Conan the Conqueror by Robert E. Howard

by Robert E. Howard

Overview

This Halcyon Classics ebook contains the only Robert Howard novel published during his lifetime, 'The Hour of the Dragon,' which was republished in paperback as 'Conan the Conqueror' in 1967. In this epic, Conan fights to recover the throne of Aquilonia from Nemedian invaders aided by the Acheronian wizard Xaltoltun. This collection also includes 'The Hyborian Age,' a description of the times and lands that Conan was familiar with. Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011805509
Publisher:	Halcyon Press Ltd.
Publication date:	10/03/2010
Series:	Halcyon Classics , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	200 KB

About the Author

Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) grew up in Cross Plains, Texas in the very center of the state. A shy and sickly child, Howard was blessed with a vivid imagination and and a strong will. As a young man, he turned to bodybuilding and boxing to overcome his physical weakness. Howard also found success in writing for popular pulp magazines of the 1920s and 1930s, including WEIRD TALES. He wrote in a variety of genres, including westerns, boxing stories, detective, and horror, but Howard is best known for creating the sword-and-sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. Upon learning of the impending death of his mother from tuberculosis, Howard committed suicide in 1936.