The Bloody Crown of Conan (2003)

by Robert E. Howard, Gary Gianni

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Series: Conan of Cimmeria (2)

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Fantasy. Fiction. Literature. Thriller. HTML: 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, barbarian, king. This volume gathers together three of Howard's longest and most famous Conan stories: THE PEOPLE OF THE BLACK CIRCLE Amid the towering crags of Vendhya, in the shadowy citadel of the Black Circle, Yasmina of the golden throne seeks vengeance against the Black Seers. Her only ally is also her most formidable enemy---Conan, the outlaw chief. THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON Toppled from the throne of Aquilonia by the evil machinations of an undead wizard, Conan must find the fabled jewel known as the Heart of Ahriman to reclaim his crown...and save his life. A WITCH SHALL BE BORN A malevolent witch of evil beauty. An enslaved queen. A kingdom in the iron grip of ruthless mercenaries. And Conan, who plots deadly vengeance against the human wolf who left him in the desert to die. .… (more)

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This volume contains three of the longer and more detailed of Howard's Conan stories. People of The Black Circle, A witch Shall be Born and The Hour of the Dragon. These stories have matured well and represent Howard at his best and Conan at a more mature and calculating level in his life. (

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JHemlock | Aug 16, 2023 |

Even though I still prefer the short stories, this was still way ahead of most fantasy in terms of setting the atmosphere and the sheer scale of the world-building. I love Conan as a character anyway but there's also a grim and gritty feel to the whole world including the other characters. They all seem so real that at times you can almost see their shadowy presence looming up before you.

Fantastic grim fantasy. Can't wait to get stuck into the 3rd one now.
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SFGale | Mar 23, 2021 |

Somehow I liked this volume considerably less than the other two. These longest tales feel like the drawn out versions of short hack and slash ones of the first volume, the plots seem less intricate than the ones in the third. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Robert E. Howard	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Gianni, Gary	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Gary Gianni	Illustrator	main author	some editions	confirmed
Patrice Louinet	Translator	main author	some editions	confirmed

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Conan the Conqueror by Robert E. Howard

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Fantasy. Fiction. Literature. Thriller. HTML:

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, barbarian, king.

This volume gathers together three of Howard's longest and most famous Conan stories:

THE PEOPLE OF THE BLACK CIRCLE

Amid the towering crags of Vendhya, in the shadowy citadel of the Black Circle, Yasmina of the golden throne seeks vengeance against the Black Seers. Her only ally is also her most formidable enemy---Conan, the outlaw chief.

THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON

Toppled from the throne of Aquilonia by the evil machinations of an undead wizard, Conan must find the fabled jewel known as the Heart of Ahriman to reclaim his crown...and save his life.

A WITCH SHALL BE BORN

A malevolent witch of evil beauty. An enslaved queen. A kingdom in the iron grip of ruthless mercenaries. And Conan, who plots deadly vengeance against the human wolf who left him in the desert to die.

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