Download or read book Conan City of the Dead written by John C. Hocking and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2024-06-18 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two epics in one hardcover as Conan the mercenary faces hideously transformed wizards and undead creatures in action-packed fantasy combining Robert E. Howard’s trademark sword and sorcery with concepts straight out of Lovecraftian horror. Combines the classic Conan and the Emerald Lotus with the all-new, original Conan and the Living Plague. The long-awaited follow-up to Conan and the Emerald Lotus brings John C. Hocking back to the sagas of the Cimmerian. In Conan and the Emerald Lotus, the seeds of a deadly, addictive plant grant sorcerers immense power, but turn its users into inhuman killers. In the exclusive, long-awaited sequel Conan and the Living Plague, a Shemite wizard seeks to create a serum to use as a lethal weapon. Instead he unleashes a hideous monster on the city of Dulcine. Hired to loot the city of its treasures, Conan and his fellows in the mercenary troop find themselves trapped in the depths of the city’s keep. To escape, they must defeat the creature, its plague-wracked undead followers, then face Lovecraftian horrors beyond mortal comprehension.
Download or read book Conan and the Songs of the Dead written by Joe R. Lansdale and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the harsh deserts of Stygia, a sorcerer grasps for the immortal power that lies beneath the shifting sands. In his way stand Conan and his unlikely allies: Alvazar, a rogue interested in little more than wine, women and more wine; and Ohala, daughter of a mystical order of warrior women sworn to retrieve a very dangerous book" -- Page [4] of cover.
Download or read book Conan and the Emerald Lotus written by John C. Hocking and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1999-09-15 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sorcerer has cast a deadly spell on Conan, hoping to harness the mighty Cimmerian's skills for his own evil purposes. Conan's only resource is to ally himself with the sorceress Zelandra, who promises to help the warrior if he steals the wizard's cashe of Emerald Lotus.
Download or read book The Spell of Seven written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Savage Sword of Conan 3 written by Frank Tieri and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2024-07-10 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Savage Sword of Conan is back from Heroic Signatures and Titan Comics, and in issue 3 you will discover… CONAN: WOLVES OF THE TUNDRA A chilling tale of savagery in the snow, from writer Frank Tieri and artist Cary Nord. CONAN: CITY OF THE DEAD, NOVEL PREVIEW A sneak peek at John C. Hocking’s long-awaited novel omnibus JOHN C. HOCKING, A BIOGRAPHY John speaks on how life led him to the Cimmerian, and the journey of his two Conan novels. MASTER OF THE HUNT, PART THREE Writer/artist Patch Zircher’s Solomon Kane epic comes to its thrilling conclusion. CONAN: LURE OF THE PIT CREATURE A silent story of fate’s twisting fortunes, from writer/artist Alan Quah.
Download or read book The Conquering Sword of Conan written by Robert E. Howard and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2005-11-29 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume completes the set of Howard's Conan stories with some of his finest work, including "Beyond the Black River" and "Red Nails" alongside rare early drafts and synopses.
Download or read book Conan the Barbarian written by L. Sprague De Camp and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2023-08-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two of the most famous contributors to the Conan legend write the official novel of CONAN THE BARBARIAN, the seminal fantasy film by John Milius. The official adaptation of CONAN THE BARBARIAN, the seminal film written by John Milius and Oliver Stone, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Earl Jones. In the novel by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter, the Cimmerian youth Conan witnesses the death of his parents at the hands of Thulsa Doom, a priest of Set. Enslaved, he is trained as a gladiator. Gaining his freedom he allies with Subotai, a Hyrkanian archer, and a skilled swordswoman thief named Valeria. Together they raid the Tower of the Serpent, then Conan breaks away to seek the cult of Doom—and revenge on the sorcerer who leads it.
Download or read book Conan The Destroyer written by Robert Jordan and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-08-04 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, comes a tale of the legendary Barbarian in Robert Jordan's Conan the Destroyer In the fabled city of Shadizar, sultry Princess Tamaris hires Conan to recover the magical gem known as the Heart of Ahriman. Accompanied by the beautiful maiden Jehnna, Conan must vanquish scheming, murderous Bombatta, the princess' henchman, and face the sinister Guardians of the Horn, only to confrotnt the foul and ancient, many-fanged demon-god Dagoth. With Jehna's life and Conan's very soul at stake, Conan must truly be Conan the Destroyer. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book City of the Dead written by Rosemary Jones and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 2010-01-26 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The City of Splendors merges with the Land of the Dead in this chilling but humorous adventure in the world of the Forgotten Realms Sophraea Carver, born and bred next to Waterdeep’s historic graveyard, is used to living close to the dead. However, when ghostly figures begin to emerge from the cemetery, Sophraea discovers that evil forces beyond the ordinary are at play. Together with Gustin Bone, a travelling wizard, Sophraea sets out to investigate the mysterious and alarming happenings. As the two delve deeper into the world beyond the living, they discover a devious plot for revenge that endangers the entire city of Waterdeep. City of the Dead is the fourth book in a series of standalone novels set in Waterdeep.
