Conan: An Anthology of Robert E. Howard’s Most Famous Conan Tales

by Robert E. Howard

Overview

The classic tales of one of the most Barbiarians of them all are collected in this Conan anthology. This anthology also includes Howard's essay on the Hyborian Age, and an essay on the history of the fantasy genre.

Works included in this anthology:

The Phoenix on the Sword
The Scarlet Citadel
The Pool of the Black One
Queen of the Black Coast
The Devil in Iron
The People of the Black Circle
Jewels of Gwahlur
The Hour of the Dragon
Red Nails
The Hyborian Age
A Brief History of Fantasy Books

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012354686
Publisher:	Classic Press
Publication date:	04/05/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	596 KB

About the Author

Robert Ervin Howard (1906¿1936) wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. Howard spent time in his late teens bodybuilding, eventually taking up amateur boxing—which he also wrote stories about. His tales of heroic & supernatural fantasy won him a huge audience across the world and influenced a whole generation of writers, from Robert Jordan to Raymond E. Feist.