Casper's comments (member since Dec 30, 2008)

Casper's comments from the Robert E. Howard Readers group.

I have not and will not read pastiches. I feel like a grumpy old man, saying this, but I read Howard to read Howard. I appreciate all the different characters that he has produced, and I love the stories and settings he created for them. And when all is said and done, I accept that there are no more of each. Hoiwever much I wanted to read the rest of Solomon Kane's adventures through Africa, I'd rather never read them, than read them written by someone else.

As well you should, The Horror stories from Del Rey isd a very good collection, highly recommended. Thank you all so far for your warm welcome. It is nice to be able to discuss REH with other fans. Not many of my friends read REH, and my girlfriend is not that interested, I don't understand why not.

And, John, of course you're right, the worst that can ever happen is that one reads all the stories by ones favourite author. Because what next?

Solomon Kane by a long shot! I also have a soft spot for the Steve Harrison stories and the few weird westerns I have read so far. And then of course Conan.

Those are both great collections. However, it annoys me that being a REH collector, I now have many of the stories in three or four different releases. I wish a complete collection could be produced. But then again, don't we all.

Hey there. I am Casper from Denmark. I am fairly new to REH, I jumped aboard around the centennial, with the Gollanzc Conan edition, and I've been hooked ever since. It is my goal, like so many before me, to read all REH stories before I die. We'll see how it goes. My favourites are Solomon Kane, De Montour, Conrad and Kirowan, Conan and what have. Basically anything eerie.