FA COMING OF CONAN THE CIMMERIAN Hardcover

THE COMING OF CONAN THE CIMMERIAN by Robert E. Howard. 2003. HARDCOVER. First
SFBC Edition. This is the U.S. book club edition of the British Wandering Star
hardcover Conan of Cimmeria Vol. 1 which retails for $195.00. This edition is
not available in the U.S. in hardcover, only trade paperback. Long before Conan
was popularized in comic books and film, Robert Ervin Howard’s creation,
Conan the Cimmerian, clashed with his enemies in the pages of popular fantasy
magazines of the ‘30s. None of the modern versions compare to Howard’s
dark, unpredictable character, who never fails the reader looking for action,
excitement and surprise. This one-of-a-kind collection, composed of 13 tales
(plus one poem), includes such thrilling stories as: • The Tower of the
Elephant: Conan breaks into a supposedly impenetrable tower housing a great
jewel, where he meets a rival thief—and gets the surprise of his life! •
Queen of the Black Coast: Conan falls in with a band of pirates—and falls in
love with Bêlit, the beautiful pirate queen. • Black Colossus: Young
princess Yasmela is being stalked by the wizard Natokh, who will stop at
nothing to attain the object of his desire. The gods tell Yasmela to turn to
Conan for aid, who answers her call in a final, spellbinding battle. Robert
Ervin Howard was the inventor of heroic fantasy. For the first time ever, the
tales of his legendary warrior are presented as he wanted them to be—his
words exactly as he wrote them, organized by date of publication. This
masterpiece of fantasy takes you back to a mythical place and time, where one
of our most popular heroes was born. Jacket art and interior black & white
illustrations by Mark Schultz. (Approx. 496 pp.) Book and dust jacket in
excellent condition, brand new, unread!
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