Download or read book THE CYMERIAN CHAPTER written by Henry S. Panian and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-09-08 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "CYMERIA”, a dark, polluted planet inhabited solely by machines, exists millions of miles from Earth. By chance, a vast solar storm throws one of its probes, XL-122, off course. Lost, this tiny explorer crashes into the bedroom of John Couper, an eleven year-old from Costa Mesa, California. THE CYMERIAN CHAPTER tells about the secret partnership formed by the robot and the human being in an effort to understand each other's worlds. Together, this contrasting couple investigates human nature plus earth's ecosystem, organisms, and level of science. We learn that computers are tools of learning not end in themselves."

Download or read book Robert E Howard s Conan the Cimmerian Barbarian written by Robert E. Howard and published by . This book was released on 2017-06 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 860-page collection contains all of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Cimmerian stories published during his lifetime, contextualized with biographical details of their author. The hardcover, a Multimedia Bundle Edition, includes the e-book and audiobook editions as downloadable bonus content. Excerpt from Introduction: "When the first Conan of Cimmeria story appeared in the pages of Weird Tales magazine in December 1932, nothing quite like it had ever before appeared in print.Author Robert E. Howard had been writing stories broadly similar to it for half a decade; but it was with Conan, and the Hyborian Age storyworld in which he was placed, that Howard finally fully doped out the sub-genre that would become known as "sword and sorcery," of which Howard is today considered the founding father. "Conan's origins date back to an experiment in 1926 titled "The Shadow Kingdom," featuring the character Kull, exile of Atlantis. The idea -- Howard's great innovation -- was, at its core, historical fiction set in a pre-historical period. That pre-historical period -- being, of course, lost in the mists of time -- could contain anything Howard might like to include: evil races of sentient snake-things, sorcerers, undead creatures, demons walking upon the earth, anything. "In other words, Howard was creating a secular mythology. "And as with any mythology, secular or no, there would be a hero, a Ulysses or a Theseus, an exceptional man of legend striding through that myth-world, sword in hand, righting wrongs and slaying supernatural monsters and, along the way, providing metaphorical insight onto his world and ours. "At the same time, he was finding success with another historical-fiction-fusion innovation: The grim, savage English Puritan Solomon Kane. Kane's world was the skull-strewn chaos of Europe and north Africa during the Thirty Years War, in the early 1600s. Little enough is known about specific events during that dark time that it was possible to take historical liberties with it as a storyworld, so that it could accommodate dark magic, walking skeletons, vampires, magic staffs, and, of course, N'Longa the witch-doctor. "Howard quickly realized he was onto something with Solomon Kane. The first Solomon Kane story, "Red Shadows," appeared in August 1928 in Weird Tales, and readers loved it. Here was a dark, brooding world of menace and witchcraft connected pseudo-genealogically to their own. It was easy for readers to "take the ride" -- to suspend their disbelief and envision Kane's adventures as a part of the real world. "But, perhaps the connection with the real world was too close. The countries of 1630s Europe are well known; the causes of the conflict fully understood. There was only so much Howard could do in Solomon Kane's world. Moreover, Solomon Kane is just a hard character to root for. Unlike Kull, he is, not to put too fine a point on it, really not a sane man. "So it makes perfect sense that after the shadowy, prehistoric world of Kull and the dark, necromantic world of Solomon Kane, Howard would combine these two precursors to develop a world that was far enough into the distant past to be free of actual historical constraints -- like Kull's -- yet close enough to the present to still exist as echoes and legends in the world's mythologies. "And so Howard created The Hyborian Age, circa 10,000 B.C. And to play the role of our avatar as we explore this shadowy, almost-historical world, he gave us Conan the Cimmerian - to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet."

Download or read book Hellboy Volume 10 The Crooked Man and Others written by Mike Mignola and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2010-06-08 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Eisner Award-winning miniseries The Crooked Man, by Mignola and Richard Corben, teams Hellboy with a wandering hillman in a devilish tale of Appalachian witchcraft. This volume also includes the rare "They Who Go Down to the Sea in Ships" by Mignola, Josh Dysart (B.P.R.D.: 1947), and Jason Shawn Alexander (Abe Sapien: The Drowning), never before available for purchase; Mignola and Duncan Fegredo's "The Mole," from Free Comic Book Day 2008; and Mignola's most recent solo outing, "In the Chapel of Moloch." * Also includes a look into the artists' sketchbooks! * 2009 Eisner Award winner for Best Limited Series! "Richard Corben shows these youngsters how it's done... and it's so good, in its grotesquely beautiful way." -Comic Book Resources

Download or read book The Coming of Conan written by Robert E. Howard and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The start of one of the greatest fantasy stories ever told. Contains the first short stories featuring Robert E. Howard’s legendary Conan, one of the most iconic fantasy characters in history, on a rarified list next to Gandalf and Harry Potter. Also includes stories of of Kull of Atlantis, and an essay on the history of their world. Includes "The Tower of the Elephant," "The God in the Bowl," "Rogues in the House," "The Frost-Giant’s Daughter," and "Queen of the Black Coast." Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.

