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The Conan Chronicles, 1
''The Conan Chronicles: Volume 1: The People of the Black Circle'' is a collection of fantasy short stories written by Robert E. Howard featuring his sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. The book was published in 2000 by Victor Gollancz Ltd, Gollancz as eighth volume of their Fantasy Masterworks series. The book, edited by Stephen Jones (author), Stephen Jones, presents the stories in their internal chronological order. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines ''The Phantagraph'', ''Weird Tales'', ''Super-Science Fiction'', ''Magazine of Horror'' and ''Fantasy Fiction (magazine), Fantasy Fiction''. Contents * Map of the Hyborian Age, by Dave Senior * "The Hyborian Age" * "The Tower of the Elephant" * "The Hall of the Dead" (synopsis) * "The God in the Bowl" * "Rogues in the House" * "The Hand of Nergal" (fragment) * "The Frost Giant's Daughter, The Frost-Giant’s Daughter" * "Queen of the Black Coast" * "The Vale of Lost Women" * "The Snout in the Dark" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hall Of The Dead
"The Hall of the Dead" is a fantasy short story by American Robert E. Howard, one of his tales featuring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian. A fragment begun in the 1930s but not finished or published in Howard's lifetime, it was completed by L. Sprague de Camp and published in the following works: *''The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction'', February 1967 *'' Conan'' (Lancer, 1967, later reissued by Ace Books). *''The Conan Chronicles'' (Sphere Books, 1989) It has since been published in its original form in the following collections: *'' The Conan Chronicles Volume 1: The People of the Black Circle'' ( Gollancz, 2000) *'' Conan of Cimmeria: Volume One (1932-1933)'' ( Del Rey, 2003). Plot summary Howard's unfinished version Nestor, a mercenary from Gunderland, is leading a squad of Zamorian soldiers in pursuit of the thief Conan. In a mountain gorge, Nestor trips over a rawhide tripwire set in the high grass of a grove by Conan. The trap activat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The People Of The Black Circle
"The People of the Black Circle" is one of the original novellas about Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in ''Weird Tales'' magazine in three parts over the September, October and November 1934 issues. Howard earned $250 for the publication of this story. It's set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan kidnapping an exotic princess from Vendhya (prehistoric India), while foiling a nefarious plot of world conquest by the Black Seers of Yimsha. Due to its epic scope and atypical Hindustan flavor, the story is considered an undisputed classic of Conan lore and is often cited by Howard scholars as one of his best tales. It is also one of the few Howard stories where the reader is treated a deeper insight on magic and magicians beyond the stereotypical Hyborian depiction as demon conjurer-illusionist-priests. Plot summary This Conan story is set in mythical Hyborian versions of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil In Iron
"The Devil in Iron" is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published in ''Weird Tales'' in August 1934. Howard earned $115 for the publication of this story. The plot concerns the resurrection of a mythical demon, the theft of a sacred dagger, and an unrelated trap that lures Conan to the island fortress roamed by the demon. The story's plot loopholes and borrowed elements from "Iron Shadows in the Moon" lead some Howard scholars to call this story the weakest of the early Conan tales.Patrice Louinet. ''Hyborian Genesis: Part 1'', page 452, ''The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian''; 2003, Del Rey. Plot summary The actions of a greedy fisherman awaken an ancient demon, Khosatral Khel, on the remote island of Xapur. Khel resurrects his fortress which once dominated the island, including its cyclopean walls, gigantic pythons, and undead citizens. Meanwhile, an evil governor from Turan, Jehungir Agha, tricks Conan into pursuing Princess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadows In Zamboula
"Shadows in Zamboula" is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published in ''Weird Tales'' in November 1935. Its original title was "The Man-Eaters of Zamboula". The story takes place over the course of a night in the desert city of Zamboula, with political intrigue amidst streets filled with roaming cannibals. This story also introduced a fearsome strangler named Baal-Pteor, who is one of the few humans in the Conan stories to be a physical challenge for the main character himself. By present-day sensibilities, the story is marred by including a racial stereotype - blacks as cannibals - though Howard strove to lessen this by making it clear that the cannibals in Zamboula are only the specific blacks from Darfar, other blacks being untainted. A white character, Aram Baksh, proves to be a more sinister antagonist by facilitating, exploiting, and profiting from the cannibalism of the Dafari slaves. Plot summary Despite the warning he re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Shadows In The Moon
