Harold Lamb -- Sixty Years Gone
Here we are, sixty years after Harold was laid in his grave. Sword-and-Sorcery authors like David Drake, Howard Andrew Jones, Scott Oden and S.M. Stirling still sing his praises.
Read MoreLamb and Howard: A Comparison
Harold Lamb was a writer of historical adventure stories and a historian himself. Robert E. Howard was the creator of Conan and really the entire genre of sword and sorcery. As Deuce Richardson points out, Lamb was highly influential on Howard.
Read MoreForefathers of Sword and Sorcery: Harold Lamb
Harold Lamb died on this date in 1962. He left behind a staggering amount of quality fiction and nonfiction. He was one of the very top contributors to one of the premiere pulps, Adventure, and went on to become a popular and award-winning historian.
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