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[icarus]

Kenny, have you ever thought about contributing to the Cthulhu mythos? One of my fave Howard stories is "The Black Stone" which is definitely a companion to the mythos.

[Libaax]

yes thats the one. to be honest i love almost all of the crusader stories so any of them could have that spot.

I like agnes but I like the real Sonya more. Her background is a little more belivable (trained by cossaks, most likely) and she seemed a bit harder. but I also loved Gottfried von Kalambach, the German knight in that story, a great drunken warrior. Super character.

Her backround is more believable ? Agnes being a peasent girl running from arranged marriege is not realistic hehe

Sonya was not as fleshed out as Dark Agnes understandably as she was only in one story.

I was refering tto the idea that Sonya (probably) had some training to learn how to fight. Agnes just kind of picks up a sword and can fight well without any training.

But its a minor detail.

It was actually both Sonja and Gottfried that made that story great.

Ah i see what you mean.

Gottfried was a different male hero of REH but in my memory of the story he is over shadowed by the awesome Sonya.

Edited by Libaax, 01 December 2011 - 11:30 AM.

[Haemogoblin]

1. "Black Canaan" is one of my favorite stories I've ever read. There are plenty of REH stories whose details have faded from my memory over time, but I still remember the trouble on Tularoosa creek.

2. "Vultures of Whapeton" This story is just great. I usually prefer my westerns to be on screens rather than on pages, but VoW is amazing.

3. One of the Steve Costigan stories. The descriptions of fights in these are the most brutal I've come across in the REH I've read. Only a boxing enthusiast like Howard could've written so sickeningly about the results of fists on face.

[Konorg]

1) Hour of the Dragon

2) Almuric

3)Three-Bladed Doom

[THE KID]

I don't really have a top three, but one story that I really enjoy and is usually overlooked is "The Ghost with the Silk Hat." It's an adventure/ghost story that was probably aimed at the juvenile market, but it's quite entertaining.

Rob

Hi Rob

I've read so many of REH stories I forgot where this was but did locate it in:



Also Wild Water is in here which is a tough one to find and one of REH's best!!

My other two favorites of REH are Red Nails which is free on Kindle and Beyond The Black River.

It's amazing to me that there are still some REH Foundation books available!!
These are the best of the best and when they're gone they're gone just like:
The Collected Poetry of REH which has been SOLD OUT for quite some time.

Edited by Richard, 06 July 2012 - 07:58 PM.

[MisfitPanda]

For me:

Black Vulmea's Vengence - awesome tale.

Wolfshead - I love how it allows your mind to wander.

Almuric - Similar to Burroughs martian tales but alittle more captivating.

[deuce]

For me:

Black Vulmea's Vengence - awesome tale.

Wolfshead - I love how it allows your mind to wander.

Almuric - Similar to Burroughs martian tales but alittle more captivating.

Can't argue with any of those. It's SO hard to pick JUST three yarns, though.

[Hawkbrother]

Pigeons From Hell
Horror From The Mound
Valley of the Worm

[DanielLin]

1) Spears of Clontarf - Great battle scenes, a solid story based on history.

2) Lord of Samarcand - Historical fiction, one of Howard's darkest stories, interesting protagonist.

3) Pigeons from hell - This is a really scary, bone rattling, and blood freezing tale.

Edited by DanielLin, 01 September 2012 - 12:43 PM.