Books with author Robert E. Howard

This book contains the complete Conan stories in the chronological order of their original publication."The Phoenix on the Sword" (novelette; vol. 20, #6, December 1932)"The Scarlet Citadel" (novelette; vol. 21, #1, January 1, 1933)"The Tower of the Elephant" (novelette; vol. 21, #3, March 1933)"Black Colossus" (novelette; vol. 21, #6, June 1933)"The Slithering Shadow" (novelette; vol. 22, #3, September 1933, alternate title "Xuthal of the Dusk")"The Pool of the Black One" (novelette; vol. 22, #4, October 1933)"Rogues in the House" (novelette; vol. 23, #1, January 1934)"Iron Shadows in the Moon" (novelette; vol. 23, #4, April 1934, published as "Shadows in the Moonlight")"Queen of the Black Coast" (novelette; vol. 23, #5, May 1934)"The Devil in Iron" (novelette; vol. 24, #2, August 1934)"The People of the Black Circle" (novella; vol. 24, #3–5, September–November 1934)"A Witch Shall Be Born" (novelette; vol. 24, #6, December 1934)"Jewels of Gwahlur" (novelette; vol. 25, #3, March 1935, author's original title "The Servants of Bit-Yakin")"Beyond the Black River" (novella; vol. 25, #5–6, May–June 1935)"Shadows in Zamboula" (novelette; vol. 26, #5, November 1935, author's original title "The Man-Eaters of Zamboula")"The Hour of the Dragon" (novel; vol. 26, #6 & vol. 27, #1–4, December 1935, January–April 1936)"Red Nails" (novella; vol. 28, #1–3, July, September, October 1936)

Originally appearing in the pulp fiction publication "Weird Tales" throughout the 1930's, Conan: The Barbarian complete collection is the complete collected stories of Conan the Cimmerian as written by Robert E. Howard. This eBook, which is optimized for Kindle, re-tells all 18 stories of Conan. Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, several filmsThe various stories of Conan the Barbarian occur in the pseudo-historical "Hyborian Age", set after the destruction of Atlantis and before the rise of any known ancient civilization.Stories included:Cimmeria — A PoemThe Phoenix on the SwordThe Scarlet CitadelThe Tower of the ElephantThe Slithering Shadow/ Xuthal of the DuskThe Pool of the Black OneRogues in the HouseGods of the North/The Frost Giant's Daughter/The Frost King's DaughterShadows in the MoonlightQueen of the Black CoastThe Devil in IronThe People of the Black CircleA Witch Shall Be BornJewels of GwahlurBeyond the Black RiverRed NailsThe Hour of the DragonThe Hyborian AgeRobert E. Howard- Biografy and more!

From Robert E. Howard’s fertile imagination sprang some of fiction’s greatest heroes, including Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull, and Solomon Kane. But of all Howard’s characters, none embodied his creator’s brooding temperament more than Bran Mak Morn, the last king of a doomed race. In ages past, the Picts ruled all of Europe. But the descendants of those proud conquerors have sunk into barbarism . . . all save one, Bran Mak Morn, whose bloodline remains unbroken. Threatened by the Celts and the Romans, the Pictish tribes rally under his banner to fight for their very survival, while Bran fights to restore the glory of his race. Lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist Gary Gianni, this collection gathers together all of Howard’s published stories and poems featuring Bran Mak Morn–including the eerie masterpiece “Worms of the Earth” and “Kings of the Night,” in which sorcery summons Kull the conqueror from out of the depths of time to stand with Bran against the Roman invaders. Also included are previously unpublished stories and fragments, reproductions of manuscripts bearing Howard’s handwritten revisions, and much, much more. Special Bonus: a newly discovered adventure by Howard, presented here for the very first time.

The Hour of the Dragon, also known as Conan the Conqueror, is a fantasy novel written by Robert E. Howard featuring his seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian. It was the last Conan story published before Howard’s suicide although not the last to be written. The plot is a loosely based melange of motifs from previous Conan short stories, most notably The Scarlet Citadel, with which it shares an almost identical storyline. It takes place when Conan is about forty-five, during his reign as King of Aquilonia, and follows a plot by a group of conspirators to depose him in favor of Valerius, heir to Conan’s predecessor Numedides, whom he had slain to gain the throne.