"Shadows in the Moonlight" is one of the original short stories starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in ''Weird Tales'' magazine in April 1934. Howard originally named his story "Iron Shadows in the Moon". It's set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan escaping to a remote island in the Vilayet Sea where he encounters the Red Brotherhood, a skulking creature, and mysterious iron statues. The story was republished in the collections ''Conan the Barbarian'' (Gnome Press, 1954) and ''Conan the Freebooter'' (Lancer Books Lancer Books was a publisher of paperback books founded by Irwin Stein and Walter Zacharius that operated from 1961 through 1973. While it published stories of a number of genres, it was noted most for its science fiction and fantasy, particularl ..., 1968). It has more recently been published in the collections '' The Conan Chronicles Volume 1: T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Colossus
"Black Colossus" is one of the original short stories starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in ''Weird Tales'' magazine, June 1933.Publication history of ''Black Colossus'' retrieved 23 December 2007 Howard earned $130 for the sale of this story. retrieved 23 December 2007 Set during the pseudo-historical , Conan leads the army of Khoraja against an evil sorcerer named Natohk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Snout In The Dark
"The Snout in the Dark" is one of the original short stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, an untitled fragment begun in the 1930s but not finished or published in Howard's lifetime. It was completed and titled by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter and in this form first published in the collection ''Conan of Cimmeria'' (1969). It has first been published in its original form in the collection ''Jewels of Gwahlur'' (Donald M. Grant Donald Metcalf Grant (April 3, 1927 – August 19, 2009) was an American publisher. Biography He was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1927 and graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1949. Grant's interest in fantasy and science ..., 1979) and later in '' The Conan Chronicles Volume 1: The People of the Black Circle'' ( Gollancz, 2000) and '' Conan of Cimmeria: Volume One (1932-1933)'' (Del Rey, 2003). Plot Howard's untitled synopsis begins in the walled city of Shumballa, in the land of Kush. Shumballa is inhabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vale Of Lost Women
"The Vale of Lost Women" is a fantasy short story by American author Robert E. Howard. It is one of his original short stories about Conan the Cimmerian that was not published during his lifetime. ''The Magazine of Horror'' first published the story in its Spring, 1967 issue. It was republished in the collection ''Conan of Cimmeria'' (Lancer Books, 1967). It has also been republished in the collections '' The Conan Chronicles Volume 1: The People of the Black Circle'' ( Gollancz, 2000) and '' Conan of Cimmeria: Volume One (1932-1933)'' ( Del Rey, 2003). Set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age The Hyborian Age is a fictional period of Earth's history within the artificial mythology created by Robert E. Howard, serving as the setting for the sword and sorcery tales of Conan the Barbarian. The word "Hyborian" is derived from the l ..., "The Vale of Lost Women" details Conan's rescue of a female Ophirean captive from the Bakalah tribe, on the (apparent) condition that h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Of The Black Coast
"Queen of the Black Coast" is one of the original short stories about Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in ''Weird Tales'' magazine c. May 1934. During the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age, Conan becomes a notorious pirate plundering the coastal villages of Kush alongside Bêlit, a head-strong femme fatale. Due to its epic scope and atypical romance, the story is an undisputed classic of Conan lore and is often cited by Howard scholars as one of his most famous tales. Howard earned $115 selling this story to ''Weird Tales'', and it is now in the public domain. Plot summary In an Argos port, Conan demands passage aboard a sail barge, the ''Argus'', which is casting off for southern waters to trade beads, silks, sugar, and brass-hilted swords to the black kings of Kush. The captain objects to his demand to travel without paying for the passage, and Conan threatens him and the crew. The captain agrees to let Conan stay on board ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Frost Giant's Daughter
"The Frost-Giant's Daughter" is one of the original fantasy short stories about Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard. The story is set in the fictional history of the Hyborian Age and details Conan pursuing a spectral nymph across the frozen tundra of Nordheim. Rejected as a Conan story by ''Weird Tales'' magazine editor Farnsworth Wright, Howard changed the main character's name to "Amra of Akbitana" and retitled the piece as "The Gods of the North", as which it was published in the March 1934 issue of '' The Fantasy Fan''. It was not published in its original form in Howard's lifetime. Plot summary "The Frost-Giant's Daughter" is the earliest chronological story by Robert E. Howard in terms of Conan's life. The brief tale is set in frozen Nordheim, geographically situated north of Conan's homeland, Cimmeria. Conan is a young warrior traveling in a war party of the Aesir, the principal gods of Norse mythology. Shortly before the story begins, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
