Dad bought me Conan of Cimmeria when I was 5, and it was the first “proper” book I’d read to myself with no assistance.
He did try to get me into The Hobbit and LOTR after that, but it was already too late.
I think it’s safe to say that Howard had a massive influence on my literary tastes.
I really didn’t understand “The Frost Giant’s Daughter” until a few years later mind you.
