
Rogue Blades Author: Robert E. Howard and Me — The Celtic Connection
Author Adrian Cole discusses his connection with Robert E. Howard in the upcoming book from the Rogue Blades Foundation, Robert E. Howard Changed My Life.
Author Adrian Cole discusses his connection with Robert E. Howard in the upcoming book from the Rogue Blades Foundation, Robert E. Howard Changed My Life.
You Star Wars fans will cringe when I tell you I gave away my Death Star. Yes, the Death Star Space Station, the great big Kenner toy that came with four levels, an elevator, the infamous trash compactor, and an exploding laser cannon.
Francis Xavier Gordon, better known as El Borak, “the Swift” — from his deadly speed with six-gun and sword — is the first and the last of Robert E. Howard’s iconic pulp fiction adventure heroes. El Borak is a uniquely Howardian character, a Western hero riding the trails of Central Asia, part John Wesley Hardin, part Lawrence of Arabia, and a little bit Tamerlane.
Change is common, almost necessary, for many character arcs within fiction, but is an emotional, mental and even spiritual change necessary?
The following is an excerpt from C.L. Werner’s essay for Robert E. Howard Changed My Life, an upcoming book from the Rogue Blades Foundation.