From Robert E. Howard’s fertile imagination sprang some of fiction’s greatest heroes, including Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull, and Solomon Kane. But of all Howard’s characters, none embodied his creator’s brooding temperament more than Bran Mak Morn, the last king of a doomed race. In ages past, the Picts ruled all of Europe. But the descendants of those proud conquerors have sunk into barbarism . . . all save one, Bran Mak Morn, whose bloodline remains unbroken. Threatened by the Celts and the Romans, the Pictish tribes rally under his banner to fight for their very survival, while Bran fights to restore the glory of his race. Lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist Gary Gianni, this collection gathers together all of Howard’s published stories and poems featuring Bran Mak Morn–including the eerie masterpiece “Worms of the Earth” and “Kings of the Night,” in which sorcery summons Kull the conqueror from out of the depths of time to stand with Bran against the Roman invaders. Also included are previously unpublished stories and fragments, reproductions of manuscripts bearing Howard’s handwritten revisions, and much, much more. Special Bonus: a newly discovered adventure by Howard, presented here for the very first time.

“Complete Works of Robert E. Howard” Contains:•An aesthetic cover page.•A beginning click-able Table of Contents for all titles. •Inner click-able Tables of Contents for all individual books with multiple chapters.•Nicely organized chapters and text.Author’s works include:•SKULLS IN THE STARS•THE FOOTFALLS WITHIN•THE MOON OF SKULLS•THE HILLS OF THE DEAD•WINGS IN THE NIGHT•RATTLE OF BONES•RED SHADOWS•THE DAUGHTER OF ERLIK KHAN•HAWK OF THE HILLS•BLOOD OF THE GODS•SON OF THE WHITE WOLF•THE COUNTRY OF THE KNIFE•THE PHOENIX ON THE SWORD•THE SCARLET CITADEL•THE TOWER OF THE ELEPHANT•BLACK COLOSSUS•THE SLITHERING SHADOW•THE POOL OF THE BLACK ONE•GODS OF THE NORTH•ROGUES IN THE HOUSE•SHADOWS IN THE MOONLIGHT•QUEEN OF THE BACK COAST•THE DEVIL IN IRON•THE PEOPLE OF THE BLACK CIRCLE•A WITCH SHALL BE BORN•JEWELS OF GWAHLUR•BEYOND THE BLACK RIVER•SHADOWS IN ZAMBOULA•RED NAILS•THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON•THE HYBORIAN AGE•THE VALLEY OF THE WORM•THE GARDEN OF FEAR•APPARITION IN THE PRIZE RING•ALLEYS OF DARKNESS•ALLEYS OF PERIL•ALMURIC•WORMS OF THE EARTH•THE LOST RACE•EVIL DEEDS AT RED COUGAR•A GENT FROM BEAR CREEK (NOVELLA)•A GENT FROM BEAR CREEK (SHORT STORY)•CUPID FROM BEAR CREEK•GUNS OF THE MOUNTAINS•HIGH HORSE RAMPAGE•MOUNTAIN MAN•NO COWHERDERS WANTED•PILGRIMS TO THE PECOS•TEXAS JOHN ALDEN•WHILE SMOKE ROLLED•PISTOL POLITICS•SHARP’S GUN SERENADE•THE APACHE MOUNTAIN WAR•THE CONQUERIN’ HERO OF THE HUMBOLTS•THE FEUD BUSTER•THE HAUNTED MOUNTAIN•THE RIOT AT COUGAR PAW•THE ROAD TO BEAR CREEK•THE SCALP HUNTER•WAR ON BEAR CREEK•THE TOMB’S SECRET•CHAMP OF THE FORECASTLE•CIRCUS FISTS•THE CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT•THE HAUNTER OF THE RING•HAWKS OF OUTREMER•THE BLOOD OF BELSHAZZAR•THE BLACK STONE•THE FIRE OF ASSHURBANIPAL•THE THING ON THE ROOF•CUPID VS POLLUX•IN THE FOREST OF VILLEFÉRE•WOLFSHEAD•BLACK CANAAN•THE HOUSE OF ARABU•PEOPLE OF THE DARK•THE VOICE OF EL-LIL•SPEAR AND FANG•SEA CURSE•FIST AND FANG•GENERAL IRONFIST•GATES OF EMPIRE•LORD OF SAMARCAND•THE LION OF TIBERIAS•THE SOWERS OF THE THUNDER•THE CAIRN ON THE HEADLAND•THE DREAM SNAKE•THE FEARSOME TOUCH OF DEATH•THE HYENA•THE TREASURES OF TARTARY•THE SHADOW KINGDOM•THE MIRRORS OF TUZUN THUNE•KINGS OF THE NIGHT•NIGHT OF BATTLE•OLD GARFIELD’S HEART•THE SHADOW OF THE VULTURE•SAILORS’ GRUDGE•SHE DEVIL•SLUGGERS ON THE BEACH•BLOW THE CHINKS DOWN!•BREED OF BATTLE•DARK SHANGHAI•THE PIT OF THE SERPENT•THE SIGN OF THE SNAKE•THE TNT PUNCH•FANGS OF GOLD•GRAVEYARD RATS•NAMES IN THE BLACK BOOK•BLACK VULMEA’S VENGEANCE•TEXAS FISTS•THE BULL DOG BREED•THE IRON MAN•THE MAN ON THE GROUND•THE SLUGGER’S GAME•THE DARK MAN•THE GODS OF BAL-SAGOTH•VIKINGS OF THE GLOVES•WATERFRONT FISTS•PIGEONS FROM HELL•THE HORROR FROM THE MOUND•BLACK TALONS•MOON OF ZAMBEBWEI•SKULL-FACE•BLACK WIND BLOWING•BOOT-HILL PAYOFF•THE VULTURES OF WHAPETON•THE PURPLE HEART OF ERLIK•WINNER TAKES ALL

