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For a long time this was the only biography we had of Robert E. Howard, but there is a lot better stuff out there now, particularly Rusty Burke's "Short biography" and Mark Finn's "Blood and Thunder."
Dark Valley destiny is flawed in many ways, although basic dates of events and of publications are mostly accurate. The main problem is how it spread the rumor of Howard as a neurotic mama's boy. ...more
Dark Valley destiny is flawed in many ways, although basic dates of events and of publications are mostly accurate. The main problem is how it spread the rumor of Howard as a neurotic mama's boy. ...more
The De Camps love their Freud just a tad too much, as any time they don't have actual evidence or proof of something, they throw in psychoanalytic babble. It's informative for some of its facts (and at the time of its publication, there weren't that many other sources of information), but its suppositions and extrapolations keep this from being a solid reference.
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Not the best biography of Robert E Howard. DeCamp spends too much time psycho-analyzing Howard and not enough time on his life and creations. Made for a rather dark and unsatisfying read. For a better bio of Howard read the "Blood and Thunder" by Mark Finn. Absolutely the definitive bio, well researched and respectful without trying to posthumous psychoanalysis.
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