Barbarians !
Sword and sorcery is a subgenre of fantasy and historical fantasy , generally characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent conflicts .
Robert E Howard is probably the best known creator of this type of work introducing heroes like Conan , Kull , Cormac Mac Art and Bran Mak Morn before his death in the 1930s . The release by Lancer Books of a number of Conan collections in the 1960s seemed to reawaken interest in this type of story and , before too long , heroes like Michael Moorcock's Elric , Lin Carter's Thongor , John Jakes' Brak , Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd & The Gray Mouser , and many others had appeared on the scene . Most were characterised with beautifully painted covers by the leading fantasy artists of the day like Jeff Jones and Frank Frazetta .
My interest in this type of story and the wonderful covers drew me to them like a moth to a flame .
Barbarians !
Sword and sorcery is a subgenre of fantasy and historical fantasy , generally characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent conflicts .
Robert E Howard is probably the best known creator of this type of work introducing heroes like Conan , Kull , Cormac Mac Art and Bran Mak Morn before his death in the 1930s . The release by Lancer Books of a number of Conan collections in the 1960s seemed to reawaken interest in this type of story and , before too long , heroes like Michael Moorcock's Elric , Lin Carter's Thongor , John Jakes' Brak , Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd & The Gray Mouser , and many others had appeared on the scene . Most were characterised with beautifully painted covers by the leading fantasy artists of the day like Jeff Jones and Frank Frazetta .
My interest in this type of story and the wonderful covers drew me to them like a moth to a flame .