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Loading... The complete chronicles of Conan: Centenary edition (edition 2006)by Robert E. Howard, Stephen Jones
Work InformationThe Complete Chronicles of Conan by Robert E. Howard
  
No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) SESchend | Sep 6, 2017 |  This book is best read one story at a time, with other reading material spaced in between; otherwise it becomes too much of one thing. The editors managed to get all of his written manuscripts on Conan in one volume so that I, who had read several Conan collections before, found at least half the volume new and fresh material. In addition to the stories, Robert Howard also supplies a history of the Hyborean age and a description of its various races plus a world map. Afterward, there is a short biography of Robert Howard. (  )2  jjvors | Dec 2, 2012 | ) solomonkane | Sep 19, 2012 |  )1 TheoClarke | Oct 20, 2009 | Modern fantasy writers follow Tolkien's mould at the expense of Howard, and the genre today is the poorer for it. ( )2 lorelorn_2007 | Oct 7, 2007 |
 [Howard] might not be the best writer the world has seen, but his prose is vigorous and his storytelling talent is a match for the best in the field. There have been so many imitations of his work over the years—as well as not necessarily successful adaptations into other media like film and comics—that sometimes I think people forget just how entertaining the original material is. Belongs to Publisher SeriesNotable Lists
Conan the Cimmerian--the boy-thief who became a mercenary, who fought and loved his way across fabled lands to become King of Aquilonia. Neither supernatural fiends nor demonic sorcery could oppose the barbarian warrior as he wielded his mighty sword and dispatched his enemies to a bloody doom on the battlefields of the legendary Hyborian age. Collected here in the chronological order they were first published are Robert E. Howard's definitive stories of Conan, exactly as he wrote them. A foreword and afterword by Stephen Jones provide a biography of Howard along with a comprehensive overview of his writing and background on the world of pulp fiction. World Fantasy Award-nominee Les Edwards contributes a black and white frontispiece, along with a gold embossed work on the leather-style cover, while Hugo Award- and Bram Stoker Award-winning editor and author Stephen Jones provides an insightful afterword. No library descriptions found. |
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