The Conquering Sword of Conan Book

â??FOR HEADLONG, NONSTOP ADVENTURE AND FOR VIVID, EVEN FLORID, SCENERY, NO ONE EVEN COMES CLOSE TO HOWARD.â?â??Harry TurtledoveIn a meteoric career that covered only a dozen years, Robert E. Howard defined the sword-and-sorcery genre. In doing so, he brought to life the archetypal adventurer known to millions around the world as Conan the barbarian.Witness, then, Howard at his finest, and Conan at his most savage, in the latest volume featuring the collected works of Robert E. Howard, lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist Greg Manchess. Prepared directly from the earliest known versionsâ??often Howardâ??s own manuscriptsâ??are such sword-and-sorcery classics as â??The Servants of Bit-Yakinâ? (formerly published as â??Jewels of Gwahlurâ?), â??Beyond the Black River,â? â??The Black Stranger,â? â??Man-Eaters of Zamboulaâ? (formerly published as â??Shadows in Zamboulaâ?), and, perhaps his most famous adventure of all, â??Red Nails.â?The Conquering Sword of Conan includes never-before-published outlines, notes, and story drafts, plus a new introduction, personal correspondence, and the revealing essay â??Hyborian Genesisâ?â??which chronicles the history of the creation of the Conan series. Truly, this is heroic fantasy at its finest.Read More