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The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan the Cimmerian, #1)

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by Robert E. Howard

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is this a good place to start reading Conan?
Farseer Yes, it is a good place. These are the original Robert E. Howard tales, unedited and in the order he wrote them. This is book 1 of the complete R. E. …moreYes, it is a good place. These are the original Robert E. Howard tales, unedited and in the order he wrote them. This is book 1 of the complete R. E. Howard Conan stories. The three books are:

The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan the Cimmerian, #1)
The Bloody Crown of Conan (Conan the Cimmerian, #2)
The Conquering Sword of Conan (Conan the Cimmerian, #3) (less)
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Is there any benefit of reading the Kull collections first since they (I think?) were written first, or does it ultimately not matter so much?
Henrik Havighorst Howard's pen-pal Lovecraft actually preferred the Kull stories. I think Conan is the newer, more streamlined incarnation of Kull and the better place …moreHoward's pen-pal Lovecraft actually preferred the Kull stories. I think Conan is the newer, more streamlined incarnation of Kull and the better place to start. You can read the Kull stories at a later point(less)
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What is the content of the literature? Does the book consist of any art? Is there any mature content?
Benjamin Hare Assuming you are asking about the quality of the literature; it's purple prose right from the pages of a 1930's pulp fiction magazine. Lines such as: …moreAssuming you are asking about the quality of the literature; it's purple prose right from the pages of a 1930's pulp fiction magazine. Lines such as: "This is a city of ghosts and dead men! Let us go back into the desert! Better to die there, than to face these terrors!"

This edition does include interior line art by Mark Schultz, usually one drawing per story.

Yes, I would consider this content mature but not graphic. Appropriate for a high-school freshmen (14), or a well read middle-school child (12). There is no sex, but there are plenty of hints about sexuality thanks to a cast of scantily clad women.(less)
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I have a question: what can i expect from this book? I am a huge fan of GOT and LOTR and I want some fantasy reading. Are these short stories? Is it complex or is more like a comic? If someone can enlight me about te Conan series I would appreciated it.
Roger Blakesley This book is an excellent place to start reading Conan. Conan should be read as Howard wrote it, not in chronological order or in outline form or with…moreThis book is an excellent place to start reading Conan. Conan should be read as Howard wrote it, not in chronological order or in outline form or with Oxford Professor niceties in play. Howard wrote Conan as if he were in the room dictating.

In some ways you can say much of modern fantasy is footnotes to Howard. Doors are often "oaken" and girdles are not ladies' underwear in Howard's world, however.(less)
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