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In his hugely influential and tempestuous career, Robert E. Howard created the genre that came to be known as sword and sorcery—and brought to life one of fantasy's boldest and most enduring figures: Conan the Cimmerian, reaver, slayer, barbarian, king. This volume gathers together three of Howard's longest and most famous Conan stories: THE PEOPLE OF THE BLACK CIRCLE Amid the towering crags of Vendhya, in the shadowy citadel of the Black Circle, Yasmina of the golden throne seeks vengeance against the Black Seers. Her only ally is also her most formidable enemy—Conan, the outlaw chief. THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON Toppled from the throne of Aquilonia by the evil machinations of an undead wizard, Conan must find the fabled jewel known as the Heart of Ahriman to reclaim his crown...and save his life. A WITCH SHALL BE BORN A malevolent witch of evil beauty. An enslaved queen. A kingdom in the iron grip of ruthless mercenaries. And Conan, who plots deadly vengeance against the human wolf who left him in the desert to die.
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"The Conan novel is much better than the short stories. Although it does occasionally read like a series of vignettes loosely tied together, it is still better than reading five short stories in a row in which Conan's various positive attributes are redundantly praised using the same language over and over again. The illustrations in this edition are also far less intrusive than the first volume's. Good stuff, but you're gonna want to print out a map for a bookmark."
— Mark (4 out of 5 stars)
The Bloody Crown of Conan Listener Reviews
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" A great triad of Conan adventures, including the novel The Hour of the Dragon which brings Howard's virtuosity to new heights. "
— Adam, 2/19/2014 -
" If you love any modern day fantasy, Tolkein, George R.R. Martin you owe it to yourself to read these 3 books! Robert E. Howard's stories are gripping and relentlessness. "
— Jeremy, 1/30/2014 -
" I like the Conan books :) "
— Joseph, 1/24/2014 -
" Again, its amazing what howard does with Conan. "
— Uncle, 1/17/2014 -
" The colection of the few larger short stories of Robert E Howard's Conan. An exciting series. More of the same great barbarain and his slaughtering adventures. "
— Thom, 1/13/2014 -
" More violence, and crazy stuff. "
— CJ, 12/29/2013 -
" Very simplistic writing: Purple prose abounds. Also lots of racist/sexist tropes that date it sharply. Still, fun to read as a power-fantasy and interesting to see the character of Conan as he was originally envisioned by Howard. "
— Blake, 12/15/2013 -
" This is an excellent book. A must read for any Howard fan. Wizards, people turning into snakes, vampires, knights- it's all here. "
— Victor, 11/22/2013 -
" The master of Sword and Sorcery. Great stories that scare and delight; a hero, who's strength and cunning go unrivaled, and a good dollop of other-world building that make all Conan's novels great reads. "
— Dev, 11/20/2013 -
" Just finished reading this - didn't like it as much as the other two compilations - fewer stories, most of which were longer (which is not where Howard is his best) but still pretty decent - I'd say the stories in here tend to be around average in terms of Howard's Conan material "
— Rob, 11/10/2013 -
" just brutal the way he should be "
— Shad, 10/19/2013 -
" "Hour of the Dragon" and "People of the Black Circle" are great, "A witch shall be born" is a little silly (by fantasy standards) but not a bad read. "
— Jeffery, 10/4/2013 -
" Fun to read. It's quite interesting to read the notes at the end and see how Howard's drafts morphed into the final stories. "
— Dan, 4/5/2013 -
" Stories were dark and sexy and the artwork was beautiful. "
— Nicholas, 11/13/2012 -
" I have all three Wandering Star version of the Conan books. They are great! There is only one Robert E. Howard and no one can ever write like him again. "
— Daniel, 9/29/2012 -
" Reading The Bloody Crown of Conan was definitely a walk down memory lane. Robert E. Howard's brand of sword and sorcery is what I cut my science fiction eyeteeth on. This was a great find on the self at the used books stored. "
— Larry, 5/22/2012 -
" more collections of conan stories "
— Devon, 4/20/2012 -
" Listened to the audiobook from Audible. Enjoyed it quite a bit... I wish there was somebody around now that could write like Howard could! "
— Cody, 3/5/2012 -
" I picked up the audio book for $4.95 on Audible and so am revisiting the Hyborean age one more time.... "
— MJ, 1/3/2012 -
" Another fun series of Conan stories. "
— Brandon, 10/20/2011 -
" I like the short Conan Stories more, the episodes flow together well, For a single long narrative I found it dragging more than expected. "
— M.R., 9/9/2011 -
" It's Conan...how does it get better? "
— Mitchell, 4/1/2011 -
" Listened to the audiobook from Audible. Enjoyed it quite a bit... I wish there was somebody around now that could write like Howard could! "
— Cody, 6/16/2010 -
" I picked up the audio book for $4.95 on Audible and so am revisiting the Hyborean age one more time.... "
— MJ, 3/31/2010 -
" This is an excellent book. A must read for any Howard fan. Wizards, people turning into snakes, vampires, knights- it's all here. "
— Victor, 12/2/2009 -
" I like the short Conan Stories more, the episodes flow together well, For a single long narrative I found it dragging more than expected. "
— M.R., 5/26/2009 -
" I read this when I was in the 8th grade. I really liked it. Then the movie came out and I thought the movie was just awesome with the Govenator in it. Now, the movie looks pretty bad, and I have no idea what the book reads like now that I'm 40. "
— Michael, 3/23/2009 -
" Stories were dark and sexy and the artwork was beautiful. "
— Nicholas, 3/3/2009 -
" Again, its amazing what howard does with Conan. "
— Uncle, 8/26/2008 -
" This book contains the only Conan novel Howard wrote, "The Hour of the Dragon"; but for the ending, I found it fun and well crafted. "
— Daniel, 7/11/2008
About Robert E. Howard
Robert E. Howard (1906–1936) was an American author who 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. Born and raised in the state of Texas, Howard spent most of his life in the town of Cross Plains.
About Todd McLaren
Todd McLaren, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, was involved in radio for more than twenty years in cities on both coasts, including Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. He left broadcasting for a full-time career in voice acting, where he has been heard on more than five thousand television and radio commercials, as well as television promos; narrations for documentaries on such networks as A&E, Discovery, and the History Channel; and films, including Who Framed Roger Rabbit?