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The Kingdom of Khauran is small, but has an abundance of rich soil, hard-working inhabitants, and much gold. Most importantly, it has a sweet, young queen who is as wise and kind as she is beautiful. When her evil twin sister, a witch, captures and secretly replaces her, devil worship, human sacrifice, and other strange and evil things are introduced to the Kingdom. Under the witch’s rule, Conan the Barbarian, who was the captain of the queen's guard, is captured and sentenced to crucifixion in the desert.

Lange bevor er König von Valusia wurde, war Kull nur ein Außenseiter in seiner Heimat Atlantis. Zwischen alten Mythen, starren Traditionen und grausamen Gesetzen sucht er nach einem Platz in einer Welt, die ihn nicht akzeptiert. Als ein junges Mädchen wegen „Verrats" an ihrem Volk den Scheiterhaufen erwartet, ergreift Kull eine Entscheidung, die sein Leben für immer verändert. Mit einem einzigen Wurf seiner Klinge bricht er mit den Gesetzen Atlantis' – und beginnt seine Flucht.

Verrat, Machtgier und blutige Kämpfe prägen das Schicksal des atlantischen Königs – doch Kull hat nur ein einziges Gesetz: seine Axt. Eine düstere Geschichte voller epischer Kämpfe, politischer Intrigen und ungebändigter Wildheit – ein Klassiker der Pulp-Fantasy, der die Grundlage für ein ganzes Genre schuf.

This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1934. 'The Valley of the Worm' is a story in the James Allison series and tells the tale of a Texan who recalls his past lives as ancient heroes. Robert Ervin Howard was born in Peaster, Texas in 1906. During his youth, his family moved between a variety of Texan boomtowns, and Howard - a bookish and somewhat introverted child - was steeped in the violent myths and legends of the Old South.

Red Nails is Conan the Barbarian at his finest—battling a monstrous dragon, navigating an ancient, warring city, and facing dark sorcery alongside the fierce pirate Valeria. As betrayals mount and blood is spilled, Conan must fight his way to survival in Howard’s final, action-packed Conan story.

When Conan flees tyranny and joins the infamous pirate queen Bêlit, their fiery romance ignites a saga of blood-soaked raids, supernatural horrors, and tragic destiny. Set against a backdrop of cursed rivers, haunted lands, and ruthless battles, this early 20th-century sword-and-sorcery classic blends high-seas adventure with themes of love, honor, and loss.

"Beyond the Black River" is one of the original stories about Conan the Cimmerian (a.k.a. Conan the Barbarian), written by American author Robert E. Howard and published in 1935. It is set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan fighting the savage Hyborian Picts in the unsettled lands beyond the infamous Black River... The story is considered one of Howard's very best (and most brutal) and features rather significantly a feral dog named Slasher that wins the deep respect of Conan!

Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) was an American author famous for his weird tales and horror stories. Sea Curse is the tale which starts with a village tragedy. A local girl who lives with her elderly aunt has been seduced and deflowered by a swaggering, drunk sailor. In despair she drowns herself in the ocean. The sailor mocks her aunt over the girl's washed-up body on the beach. The old aunt retaliates by putting an awful, terrible curse upon the sailor and his mate....

In Der Gott aus der Schale gerät Conan der Cimmerier in den Bann eines finsteren Kultes, der eine grauenvolle Gottheit anruft – mit einer Schale, die mehr als nur heiliges Wasser enthält. In dieser pulsierenden Sword-&-Sorcery-Geschichte entfesselt Robert E. Howard eine Welt voller exotischer Schrecken, düsterer Magie und roher Gewalt.

A collection of 50 of the world's great creepy stories. "Creepy" does not necessarily mean ghost or horror stories but rather stories that literally make our flesh creep by shaking our false sense of security and comprehension of the world.

Another collection of great classic novellas by superb storytellers, including Robert E. Howard, E. T. A. Hoffman, Edith Wharton, Bessie Kyffin-Taylor, F. Marion Crawford and more....

Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) was an American writer of weird tales and horror fiction. Rattle of Bones is a tale featuring one of Howard's most popular heroes, the stalwart English puritan, Solomon Kane. In this tale Kane meets another traveller while journeying through the Black Forest, and the two arrive at a sinister, lonely inn, which bears the sign of a cleft skull. In the course of the night, the two uncover the terrible and macabre secret of the tavern....

Crowd-Horror by Robert E. Howard, narrated by Mike Vendetti as an audiobook, is the thrilling tale of a highly talented prize fighter as told by his manager. Highly talented until he is in front of a crowd.

Verführt von der seltsamen Weisheit des Zauberers Tuzun Thune, beginnt Kull von Atlantis, seine eigene Existenz in Frage zu stellen. Spiegel werden zu Portalen, Wirklichkeit zu Illusion – und der Geist des Kriegers beginnt zu wanken. Dieses Fantasy-Noir-Hörbuch ist eine düstere Meditation über Identität, Macht und Wahnsinn – erzählt mit der markanten Stimme von Benjamin Werner, der Kulls inneren Abgrund greifbar macht.

Red Nails by Robert E. Howard is a gripping tale of adventure, horror, and intrigue set in a mysterious, ancient city. The story follows Conan the Cimmerian and Valeria of the Red Brotherhood, two fierce warriors who find themselves entangled in the deadly feud between two factions inhabiting the decaying city of Xuchotl. The city, built by a long-lost civilization, is filled with eerie corridors, sinister traps, and remnants of dark sorcery.

The Hyborian Age is Robert E. Howard’s sweeping essay that serves as the mythological and historical backdrop to his legendary Conan the Barbarian stories. Written in 1932 and first published in The Phantagraph in 1936, this work is a vivid tapestry of fictional prehistory, weaving together epic migrations, fallen civilizations, and heroic struggles into a cohesive narrative that breathes life into Howard’s fantastical world.

The Black Stone is a short story by Robert E. Howard, first published in 1931, and is a classic example of cosmic horror. The story follows an unnamed narrator, an antiquarian and scholar, who becomes obsessed with an ancient monolith called the Black Stone after reading references to it in historical documents. The Black Stone is located in a remote region of Hungary, where strange and disturbing events have been associated with it for centuries. Intrigued, the narrator embarks on a journey to investigate the mysterious artifact.

Erlebe die Abenteuer von Conan, dem legendären Barbaren aus Cimmerien, in einer neuen und packenden Hörbuchfassung. In Conan - Der Teufel aus Eisen von Robert E. Howard muss sich der Held mit einem grausamen Tyrannen und einem uralten Dämon auseinandersetzen, der aus einer vergessenen Zeit erwacht ist. Mit seinem Schwert und seinem Mut stellt sich Conan den Gefahren, die ihn in dieser fremden und feindlichen Welt erwarten. Lass dich mitreißen von der spannenden Erzählung, die von Benjamin Werner mit viel Leidenschaft und Ausdruckskraft gelesen wird.

Conan - Schurken im Haus: Ein Hörbuch voller Abenteuer, Spannung und Magie. Erleben Sie die legendären Geschichten von Robert E. Howard in einer neuen Übersetzung, die dem Original gerecht wird. Hören Sie, wie Conan, der mächtige Barbar aus Cimmerien, sich in einer fremden Stadt mit skrupellosen Feinden anlegt, die ihn um sein Leben bringen wollen. Lassen Sie sich von der Stimme von Benjamin Werner fesseln, der Ihnen die packenden Szenen lebendig vor Augen führt.

John O'Brian travels to Dagon's Cave to murder Richard Brent for the love of Eleanor Bland. Eleanor is a beautiful blonde who won't commit to Brent or O'Brian so John has decided to settle it for her. The cave is a really creepy place with lots of local myths surrounding it including mysterious Little People, the prehistoric beings of British legend. Celts and Saxons battled in the area for decades. O'Brian wanders into the cave and manages to fall headlong down a flight of stairs knocking himself unconscious. To say he wasn't himself when he came to is an understatement.