Download or read book The Mortal and the Cimmerian Shade written by Edie Hober and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-10-25 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a tale as old as time, Athelstan Moren, a Cimmerian (sa-meer-e-an) Shade Prince and future King of his people, finds himself cursed to live in his family’s castle until his six-hundredth birthday, which was fast approaching. Having given up all hopes of freedom, Athelstan’s parents held one final contest in hopes to find the one mortal who could end his curse. Nicole Holmes was a hardworking housekeeper, whose best friend and roommate, Bridget Scott, entered one of Nicole’s manuscripts into the Moren writing contest. Winning the contest, the two headed off on a grand adventure, but Nicole soon finds her dreams plagued by a vengeful hag. Will Athelstan become free? Will Nicole find peace? Only as the past brings the present to its knees, will the truth finally be revealed.

Download or read book Conan the Cimmerian written by Robert Ervin Howard and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conan is a warrior, adventurer, thief and pirate, who comes from Cimmeria in the high north and finally becomes King of Aquilonia. His main attributes are his physical strengh, his courage and his barbaric code of honor. Conan was the first hero of the Sword and Sorcery. He is an iconic figure of the modern Fantasy, whose deeds got the basis of cinematic movies, comics and new stories. This volume contains the following of Robert E. Howards original works: Cimmeria, The Phoenix on the Sword, The Scarlet Citadel, The Frost-Giant's Daughter, The God in the Bowl, The Tower of the Elephant, The Black Stranger.

Download or read book Antiquities of Kertch and Researches in the Cimmerian Bosphorus with Remarks on the Ethnological and Physical History of the Crimea written by Duncan McPherson and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Cimmerian People of the Black Circle 1 written by Sylvain Runberg and published by Ablaze Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-02 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the kingdom of Vendhya, the king has just died, struck down by the spells of the black prophets of Yimsha. The king’s sister, Yasmina, decides to avenge him…and contacts Conan, then chief of the Afghuli tribe. But several of Conan’s warriors have just been killed by the men of the kingdom of Vendhya, further complicating the matter. The princess thought she could use the Cimmerian, but rather it is she who will serve his interests... Sylvain Runberg and prodigious designer/illustrator Jae Kwang Park adapt one of the most ambitious and complex Conan stories of Robert E. Howard. An adventure where epic battles, witchcraft and plots mingle in a mystical and scary Orient. Where revenge is an art…

Download or read book Regional and Petroleum Geology of the Black Sea and Surrounding Region written by Andrew G. Robinson and published by AAPG. This book was released on 1997 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Cimmerian Queen Of The Black Coast 1 written by Jean-David Morvan and published by Ablaze Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-04 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursued for killing a judge, Conan finds refuge on a merchant ship. But soon after setting sail, the Cimmerian and his new companions face a threat: the legendary Bêlit, self-proclaimed Queen of the Black Coast! For the first time, Robert E. Howard’s Conan is brought to life uncensored! Discover the true Conan, unrestrained, violent, and sexual. Read the story as he intended! Bonus Material: The Original Robert E. Howard short story is included!

Download or read book Cimmerian Vol 2 written by Virginie Augustin and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ablaze returns with two more thrilling adventures of Robert E. Howard's famous Cimmerian! Discover the true Conan, unrestrained, violent, and sexual. Read the story as he intended! The Cimmerian Vol 3 includes two complete stories, Iron Shadows in the Moon, and The Man-Eaters of Zamboula, plus bonus material, including the original prose stories, in one hardcover collection! In Iron Shadows in the Moon, a young woman in danger is pursued by her vile master. Conan, whose family has just been wiped out by this same master, puts an end to the beauty's pursuer, and saves her with a blow of his sword. Bound by fate, the couple decide to hit the road together. Their journey takes them to an island where they discover strange ruins inhabited by dark magic. Their paradise-like refuge soon turns into a suffocating nightmare where shadows lurk. Who knows the extent of the dangers that lie there? They will quickly learn that on an island, the biggest threat does not always come from the outside... Iron Shadows in the Moon reveals the genius of its author in describing universes as singular as they are mysterious. With her line, both delicate and powerful, Virginie Augustin illustrates this oppressive and mystical atmosphere, and gives the story a new graphic breath. In The Man-Eaters of Zamboula, the Cimmerian finds himself in the land of a thousand and one nights! A crossroads of beliefs, languages ​​and cultures, the mythical trading city of Zamboula is also the scene of many dark legends. Upon paying the city a visit, Conan is warned of the dangers of Aram Baksh's home. It is said that most of the foreigners who stay there disappear under obscure circumstances...and it is precisely there that the Cimmerian is spending the night. But by lifting the veil on these mysterious cases of kidnappings, the Cimmerian will discover another secret, even more terrible, linked to the whole of the city of Zamboula... A story imbued with orientalism and macabre witchcraft, The Man-Eaters of Zamboula offers writer/artist Gess the opportunity to deliver his vision of Robert E. Howard's hero in a comic book story of exotic and dark beauty.

