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Conan: City of the Dead

By: John C. Hocking
Narrated by: Bradford Hastings
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Two epics in one as Conan the mercenary faces hideously transformed wizards and undead creatures in action-packed fantasy combining Robert E. Howard’s trademark sword and sorcery with concepts straight out of Lovecraftian horror.

Combines the classic Conan and the Emerald Lotus with the all-new, original Conan and the Living Plague.

The long-awaited follow-up to Conan and the Emerald Lotus brings John C. Hocking back to the sagas of the Cimmerian.

In Conan and the Emerald Lotus, the seeds of a deadly, addictive plant grant sorcerers immense power, but turn its users into inhuman killers.

In the exclusive, long-awaited sequel Conan and the Living Plague, a Shemite wizard seeks to create a serum to use as a lethal weapon. Instead he unleashes a hideous monster on the city of Dulcine. Hired to loot the city of its treasures, Conan and his fellows in the mercenary troop find themselves trapped in the depths of the city’s keep. To escape, they must defeat the creature, its plague-wracked undead followers, then face Lovecraftian horrors beyond mortal comprehension.

©2024 John C. Hocking (P)2024 Blackstone Publishing
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The well worded prose. They brought intense life to the world.

That there aren’t more books by this author. If any agent or publisher had any wits they would commission more stories.

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conan

I liked the narration and the story was fun I hope for more soon in the future

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Good Conan

Well done from start finish. Fun and exciting book. The story is original with all one would expect from Conan.

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Loved it way more than I should have

Super excited about new Conan books. I enjoyed this book way more than I had any right to. Great action and plot pacing. Absolutely loved it!!

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Two Conan stories for fans, by a fan

True to the spirit of the original Conan pulps by Robert E Howard, we get two novellas starring Conan in this book: Conan and the Emerald Lotus, and Conan and the Living Plague.

One is billed as a sequel to the other but they are mostly standalone so you can listen and re-listen to each at your own convenience.

The narrator is a great voice actor and brings many different characters to life, including of course Conan himself.

You can tell from the writing that the author is a big fan of Conan and puts a lot of references and Easter eggs from past Conan stories that will delight fans of the series, while being subtle enough that a new Conan reader will not have need read every past story to understand. Of course, I highly recommend doing exactly that (at least the original REH pulps) but not because of this book alone.

Would love to see more from this author if he is ever able to keep writing for Conan.

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The best Conan novel in a long time.

There are scarcely any Conan stories on audiobook, which is a shame. Luckily, this one is awesome!

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we need more books!!

it would be truly epic to see more of the same from John C. Hocking. he did an excellent job!!!

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really great write and read

narration is great story is great very much enjoyed this title and will explore others

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The best Conan since the original

Does it feel different? A bit, but let's be honest nobody is going to be able to write him like Howard did. Is it in the spirit... very much so.
recommended.

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Epic Adventure

What a good time!
The stories really bring you back to swords & sorcery.
Most epic adventures!
Well written and outstanding narrator.
Highly recommended.

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