"For stark, living fear... What other writer is even in the running?"-H. P. Lovecraft "[Behind Howard's stories] lurks a dark poetry and the timeless truth of dreams." -Robert Bloch"""Howard had a gritty, vibrant style-broadsword writing that cut its way to the heart, with heroes who are truly larger than life."-David Gemmell "Howard's writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks."-Stephen King