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This book is a copy I bought secondhand many years ago and only decided to start it (finally!) when I participated in a group Conan read in the Sword & Sorcery: "An earthier sort of fantasy" forum at Goodreads.
The book opens with L. Sprague de Camp’s introduction and a letter written in 1936 by Robert E. Howard to P. S. Miller, which explains his conception of Conan. This is followed by Howard’s ‘The Hyborian Age – part I’, an essay outlining the origins and broad historical sweep of Conan’s wor ...more
The book opens with L. Sprague de Camp’s introduction and a letter written in 1936 by Robert E. Howard to P. S. Miller, which explains his conception of Conan. This is followed by Howard’s ‘The Hyborian Age – part I’, an essay outlining the origins and broad historical sweep of Conan’s wor ...more
Some relatively pure Howard Conan stories mixed with pastiches. 2 and a half stars.
Jun 24, 2009
Jim Kuenzli
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
sword-and-sorcery
Mar 10, 2010
Vincent Darlage
rated it
it was amazing
Shelves:
conan-ace-lancer,
robert-e-howard-2003
Dec 04, 2011
Vincent Darlage
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
conan-ace-lancer
Dec 04, 2011
Vincent Darlage
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
conan-ace-lancer
Dec 10, 2011
Vincent Darlage
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
conan-ace-lancer
Sep 18, 2013
John Adkins
marked it as to-read
Nov 08, 2019
Emperor
rated it
it was amazing
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