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Author: Todd B. Vick Publisher: University of Texas Press ISBN: 1477321977 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 333
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This biography of the creator of Conan the Barbarian is “deep dive work,” in which “this ‘mysterious’ Texas scribe gets his most complete story arc told” (Houston Press). Robert E Howard’s most famous creation, Conan the Barbarian, is an icon of popular culture. In hundreds of tales detailing the exploits of Conan, King Kull, and others, Howard helped to invent the sword and sorcery genre. Todd B. Vick delves into newly available archives and probes Howard’s relationships, particularly with schoolteacher Novalyne Price, to bring a fresh, objective perspective to Howard's life. Like his many characters, Howard was an enigma and an outsider. He spent his formative years visiting the four corners of Texas, experiences that left a mark on his stories. He was intensely devoted to his mother, whom he nursed in her final days, and whose impending death contributed to his suicide in 1936 when he was just thirty years old. Renegades & Rogues is an unequivocal journalistic account that situates Howard within the broader context of pulp literature. More than a realistic fantasist, he wrote westerns and horror stories as well, and engaged in avid correspondence with H. P. Lovecraft and other pulp writers of his day. Vick investigates Howard’s twelve-year writing career, analyzes the influences that underlay his celebrated characters, and assesses the afterlife of Conan, the figure in whom Howard’s fervent imagination achieved its most durable expression. “A tour de force.” ―Modern Age “A compelling read.” —S. T. Joshi, author of I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft
Author: Todd B. Vick Publisher: University of Texas Press ISBN: 1477321977 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 333
Book Description
This biography of the creator of Conan the Barbarian is “deep dive work,” in which “this ‘mysterious’ Texas scribe gets his most complete story arc told” (Houston Press). Robert E Howard’s most famous creation, Conan the Barbarian, is an icon of popular culture. In hundreds of tales detailing the exploits of Conan, King Kull, and others, Howard helped to invent the sword and sorcery genre. Todd B. Vick delves into newly available archives and probes Howard’s relationships, particularly with schoolteacher Novalyne Price, to bring a fresh, objective perspective to Howard's life. Like his many characters, Howard was an enigma and an outsider. He spent his formative years visiting the four corners of Texas, experiences that left a mark on his stories. He was intensely devoted to his mother, whom he nursed in her final days, and whose impending death contributed to his suicide in 1936 when he was just thirty years old. Renegades & Rogues is an unequivocal journalistic account that situates Howard within the broader context of pulp literature. More than a realistic fantasist, he wrote westerns and horror stories as well, and engaged in avid correspondence with H. P. Lovecraft and other pulp writers of his day. Vick investigates Howard’s twelve-year writing career, analyzes the influences that underlay his celebrated characters, and assesses the afterlife of Conan, the figure in whom Howard’s fervent imagination achieved its most durable expression. “A tour de force.” ―Modern Age “A compelling read.” —S. T. Joshi, author of I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft
Author: J. M. Snyder Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781466301924 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 196
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From the prolific pen of best-selling author J.M. Snyder comes this paperback collection of three historical gay erotic romances. Visit the Old West, Colonial Java, and the Alaskan Territory in this collection of three historical gay erotic romances with hot-blooded renegades, rebels, and rogues. In "Wanted," rustler Jesse McCray falls for Ethan Phillips, an idealistic tenderfoot passing through Defiance. But Jesse's outlaw reputation threatens their budding relationship. "All Shook Up" is set in Colonial Java in the year 1883. Dutch plantation owner Eduard van De Lier finds his world threatened when a former lover shows up to blackmail him. Little do they know they're on shaky ground -- literally -- when the nearby island of Krakatoa erupts. And in "Bounty of the Heart," hunters Emmett and Jack head to Alaska after a Korean gangster who burned them both in the past. Emmett longs for something more between himself and Jack ... something he just might be able to find in an old partner of Jack's who makes an untimely appearance.
Author: Peter Julicher Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 9780786416127 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 324
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In the Russia of the tsars, people who criticized or questioned the autocratic prerogatives of the sovereign were brutally suppressed and sometimes actively persecuted. So imbedded was this official hostility to anyone hoping to change or even influence government policy, that even the most high-minded reformers came to understand that the only way they could succeed was to overthrow the regime. The author describes the activities of the most important dissidents and agitators from the reign of Ivan the Terrible to Nicholas II and the Communist Revolution in 1917. Many of these fascinating individuals were serious activists endeavoring to improve society; others were opportunistic scoundrels and adventurers. The author explores the causes that provoked them and the consequences they faced, and explains how time and time again the tsars were goaded into mistakes and over-reaction.
