Robert E. Howard was an accomplished writer in many genres but is most celebrated for his high fantasy set in a long-forgotten heroic age. This new collection brings together tales of his early hero Kull the Atlantean, King of Valusia, the Pictish king Bran Mak Morn from the Roman period and James Allison, the man who can remember all his past lives. This volume contains The Shadow Kingdom, The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune, Kings of the Night, Worms of the Earth, The Lost Race, The Valley of the Worm and The Garden of Fear.
Robert E. Howard was an accomplished writer in many genres but is most celebrated for his high fantasy set in a long-forgotten heroic age. This new co...
The story begins in an Argos port where Conan forcefully demands passage aboard a sail barge, the Argus, which is casting off for southern waters to trade beads, silks, sugar and brass-hilted swords to the black kings of Kush. At first, the captain of the barge objects to his demand to travel without paying for the passage, and Conan threatens him and the crew with his drawn sword. But eventually the captain agrees to let Conan stay on board, since -It would be useful to have a fighting man on the voyage- and gradually Conan and the captain, named Tito, become quite friendly.
The story begins in an Argos port where Conan forcefully demands passage aboard a sail barge, the Argus, which is casting off for southern waters to t...
