, Low Town, Mark Lawrence, Master of Dragons, raymond e. feist, robert e. howard, She Who Waits, Tales of Durand, The Brass God, The Firemane Saga, The Gates of the World, The Wolf, Top Ten Tuesday, Under the Northern Sky, War of Vengeance, Warhammer, Wrath of Empire | 8 Comments

TOP TEN TUESDAY

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Bookwraiths

Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! This is a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where a new top ten list hits the web every week! This week we have a great topic to explore … Books I Could Reread … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Ten Tuesday | Tagged Barbara Hambly, best fantasy series, Black Company, Brian McClellan, conan, Darwath, Dune, Foundation, frank herbert, Glen Cook, Harry Turtledove, isaac asimov, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Mark C. Perry, Morigu, robert e. howard, STEPHEN R. DONALDSON, The Guns of the South, The Powder Mage Trilogy, thomas covenant, Top Ten Tuesday | 9 Comments

BOOK TRAVELING THURSDAY: SWORD AND SORCERY

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Bookwraiths

Book Traveling Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Catia and Danielle. Each week everyone picks a book related to that week’s theme, then you write a blog post explaining explain why you choose that book and spotlight all the different … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Traveling Thursday | Tagged best fantasy book covers, best fantasy covers, best sword and sorcery covers, Book Traveling Thursday, conan, Conan the Barbarian, hyborian age, robert e. howard, sword and sorcery book covers | 1 Comment

ALMURIC by ROBERT E. HOWARD

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Almuric by Robert E. Howard Genre: Science Fiction — Sword and Planet Series: Stand Alone Novel Publisher: First Published 1939 Length: 155 pages My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. Whenever I write a review on a Robert E. Howard … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Science Fiction, Sword and Planet | Tagged Almuric, Esau Cairn, less known Howard characters, other stories like Barsoom, pulp fiction classics, robert e. howard, sword and planet stories | 3 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — NORTHERN BARBARIANS

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Every Thursday, Nathan over at Fantasy Review Barn hosts a weekly party where blogs get to follow along with Diana Wynne Jones’ hilarious book The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel listing their favorite books with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged Barak, Bragi Ragnarson, Companions of the Hall, conan, David Eddings, Dread Empire, epic fantasy barbarians, Glen Cook, Harry Turtledove, Icewind Dale, Kull, Northern Barbarians, R. A. Salvatore, robert e. howard, The Belgariad, Tough Traveling, Wulfgar | 21 Comments

Hawks of Outremer by Robert E. Howard

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Hawks of Outremer by Robert E. Howard Genre: Historical Fiction — Medieval Crusades Series: Stand Alone Novel Publisher: Donald M. Grant Publishers (1979) Length: 165 pages My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. Robert E. Howard was one of those … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Historical Fiction, Swashbuckling | Tagged Agnes de Chestillon, Bran Mak Morn, Conan the Barbarian, Cormac Fitzgeoffrey, historical fiction, robert e. howard, Sailor Steve Costigan, Soloman Kane | Leave a comment

Fantasy Violence: Too Realistic or Not?

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Bookwraiths

Many reviewers believe fantasy has become too violent, too ultra-realistic in that violence. Many of those critics point to Mark Lawrence’s series The Broken Empire as a prime example of their premise. Since Emperor of Thrones was released today, I … Continue reading →