Author: Scarlett Morgan Publisher: Bedside Books ISBN: 9781589820852 Category : Frontier and pioneer life Languages : en Pages : 0
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Jack Valentine is a hard livin?, hard fightin? U.S. Marshall known for always tracking down his man. His latest trek to find three train robbers leads him through Medicine Bow, where his plans are derailed by a horrible tragedy and by his attraction to one of its survivors. Amid fast-paced action and a classic romance, Jack must stare down the face of evil and fight for his life against the forces that could tear apart everything that he holds dear.
Author: Gerald Ohlander Publisher: ISBN: 9780595394487 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 120
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Following the Civil War, former Union soldier Joe Keller finds work on a ranch, falls in love, and is looking forward to a happy and prosperous life. But while riding through the Indian Territory, he is arrested for murder, a crime he did not commit. With no proof of his innocence, Joe Keller knows he will be hanged. Pursued by lawmen and bounty hunters, Keller must find a way to prove his innocence before he is captured, or killed. The story of Joe Keller does not dwell on the crimes he commits as an outlaw. Instead, the story tells of Joe Keller's anguish caused by years of separation from the woman he loves, and his determination to prove his innocence. It also tells of the people he meets in his travels through the frontier.
Author: J.M. Snyder Publisher: JMS Books LLC ISBN: 1634862120 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 178
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Visit the Old West, Colonial Java, and the Alaskan Territory in this box set of three historical gay erotic romances with hot-blooded renegades, rebels, and rogues. Contains the stories: All Shook Up: Colonial Java, 1883. Eduard van De Lier’s obsessive attraction to dark-skinned men is just one of his many secrets. His wife Marien knows of his indiscretions, but she stays silent ... until a former lover shows up with thoughts of blackmail. Reza was a crewman Eduard wooed on the ship that brought them to Java, and the last person Eduard expects to find in his drawing room. Bounty of the Heart: For seven years, Emmett has harbored feelings for Jack, a notorious bounty hunter. Emmett aches for more than their platonic partnership. When a new bounty sends Emmett and Jack to Alaska, they run into Monty, a hunter Jack used to know who takes an interest in Emmett. Drawn to him despite Jack’s warnings, Emmett learns of the past they share and discovers why Jack has ignored him for so long. Wanted: When cattle rustler Jesse McCray first meets Ethan Phillips, an idealistic tenderfoot passing through the town of Defiance on his way to the California coast, he falls hard. But the cattle baron runs Defiance and has a grudge against one of Jesse’s outlaw friends. A gunfight puts a price on the rustlers’ heads, branding them outlaws. Can Jesse protect Ethan from the lawmen gunning for him?
Author: Marsha Canham Publisher: Dell ISBN: 0440614147 Category : River boats Languages : en Pages : 532
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Mysterious, devious and gorgeous, Montana Rose was known on the gambling circuit as the Queen of the Mississippi riverboats. Equally cunning and rakishly handsome, Michael Tarrington was determined to become the one man who could call her bluff.
Author: Marissa Meyer Publisher: Feiwel & Friends ISBN: 1250311446 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 560
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The Renegades Trilogy continues, in this fiercely awaited second installment after the New York Times-bestselling Renegades by Marissa Meyer, author of the Lunar Chronicles. Now a New York Times Bestseller! Time is running out. Together, they can save the world. But they each other’s worst nightmare. Nova’s double life is about to get a lot more complicated: As Insomnia, she is a full-fledged member of the Renegades, a syndicate of powerful and beloved superheroes. She works with Adrian’s patrol unit to protect the weak and maintain order in Gatlon City. As Nightmare, she is an Anarchist - a group of of villains who are determined to destroy the Renegades. Nova wants vengeance against the so-called heroes who once failed her when she needed them most. But as Nova, her feelings for Adrian are deepening, despite the fact that he is the son of her sworn enemies and, unbeknownst to Nova, he has some dangerous secrets of his own. In this second installment of the Renegades trilogy, Nova, Adrian, and the rest of their crew – Ruby, Oscar, and Danna -- are faced with escalating crime in Gatlon City, while covert weapons and conflicting missions have Nova and Adrian questioning not only their beliefs about justice, but also the feelings they have for each other. The line between good and evil has been blurred, but what's clear to them both is that too much power could mean the end of their city – and the world – as they know it.
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