Download or read book The Coming Of Conan The Cimmerian written by Robert Ervin Howard and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen short stories featuring Conan the Barbarian present in the first of three intended volumes several of the sword-wielding fantasy hero's most popular adventures, complemented by lavish black-and-white illustrations as well as a number of the author's original drafts and synopses. 15,000 first printing.

Download or read book The Cimmerian Red Nails 1 written by Régis Hautière and published by Ablaze Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-10 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Red Nails, Conan finds himself in the Darfar region, whose territory is almost entirely covered by a huge forest. Here he pledges himself a mercenary, promising his sword to the highest bidder, fighting alongside fellow mercenary and fierce female warrior Valeria. After a clash against a terrible dragon, the two go to a strange fortified city, apparently deserted…but the duo will quickly discover that a civilization lives hidden inside, and that the citadel hides a heavy secret. Red Nails is one of Conan's most beloved and sophisticated stories. Howard affirms his style, persisting in his mistrust of modern civilizations, consumed by passivity, laxity and cruelty. Régis Hautière, Olivier Vatine and Didier Cassegrain give substance to this tale in splendid colors.

Download or read book The Bloody Crown of Conan written by Robert E. Howard and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2004-11-23 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his hugely influential and tempestuous career, Robert E. Howard created the genre that came to be known as sword and sorcery—and brought to life one of fantasy’s boldest and most enduring figures: Conan the Cimmerian—reaver, slayer, barbarian, king. “Stories such as ‘The People of the Black Circle’ glow with the fierce and eldritch light of [Howard’s] frenzied intensity.”—Stephen King This lavishly illustrated volume gathers together three of Howard’s longest and most famous Conan stories–two of them printed for the first time directly from Howard’ s typescript–along with a collection of the author’s previously unpublished and rarely seen outlines, notes, and drafts. Longtime fans and new readers alike will agree that The Bloody Crown of Conan merits a place of honor on every fantasy lover’s bookshelf. THE PEOPLE OF THE BLACK CIRCLE 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. THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON Toppled from the throne of Aquilonia by the evil machinations of an undead wizard, Conan must find the fabled jewel known as the Heart of Ahriman to reclaim his crown . . . and save his life. A WITCH SHALL BE BORN A malevolent witch of evil beauty. An enslaved queen. A kingdom in the iron grip of ruthless mercenaries. And Conan, who plots deadly vengeance against the human wolf who left him in the desert to die.

Download or read book The Cimmerian Beyond The Black River 1 written by Mathieu Gabella and published by Ablaze Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-06 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert E. Howard’s Conan is brought to life UNCENSORED! Discover the true Conan, unrestrained, violent, and sexual. Read the story as he intended! The Picte country is an obscure jungle where the border between civilization and barbarism is thin. Only one thing symbolizes it: the Black River, which it is claimed that no white man was able to cross and come back alive. None, except Conan. It is in the heart of this green hell that the Cimmerian meets Balthus, a young voluntary peasant whom he saves at the last minute from the clutches of fierce Pictish warriors. Together, they will try to lend a hand to the colonists who have established themselves here, on these hostile lands, in the last bastion of civilization. With a dozen men, they will have to find the powerful sorcerer Zogar Sag before he succeeds in uniting the clans and initiating his bloody invasion…

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Download or read book Cimmerian City Cimmerian Series Duology Book 1 written by Rae Lori and published by RavenFire Media. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The future lies in the hands of the dying... She lost the love of her life. She lost her family. Now she will lose the only thing left in her possession: her life. Raven Blackheart is a young student who loses the will to live after her boyfriend is killed in front of her one night. She chooses death, only to reawaken to a world at war. No longer human, she is now a pawn in a game of power between corporations and pharmaceutical companies. A new race has been born; lethal creatures that are children of the side effects from 20th-century pharmaceuticals. Earth is quickly becoming a wasteland and the vice president to the biggest corporation in the western hemisphere holds the key to her future. The problem? The price may be higher than she is willing to pay. A Sci-Fi Futuristic Thriller of the Future