Conan: Cult of the Obsidian Moon

De: James Lovegrove

Narrado por: Bradford Hastings

A new chapter of the Titan comics & Heroic Signatures massive narrative event: The Battle of the Black Stone. A thrilling story about Conan the Barbarian facing incomprehensible Lovecraftian horrors written by New York Times Bestselling author James Lovegrove.

A NEW CHAPTER OF THE TITAN COMICS & HEROIC SIGNATURES MASSIVE NARRATIVE EVENT: THE BATTLE OF THE BLACK STONE.

Still mourning Bêlit, Conan attempts to drink away his sorrows. In his tavern-hopping journey he meets and befriends married couple Hunwulf and Gudrun and their son, Bjørn. A decade ago, Hunwulf eloped with Gudrun after killing her betrothed, they live on the run from her tribe, who are desperate for revenge.

Bjørn has the makings of a shaman, while Hunwulf is prone to having strange fits which bring him visions of past and future lives. When a descendant warns Hunwulf of imminent danger, he and his wife ride out to ambush the tribe, leaving Bjørn with Conan, who vows to protect the boy with his life.

Unfortunately, Conan is betrayed by a former accomplice, and Bjørn is kidnapped by the tribe. Conan and Bjørn’s vengeful parents search for the lad. They catch up to the tribe, only to find Bjørn has been taken by murderous bat-winged figures, who fought with talon and sword. The boy, and other “gifted” children have been taken to the Rotlands, a place plagued by a contaminating supernatural force that warps all who go there. To save Bjørn, the trio must go to the heart of the Rotlands, where strange, horrifying fates await at every turn.

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pretty good

This was better than spawn of the serpent, Conan was only in at maybe a third of the time. In Obsidian moon, He was two thirds in the book with more action of him being the Cimmerian we know. Not to mention the dialog was of better quality. It just hit better. plus we didn't get any of that gods be of two different genders. it was so annoying I mean come on Set was clearly male cause Robert e Howard wrote him that way. Hopefully song of tears will be as good.

The Struggle of Conan

This has been a struggle to get through honestly, the verisimilitude of this story is stretched pretty thin, and it's a fantasy novel, so that should be a difficult task. I will say that Bradford Hastings reading, and character interpretations, are pretty good. I started reading Conan over 50 years ago. Hastings comes the closest to the voice of Conan I have always had in my head, and his interpretations of regional dialects fit well into the places Howard describes in my opinion. Honestly, his reading of this is what has helped me get through the story this far. I am a big fan of audible, but I like to read them too, so usually I will buy the soft copy when I have finished listening to a good story. I will probably skip this one.