This collection focuses on his influence in a variety of media and genres and on his place in 20th century art history. Coedited by Hugo Award-winning editor Arnie Fenner, it includes many of Frazetta's most memorable paintings as well as revised and previously unpublished works. The art is accompanied by the artist's own observations and commentary by a number of his contemporaries.

    The lavishly illustrated book brings the artist's exotic women, sinewy men, and fantasy worlds to life in over 110 full-color paintings. There are images of stunning winged women and muscled men fighting ferocious beasts, as well as strange alien worlds filled with metallic spacecraft and colorful citizens. Renowned fantasy author Nigel Suckling offers insight into Vallejo's work with fascinating and informative extended captions.

    -- Literally hundreds of ideas for using Secret History and Weird Science in games or fiction.-- A "crossover" title with appeal to anyone interested in conspiracy, coincidence, and untold history.-- The footnotes alone are worth the price of the book.How can Ken Hite be so academic yet so entertaining? We don't know, but we hope he keeps it up for a long, long time.

    Civilization: Robert E. Howard's Letters to H. P. Lovecraft • essay by uncreditedA1 •  Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa August 9, 1932 (excerpt) • [Letters to H. P. Lovecraft] • essay by Robert E. HowardA2 •  Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa Setember-October, 1932 (excerpt) • [Letters to H. P. Lovecraft] • essay by Robert E. HowardA3 •  Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa November 2, 1932 (excerpt) • [Letters to H. P. Lovecraft] • essay by Robert E. HowardA4 •  Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa December, 1932 (excerpt) • [Letters to H. P. Lovecraft] • essay by Robert E. HowardA5 •  Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa March 6, 1932 (excerpt) • [Letters to H. P. Lovecraft] • essay by Robert E. HowardA7 •  Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa May-June, 1933 (excerpt) • [Letters to H. P. Lovecraft] • essay by Robert E. HowardA9 •  Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa September 1933 (excerpt • [Letters to H. P. Lovecraft] • essay by Robert E. HowardA13 •  Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa January 1934 (excerpt) • essay by Robert E. LumpkinA15 •  Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa July 1934 (excerpt) • essay by Robert E. LumpkinA16 •  Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa December 1934 (excerpt) • [Letters to H. P. Lovecraft] • essay by Robert E. HowardA17 •  Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa July 25, 1935 (excerpt) • [Letters to H. P. Lovecraft] • essay by Robert E. HowardA18 • Chronology • essay by uncreditedA30 • Waiting for the Barbarians • essay by Patrice LouinetA48 • Frazetta and Robert E. Howard: The Power of Passion • essay by Dr. David WiniewiczA53 • Notes on the Original Text • essay by uncreditedi • Foreword (The Ultimate Triumph: The Heroic Fantasy of Robert E. Howard) • essay by Frank Frazettaiii • Introduction (The Ultimate Triumph: The Heroic Fantasy of Robert E. Howard) • shortfiction by Rusty Burke1 • Beyond the Black River • [Conan] • (1935) • novella by Robert E. Howard67 • The House of Arabu • (1952) • novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Witch from Hell's Kitchen)95 • Spears of Clontarf • [Turlogh O'Brien] • (1978) • novelette by Robert E. Howard135 • Lord of Samarcand • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard181 • The Night of the Wolf • [Cormac Mac Art] • (1969) • novelette by Robert E. Howard211 • Spear and Fang • (1925) • shortstory by Robert E. Howard223 • The Valley of the Worm • [James Allison] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard249 • A Word from the Outer Dark • (1976) • poem by Robert E. Howard250 • A Song of the Naked Lands • (1973) • poem by Robert E. Howard254 • An Echo from the Iron Harp • (1974) • poem by Robert E. Howard258 • Viking's Trail • (1975) • poem by Robert E. Howard259 • The Song of the Last Briton • (1982) • poem by Robert E. Howard

    

    Includes contributions from all the Weird Tales regulars: Tanith Lee, Ian Watson, Thomas Ligotti, Ramsey Campbell, and many more.