Download or read book Conan Meets the Academy written by Jonas Prida and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-12-04 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert E. Howard penned a series of fantasy stories in 1932 featuring Conan, a hulking warrior from "Cimmeria" who roamed the mythical Hyborian Age landscape engaging in heroic adventures. More than the quirky manifestation of Depression-era magazines, Conan the Barbarian has endured as a cultural mainstay for over 70 years. This multidisciplinary collection offers the first scholarly investigation of Conan, from Howard's early stories, through midcentury novels and Arnold Schwarzenegger's iconic films, to the 2011 cinematic remake of Conan the Barbarian. Drawing on disciplines such as stylometry, archeology, cultural and folklore studies and literary history, the essays examine statistical analyses of the words in Conan texts, the literary genesis of Conan, later-day parodies, Conan video games, and much more. This volume reveals the hidden scholarly depth of this seemingly unsophisticated fictional character.
Download or read book Conan the Barbarian 12 written by Jim Zub and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2024-06-26 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delving deep into the bowels of Atlantean earth, Kull’s royal retinue of Conan of Cimmeria, Brule the Spear-Slayer, and the elite Red Slayer guards followed their king in search of a mysterious evil. Prying open ornate doors wrought from ages untold, they were set upon by a murderous, subterranean horde who slew many of the king’s guards. Undeterred, Kull led the remaining party ever deeper, coming at last to an ancient burial chamber and a black stone sarcophagus bearing the mark of a malevolent eye. Brule warned his king against folly, but Kull’s obsessive madness set him on a doomed course, flinging open the coffin to reveal an ancient Atlantean blade… and more as well. For from the shadows, a dark figure rose to seize the sword, stabbing the Valusian king and unleashing death magic upon the king’s brave allies. THULSA DOOM had been reborn, ready to rule all ages unconquered…
Download or read book Skin Hunger written by Kathleen Duey and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living in a world where magic is outlawed, Sadima's special gift to speak to the animals binds her to two young men who are determined to restore magic to their poor village in order to save the people they love. Reprint.
Download or read book Conan Volume 4 The Hall of the Dead and Other Stories written by Kurt Busiek and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2007-06-12 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Know, O Prince, that in an age undreamed of, shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars. Hither came Conan the Cimmerian; black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandaled feet . . . Conan: The Hall of the Dead concludes writer Kurt Busiek's (JLA/Avengers, Astro City) critically acclaimed run, paving the way for new writer Tim Truman (Conan and the Songs of the Dead) and featuring a story by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola! Eisner award-nominated artist Cary Nord (Daredevil), and Eisner award-winning color artist Dave Stewart (Ultimate Fantastic Four, DC: The New Frontier) continue their groundbreaking run on Dark Horse's best-selling Conan series with three of the best writers in comics today. * Collects Conan #24, 25, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34
Download or read book The Hour of the Dragon written by Robert E Howard and published by eStar Books. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conan is besieged by enemies! Xaltotun, an ancient sorcerer attacks the Kingdom of Aquilonia! The only way to defeat him is to retrieve the Heart of Ahriman!
Download or read book Conan the Barbarian 13 written by Jim Zub and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2024-07-24 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fresh from the Sack of Venarium, young Conan of Cimmeia heeded his wanderlust and head north beyond the borders of his homeland in search of glory and adventure. Armed with only a broadsword and an old Pictish blade plucked from the battlefield, the Cimmerian set out unto the ice-capped mountains beyond all his people have ever known. What he finds is naught but a white waste: a harsh environment, frigid and inhospitable. A place to truly test his mettle…
Download or read book The Scarlet Citadel written by Robert Ervin Howard and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring Conan the Barbarian, this is a rip-roaring adventure of science fantasy. During the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age, Conan leads the army of Khoraja against an evil sorcerer named Natohk, "the Veiled One." It may not be believable, but it will delight fans of this genre of writing.
Download or read book Hall of Smoke written by H.M. Long and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epic fantasy featuring warrior priestesses, and fickle gods at war, for readers of Brian Staveley's Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne. Epic fantasy featuring warrior priestesses and fickle gods at war, for readers of Brian Staveley's Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne. Hessa is an Eangi: a warrior priestess of the Goddess of War, with the power to turn an enemy's bones to dust with a scream. Banished for disobeying her goddess's command to murder a traveller, she prays for forgiveness alone on a mountainside. While she is gone, raiders raze her village and obliterate the Eangi priesthood. Grieving and alone, Hessa - the last Eangi - must find the traveller and atone for her weakness and secure her place with her loved ones in the High Halls. As clans from the north and legionaries from the south tear through her homeland, slaughtering everyone in their path Hessa strives to win back her goddess' favour. Beset by zealot soldiers, deceitful gods, and newly-awakened demons at every turn, Hessa burns her path towards redemption and revenge. But her journey reveals a harrowing truth: the gods are dying and the High Halls of the afterlife are fading. Soon Hessa's trust in her goddess weakens with every unheeded prayer. Thrust into a battle between the gods of the Old World and the New, Hessa realizes there is far more on the line than securing a life beyond her own death. Bigger, older powers slumber beneath the surface of her world. And they're about to wake up.
