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Long years ago, I picked up an old collection of Conan stories. It was from the series that L. Sprague deCamp did, and was number one in the series. I was unimpressed. I figured I had simply waited too long to get around to Conan and outgrown the time period when I might have enjoyed the stories. I was so, so wrong.
This collection blew me away. Robert E. Howard was an amazing writer, especially when it comes to action scenes. These stories move, man. I went from unimpressed to fangirl in 2 stori ...more
This collection blew me away. Robert E. Howard was an amazing writer, especially when it comes to action scenes. These stories move, man. I went from unimpressed to fangirl in 2 stori ...more
Simple, straight forward Sword and Sorcery Fantasy Fiction, but one can instantly understand why Howard is credited as one of the orginal founders of the genre. His details are lurid, the emotions potrayed are visceral, and the action intensifies each story from start to finish until the climax is rip-roaring good fun.
Amazing book. Howard does an amazing job at capturing the setting and mood of his world. Conan is such a great character as well. He’s nothing like movies and so well developed. These books are the types of things that you can read over and over again.
Conan the Barbarian, written by Robert E. Howard, was the originator of the "Sword & Sorcery" genre. Although several movies have been made of his books (some good, some not), there is an undeniable sense of fun and adventure to the books. Of the three recent volumes collecting all of Howard's work, all contain "short stories" featuring Conan, none more than 100 pages long, and most between 25-40 pages. This was primarily due to the fact that Howard sold of most his stories to periodicals like W
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