Fourteen short stories featuring Conan the Barbarian present in the first of three intended volumes several of the sword-wielding fantasy hero's most popular adventures, complemented by lavish black-and-white illustrations as well as a number of the author's original drafts and synopses. Original.
Contains the first short stories featuring Robert E. Howard’s legendary Conan, one of the most iconic fantasy characters in history, on a rarified list next to Gandalf and Harry Potter.
Truly, this is heroic fantasy at its finest.
"Contains all of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Cimmerian barbarian stories published in the original Weird tales magazine (1923-1954) during Howard's lifetime"--Copyright page.
He is the consummate assassin, at the top of his form, immune to the psychological strains of his chosen profession. He is what the Russians call a Silver Bear. He calls himself Columbus.
Also included are other synopsis and story fragments (many that were completed by others), a poem, and notes on the original texts.
Also featuring a foreword by Busiek, an afterword by Truman, and all original cover illustrations, this hefty book is a must-have for any Conan devotee!"
In our modern age, this story is a breath of fresh air that shows how one young man deals with the problems of ascending into manhood while at the same time doing his part to stave off what could easily become a disastrous invasion by a ...
According to some scholars, Howard's conception of Conan and the Hyborian Age may have originated in Thomas Bulfinch's The Outline of Mythology (1913). This book contains three tales: THE HYBORIAN AGE - the fictional setting for Conan.
In his hugely influential and tempestuous career, Robert E. Howard created the genre that came to be known as sword and sorcery—and brought to life one of fantasy’s boldest and most enduring figures: Conan the Cimmerian—reaver, slayer ...
This groundbreaking collection, lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist Justin Sweet, gathers together all Howard’s stories featuring Kull, from Kull’ s first published appearance, in “The Shadow Kingdom,” to “Kings of the ...