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The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian

By: Robert E. Howard
Narrated by: Todd McLaren
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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.

In a meteoric career that spanned a mere 12 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 are Howard's first 13 Conan stories in their original versions and in the order Howard wrote them. Included are classics of dark fantasy like "The Tower of the Elephant" and swashbuckling adventure like "Queen of the Black Coast."

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.

©2002 Conan Properties International, LLC. (P)2009 Tantor Action & Adventure Anthologies & Short Stories Fantasy Fiction Royalty Adventure
Vivid Action • Imaginative Adventures • Excellent Voice Acting • Complex Hero • Powerful Storytelling • Visceral Fantasy

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This is an incredible collection and done mostly right. The stories are presented appropriately. The pacing is just how I remember them, and organized in an interesting way.

However, in my numerous years of immersion into Nerdly pursuits and scads of reading, never once until now have I heard the name Cimmerean pronounced in such a painfully different way. Just as I'm getting immersed into the excitement of the story, it jars me back into the reality that I'm only listening to an audio book. Perhaps, somewhere out there, some scholar of ancient texts came up with that abomination, but I highly doubt it.

A Great Collection

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Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Todd McLaren?

No! Not sure if the narrator or the production team have ever actually read R. E. Howard stories previously or Conan stories in particular, but the narration was awful. I'm a long-time fan of Howard's work and looked forward to this audio book, but the narrator's pronunciation of place names and 'Cimmerian' strongly put me off. But it was when the narrator tried to give Conan a half-baked Scottish or Irish (I couldn't tell what he was going for) accent that I couldn't listen to any more. Waste of time and money . If you love Howard's work and Conan do yourself a favor and avoid this audio book.

Disappointed

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A great place to dive into the Conan mythos! Great narrator and a nice variety of stories.

Highly Recommended

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These are stories that made the genre of S&S. They are all classics & well performed, though I question some of the pronunciation.

REH At His Best

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This book was awesome. It is Robert E. Howard at his best. I really like the fact this book features the Conan tales in the order they were written. This collection is just as good as The Horror Stories Of Robert E. Howard. This audio book is great if your like me and you like anthologies and collections.

An Exceptional Collection

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