This volume gathers together three of Robert E. Howard's longest and most famous Conan stories: “The people of the Black Circle”, “The Hour of the Dragon” and “A Witch Shall Be Born”. 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.Quotes from the book:“The king of Vendhya was dying. Through the hot, stifling night the temple gongs boomed and the conchs roared.”“Conan has stolen the Devi out of the fortress and carried her away into the hills!”“You have received no word from the chief of the barbarians?”Readers' reviews:“The second of the Conan anthologies presents Howard at the peak of his craft, featuring some of his long-form work in a novella, a single short story, and Howard's only completed novel.” (Jared Millet, goodreads.com)“This is the second volume of Conan stories. This book only has three stories, but one of them, the Hour of the Dragon, is novel length. Great book. Howard throws you right into the action, and gives very vivid descriptions.” (Michael, goodreads.com)“Classic fiction from a man long overdue for the recognition of mastery that he demonstrates in this volume. More authors would do well to take note of his use of language, both in what he uses as well as how he uses it, so they could tell more story within their fat genre novels and add value to them.” (Bradford, goodreads.com)

The plot is a loosely based melange of motifs from previous Conan short stories, most notably "The Scarlet Citadel", with which it shares an almost identical storyline. It takes place when Conan is about forty-five, during his reign as King of Aquilonia, and follows a plot by a group of conspirators to depose him in favor of Valerius, heir to Conan's predecessor Numedides, whom he had slain to gain the throne. To accomplish this they resort to necromancy, resurrecting Xaltotun, an ancient sorcerer from the pre-Hyborian empire of Acheron. With his aid the Aquilonian army is defeated by that of the rival kingdom of Nemedia and occupied. Conan, captured, is slated for execution until the sympathetic slave girl Zenobia risks her life to free him. Conan's quest to retrieve the Heart of Ahriman in order to defeat the wizard and regain his throne takes him through all the lands of Hyboria...

