Rusty Burke wrote:
>
> But "Men of the Shadows" is of utmost importance if you want to understand
> Howard's conceptions of the Picts. In my opinion, this story is the Pictish
> equivalent of "The Hyborian Age." On that level, to me anyway, it is very
> exciting material, although I admit that it is not a great story (the way "Kings
> of the Night" and "Worms of the Earth" are). It is background material. But
> read the story of the Picts in "The Lost Race" and then their story in "Men of
> the Shadows." Much richer, more detail -- and he pushes them much, much farther
> back into remote prehistory. But then, you'll get to read much more of my
> commentary on REH and the Picts in THE LAST KING -- to which I must once again
> return my attention.
>
> Rusty
In "The Lost Race" and "The Little People," Howard gives the sense that
he's reaching for a grand scheme. He almost has it in hand but not
quite. In "Men of the Shadows" and "The Children of the Night," the
light bulb has flashed on over his head.
