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Who are the co-father figures of sword and sorcery along with Fritz Leiber?

  • J.K. Rowling and Stephen King

  • Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock

  • George R.R. Martin and J.R.R. Tolkien

  • Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer

Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock are two co-father figures of sword and sorcery, a genre of fantasy fiction featuring swords, sorcery, and medieval-style adventures. Howard is known for his Conan the Barbarian stories, while Moorcock is known for his Elric of Melniboné stories. Both authors helped to popularize the sword and sorcery genre, and their work has been influential on many other writers.
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