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

Product Description 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. Review "A fascinating testament to the power of the written word-and to Robert E. Howard's compelling, poetic, virile prose." Toni Weisskopf, publisher, Baen Books "Jackie Robinson's gravestone reads, 'A life is not important except in the impact that it has on other lives.' Over two dozen men and women tell how Robert E. Howard impacted their lives in this fascinating book from Rogue Blades Foundation. When you finish it, you will agree that Robert E. Howard lived an important life." Bob Byrne, REH Foundation Award winner"Robert E. Howard, over the past few decades, has begun to receive the serious attention he deserves as a writer. So a fair amount has been written about his fiction. But this fascinating book, at times fun, at times informative, and at times quite moving, is about his readers-about how some of them have been affected by Howard. A quite worthwhile perspective." Rich Horton, editor, The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy"There are moments in life that bring monumental change. Meeting your love. Falling into or out of religious belief. Business opportunities. Health. Sometimes we become aware of the changed path instantly, more often years later. It is rare that written yarns touch our soul and spine, but that is what Bob Howard's do. They help us find resolve, and purpose, and to make the best of the cards we are dealt. Here are some of the prominent Howardian voices sharing their moments with us. Welcome to the campfire." Fredrik Malmberg, President and CEO, Cabinet Entertainment/Conan Properties