EXPLORING THE WORLDS OF REH #2: Five New Essays on the Master of Fantasy

by Fred Blosser

“Exploring the Worlds of REH #2” presents five new essays of informal scholarship about the universe of Conan the Barbarian and other fantastic creations of Robert E. Howard. The essays, which appear here for the first time, --The important textual distinctions between the four published versions of “The God in the Bowl,” an early Conan adventure. --The influence of Jack London on the creation of Conan’s world. --The cryptozoology behind the bizarre natural species of Conan’s Hyborian Age. --The restless, red-handed heroes who were one-and-done in Howard’s vivid imagination as he progressed toward the creation of Conan. --The transformation of Howard’s pioneering sword woman, Helen Tavrel, into her comic-book manifestation as Valeria of the Red Brotherhood. Fred Blosser is a recognized authority on the fantasy, adventure, and mystery fiction of Robert E. Howard. His Hyborian Age scholarship has been featured in Marvel Comics’ “Savage Sword of Conan,” “The Howard Collector,” and other publications.

69 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 24, 2021