Steve Costigan is an Irish American from Galveston, Texas (Texas Fists, 1931). He has one brother, Mike, who is also a boxer and has been more successful in this sport than Steve himself (The Bull Dog Breed, 1930). He left Texas to become a sailor, soon becoming an Able Seaman (AB) on the merchant ship Sea Girl (registered in San Francisco, California). While he has worked on other ships, he considers this to be his home.He has been an amateur boxer since childhood. Steve always likes to be champion of whichever ship or organisation he is part of (Circus Fists, 1931). Subsequently the only title he really holds is "Champion of the Sea Girl" (which he refers to as "The Fighten'est Ship Afloat"). He found his pet bulldog, Mike, as a stray in Dublin and named him after his brother (The Bull Dog Breed, 1930). Steve is a heavyweight boxer, weighing 190lb and standing 6 ft (1.8 m) tall. He has the "Black Irish" combination of blue eyes and black hair.The Sailor Steve Costigan Stories:21 Title of Sailor Steve Costigan’s adventure,The Fighting and Action Stories, written by Robert E. Howard in 1929-1934.1. Blow the Chinks Down, First appeared in Action Stories, October 1931. Alternate title: The House of Peril.2. Breed of Battle, First published in Action Stories, November 1931. Alternate title: The Fighten'est Pair and Sampson Had a Soft Spot.3. Dark Shanghai, First published in Action Stories, January 1932. Alternate title: One Shanghai Night.4. The Pit of the Serpent, First published in Fight Stories, July 1929. Alternate title: Manila Manslaughter.5. The Sign of the Snake, First published Action Stories, June 1931.6. The TNT Punch, First published in Action Stories, January 1931. Alternate titles: The Waterfront Law, The Waterfront Wallop.7. Alleys of Peril, First published in Fight Stories, January 1931. Alternate title: Leather Lightning.8. Champ of the Forecastle, First published in Fight Stories, November 1930. Alternate title: Champ of the Seven Seas, The Champion of the Forecastle.9. Circus Fists, First published in Fight Stories, December 1931. Alternate title: Slugger Bait.10. Fist and Fang, First published in Fight Stories, May 1930. Alternate title: Cannibal Fists.11. General Ironfist, First published in Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine, June 1934.12. Night of Battle, First published in Fight Stories, March 1932. Alternate title: Shore Leave for a Slugger.13. Sailors' Grudge, First published in Fight Stories, March 1930. Alternate title: Costigan vs. Kid Camera. 14. Sluggers on the Beach, First published in Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine, August 1934.15. Texas Fists, First published in Fight Stories, May 1931. Alternate title: Shanghied Mitts.16. The Bull Dog Breed, First published in Fight Stories, February 1930. Alternate title: You Got to Kill a Bulldog.17. The Iron Man, First published in Fight Stories, June 1930. 18. The Slugger's Game, First published in Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine, May 1934.19. Vikings of the Gloves, First published in Fight Stories, February 1932. Alternate title: Including the Scandinavian. 20. Waterfront Fists, First published in Fight Stories, September 1930. Alternate title: Stand Up and Slug.21. Winner Take All, First published in Fight Stories, July 1930. Alternate title: Sucker.

Originally appearing in the pulp fiction publication "Weird Tales" throughout the 1930's, Conan: The Barbarian complete collection is the complete collected stories of Conan the Cimmerian as written by Robert E. Howard. This eBook, which is optimized for Kindle, re-tells all 18 stories of Conan. Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, several filmsThe various stories of Conan the Barbarian occur in the pseudo-historical "Hyborian Age", set after the destruction of Atlantis and before the rise of any known ancient civilization.Stories included:Cimmeria — A PoemThe Phoenix on the SwordThe Scarlet CitadelThe Tower of the ElephantThe Slithering Shadow/ Xuthal of the DuskThe Pool of the Black OneRogues in the HouseGods of the North/The Frost Giant's Daughter/The Frost King's DaughterShadows in the MoonlightQueen of the Black CoastThe Devil in IronThe People of the Black CircleA Witch Shall Be BornJewels of GwahlurBeyond the Black RiverRed NailsThe Hour of the DragonThe Hyborian AgeRobert E. Howard- Biografy and more!

"The People of the Black Circle" 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 in three parts over the September, October and November 1934 issues. Howard earned $250 for the publication of this story.It is set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan kidnapping a regal princess of Vendhya (pre-historical India) and foiling a nefarious plot of world domination 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.This Conan story is set in mythical Hyborian versions of India-Pakistan (then united) and Afghanistan (Vendhya and Ghulistan respectively).-from Wikipedia