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The Bloody Crown of Conan | [Robert Howard]
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Publisher's Summary

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.

©2003 Conan Properties International, LLC.; (P)2009 Tantor

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  • 12 of 13 people found this review helpful.
    "Awesome! Crom and Steel! Long live Conan!"
    By Kirk (Richmond, TX, USA) Sep 5, 2009
    Three great (and longer than usual) Conan stories. The narration by Todd McLaren is as great as usual. Long live Conan. "Crom and Steel!!!!"
  • 4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
    "It's Conan!!!"
    By Craig (Williamsport, MD, United States) Jul 1, 2010
    I dunno. This is classic early fantasy. Love the genre or hate it, Conan is the best of the early stuff. Conan is Conan. Howard was one of the first writers to take up Lord Dunsany's mantle and run with it. Yes it's racist. Yes it's cliched. (Neither endearing but,) It's CONAN. Best to read one of the earlier stories than to start with this triptych, however. This set places Conan in late life after the many adventures in the early stories.

    It's not Jordan, but without Howard, Jordan might have been writing in another genre.
  • 1 of 14 people found this review helpful.
    "ever wonder where clich?s come from?"
    By David (santa ana, CA, USA) Mar 21, 2010
    Painfully melodramatic and unabashedly racist. These books should not be counted as part of the cannon of great historical fantasy literature.
  • 0 of 0 people found this review helpful.
    "a landmark in fantasy writing, but not that good"
    By Ryan (Cambridge, MA, United States) Sep 7, 2010
    Howard's lurid, pulpy 1930s sword-and-sorcery tales don't qualify as great writing or high storytelling, but his re-imagining of the mythical worlds of various ancient peoples and their barbarian ethos has certainly influenced many modern fantasy writers. A Conan collection's probably worth a checkout from your library if a) you're interested in the roots of the genre, or b) you're fourteen years old. Otherwise, Howard's successors, though they owe him a debt, offer much better reading material.
  • 0 of 2 people found this review helpful.
    "Not HORRIBLE"
    By Ginger (Tyrone, PA, United States) May 30, 2010
    There were two reviews on this book when I choose to purchase the first of the series. One reviewer HATED it while the other LOVED it! I decided to give the book a chance because I enjoy the genre and also enjoy loosing myself in a series. I can't say I thoroughly enjoyed the book. There were times when I considered giving up the story, and others when I was completely into the story and didn't want to stop listening. After completing the entire story, I can say that I was unenthused more often than absorbed. I coudn't decide if the book was too slow, or if the narration was just horrible. Either way, I recommend the series' of Robert Jordan, Sanderson and McBoid, LONG before this novel.

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