The Devil In Iron

by Robert E. Howard

Overview

"The Devil in Iron" by using Robert E. Howard is an interesting and dark tale set in the Hyborian Age, presenting his mythical man or woman Conan the Barbarian. In this quick narrative, Conan meets Khosatral Khel, a vintage, depraved sorcerer who, after years in prison, strives to retrieve his strong artifact, the Heart of Ahriman. As the tale progresses, Howard crafts a vibrant photograph of a barren island where the fates of Conan and the resurrected sorcerer end up intertwined. The plot is a compelling combination of sword and sorcery, with factors of terror and supernatural menace. Conan, famend for his strength and cunning, encounters a terrible foe in Khosatral Khel, and the tale unfolds in a thrilling war of wills and might. Howard's artwork of storytelling is obvious in "The Devil in Iron," which demonstrates his capability to craft evocative and effective delusion narratives. The novel delves into subject matters of historical evil, electricity, and the struggle for survival in an international fraught with sorcery and peril. Overall, "The Devil in Iron" exemplifies Robert E. Howard's contribution to the sword and sorcery genre, presenting readers with an interesting journey that has lasted the test of time as a traditional piece of fable fiction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789361150289
Publisher:	Double 9 Books
Publication date:	02/01/2024
Pages:	38
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.09(d)

About the Author

Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 - June 11, 1936) was a writer from the United States. He wrote a wide variety of pulp fiction in a variety of genres. He is considered as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre, having invented the character Conan the Barbarian. Howard was born in Texas and raised there. He spent the majority of his life in Cross Plains, with some time spent in nearby Brownwood. He was a scholarly and intellectual boy who like boxing and spent some time in his late teens bodybuilding before taking up amateur boxing. He had an ambition of becoming an adventure fiction writer since he was nine years old, but he did not achieve true success until he was 23. Following that, until his suicide at the age of 30, Howard's writings were published in a variety of periodicals, journals, and newspapers, and he became adept in various subgenres. His greatest success came after he died. Howard's works were never collected during his lifetime, despite the fact that a Conan novel was nearly published in 1934. Weird Tales, where Howard developed Conan the Barbarian, was his major outlet for his stories.