Conan of Caledonia: The Scottish Roots of Sword-and-Sorcery's Greatest Hero
Al Harron is a writer & artist who has dedicated years of study to art & classic adventure fiction, in particular the work of Conan the Barbarian creator Robert E. Howard, a pillar of the fantasy genre. He made regular pilgrimages to Howard's hometown of Cross Plains, Texas, to Howard Days, the premier gathering of Robert E. Howard fans, and has written for the Robert E. Howard United Press Association, and the World Fantasy Award-nominated website The Cimmerian, as well as studied the work of legendary Conan illustrator Frank Frazetta at the Glasgow School of Classical Art. He currently writes for The Blog That Time Forgot, is administrator for the Robert E. Howard Readers Facebook group, and is a member of the Robert E. Howard Foundation. He additionally wrote for Conan: The Movie Blog in the run up to the release of Conan the Barbarian (2011), and attended its UK premiere.
Al has written about Howard's influence on the wider fantasy genre, the deeper themes and subtext of his stories, his attention to historical detail informing his fiction, and his connections to Scottish literature, folklore, and history. He hopes you will join him as he explores the transcontinental connection between the world's most famous Barbarian and Scotland's own rich history of fantasy fiction."
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/rehreaders/
http://theblogthattimeforgot.blogspot.com/
And picture (taken next to Robert E. Howard's typewriter in his home)
