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The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian

Conan
by Robert E. Howard
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan) by Robert E. Howard
  ★ 9.00 / 2
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Illustrated by Mark Schultz.

“Between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities... there was an Age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars... Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand... to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet.”

Conan is one of the greatest fictional heroes ever created–a swordsman who cuts a swath across the lands of the Hyborian Age, facing powerful sorcerers, deadly creatures, and ruthless armies of thieves and reavers.

In a meteoric career that spanned a mere twelve years before his tragic suicide, Robert E. Howard single-handedly invented the genre that came to be called sword and sorcery. Collected in this volume, profusely illustrated by artist Mark Schultz, are Howard’s first thirteen Conan stories, appearing in their original versions–in some cases for the first time in more than seventy years–and in the order Howard wrote them. Along with classics of dark fantasy like “The Tower of the Elephant” and swashbuckling adventure like “Queen of the Black Coast,” The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian contains a wealth of material never before published in the United States, including the first submitted draft of Conan’s debut, “Phoenix on the Sword,” Howard’s synopses for “The Scarlet Citadel” and “Black Colossus,” and a map of Conan’s world drawn by the author himself.

Here are timeless tales featuring Conan the raw and dangerous youth, Conan the daring thief, Conan the swashbuckling pirate, and Conan the commander of armies. Here, too, is an unparalleled glimpse into the mind of a genius whose bold storytelling style has been imitated by many, yet equaled by none.

Contents:

  • The Phoenix on the Sword (1932)
  • The Frost-Giant's Daughter (1976)
  • The God in the Bowl (1952)
  • The Tower of the Elephant (1933)
  • The Scarlet Citadel (1933)
  • Queen of the Black Coast (1934)
  • Black Colossus (1933)
  • Iron Shadows of the Moon (1934)
  • Xuthal of the Dusk (1933)
  • The Pool of the Black One (1933)
  • Rogues in the House (1934)
  • The Vale of Lost Women (1967)
  • The Devil in Iron (1934)
  • The Phoenix on the Sword (first submitted draft)
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Category: Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Short Stories
Release date: 2003

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Robert E. Howard

Robert E. Howard

Robert Ervin Howard (1906–1936) was an American author. He who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. His most famous character is Conan the Barbarian. With Conan and his other heroes Howard created the genre now known as "sword and sorcery" in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Conan

Conan consists of 75 total books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

Related series Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
Related series The Conan Chronicles
Related series The Conan Chronicles Series
Related series Robert E. Howard's Complete Conan of Cimmeria

The Hour of the Dragon (Conan)
  ★ 8.28 / 7
The Sword of Conan (Conan)
  ★ 6.66 / 3
King Conan (Conan)
  ★ 7.00 / 2
The Coming of Conan (Conan)
  ★ 8.00 / 1
Conan the Barbarian (Conan)
  ★ 8.00 / 2
Tales of Conan (Conan)
  ★ 4.00 / 1
The Return of Conan (Conan)
not yet rated
Conan the Adventurer (Conan)
  ★ 4.00 / 2
Conan the Usurper (Conan)
  ★ 6.00 / 1
Conan (Conan)
  ★ 8.00 / 3
Conan the Warrior (Conan)
  ★ 7.00 / 4
Conan the Wanderer (Conan)
  ★ 6.00 / 1
Conan the Freebooter (Conan)
  ★ 8.00 / 1
Conan the Avenger (Conan)
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Conan of the Isles (Conan)
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Conan of Cimmeria (Conan)
  ★ 8.00 / 1
Conan the Buccaneer (Conan)
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The Tower of the Elephant (Conan)
  ★ 8.00 / 1
Rogues in the House (Conan)
  ★ 7.34 / 3
The Devil in Iron (Conan)
  ★ 8.00 / 2
Conan of Aquilonia (Conan)
not yet rated
Red Nails (Conan)
  ★ 6.66 / 3
The People of the Black Circle (Conan)
  ★ 7.00 / 2
Conan and the Sorcerer (Conan)
not yet rated
Queen of the Black Coast (Conan)
  ★ 6.66 / 3
Conan the Swordsman (Conan)
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Conan the Liberator (Conan)
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Black Colossus (Conan)
  ★ 6.66 / 3
Jewels of Gwahlur (Conan)
  ★ 7.00 / 1
The Road of Kings (Conan)
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The Sword of Skelos (Conan)
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Conan the Rebel (Conan)
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Conan and the Spider God (Conan)
  ★ 8.00 / 1
Conan: The Treasure of Tranicos (Conan)
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Conan the Mercenary (Conan)
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Conan: The Flame Knife (Conan)
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Conan the Barbarian (Conan)
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Conan the Raider (Conan)
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Conan the Fearless (Conan)
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Conan the Renegade (Conan)
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The Pool of the Black One (Conan)
  ★ 7.00 / 1
Conan the Defiant (Conan)
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Conan the Marauder (Conan)
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Conan the Champion (Conan)
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Conan the Warlord (Conan)
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Conan the Valiant (Conan)
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Conan the Indomitable (Conan)
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Conan the Hero (Conan)
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Conan the Great (Conan)
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Conan the Free Lance (Conan)
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Conan the Formidable (Conan)
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Conan the Outcast (Conan)
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Conan the Guardian (Conan)
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Conan the Savage (Conan)
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Conan the Relentless (Conan)
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Conan of the Red Brotherhood (Conan)
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Conan and the Treasure of Python (Conan)
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Conan and the Gods of the Mountain (Conan)
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Conan the Hunter (Conan)
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Conan: Scourge of the Bloody Coast (Conan)
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Conan at the Demon's Gate (Conan)
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Conan and the Mists of Doom (Conan)
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Conan and the Emerald Lotus (Conan)
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Conan the Gladiator (Conan)
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Conan and the Shaman's Curse (Conan)
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Conan and the Grim Grey God (Conan)
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Conan: Lord of the Black River (Conan)
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Conan and the Death Lord of Thanza (Conan)
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Conan of Venarium (Conan)
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The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan)
  ★ 9.00 / 2
Sagas of Conan (Conan)
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The Bloody Crown of Conan (Conan)
  ★ 10.00 / 1
The Conquering Sword of Conan (Conan)
  ★ 9.00 / 2
The Complete Chronicles of Conan (Conan)
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Conan the Barbarian (Conan)
  ★ 6.00 / 1


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