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Regarded by critics and fans alike as one of the most thrilling and tightly plotted of the Conan the Barbarian tales, The People of the Black Circle has the intrepid warrior absconding with a beautiful princess and desperately trying to foil a plot of world domination that has been hatched by a nefarious cabal of ruthless killers.
In this thrilling story from sword-and-sorcery luminary Robert E. Howard, our hero Conan the Barbarian is besieged by ravenous cannibals in a strange town and finds himself in a face-to-face standoff with one of his longtime adversaries, the freakishly strong Baal-pteor.
The Texas-born author who created the inimitable character Conan the Barbarian is also single-handedly responsible for developing and popularizing the so-called "sword and sorcery" fantasy subgenre. In this gripping tale, Howard spins an unforgettable yarn about an early version of Conan and a ruse that puts the mighty warrior face to face with a horrifying ancient demon.
This gripping story from Robert E. Howard, an important figure in the development of the sword-and-sorcery fantasy subgenre, features a daring rescue by fearless protagonist Conan the Cimmerian (also known as Conan the Barbarian). After saving the comely Olivia from certain death, Conan and his female companion travel to a deserted island to evade their pursuers. But instead of providing a safe haven, the island has it's owns deadly dangers.
Robert E. Howard is the creator of Conan the Barbarian, one of the most unforgettable fantasy characters of all time. In this novel, one of the last of the Conan tales to be published before the author's untimely demise, Conan's reign as king of Aquilonia is threatened by a group that is plotting to depose him with the help of an ancient wizard who has been resurrected through dark magic.
When he was first conceiving of the story series that would eventually include the unforgettable character Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian), author Robert E. Howard put together a sketch outline of the fictional place and time he called the "Hyborian Age," which would serve as the setting for the series. This essay offers a fully fleshed-out description, and it brings a fascinating new dimension to the Conan stories.
Conan the Barbarian, also known as Conan the Cimmerian in some stories, is the swashbuckling hero created by master of the sword-and-sorcery genre Robert E. Howard. In the story Queen of the Black Coast, Conan pairs up with a formidable female warrior, Bêlit, and attacks several villages along the Black Coast of Kush in a series of brutal raids.
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