The Importance of Reading Novels

Robert E Howard is one of the most influential writers of all time. He has to be put next to Tolkien in terms of influence and scope of vision, he says. It's breathtaking to read the Howard Conan stories as an adult and see how much he influenced the entire genre of fantasy because token gets all the credit.

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