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key:
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2003095182
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LCCN:
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2003-095182
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ISBN:
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0345461517 (pbk.)
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Local Dewey call num:
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SF HOW
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Local call number:
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124 RUSH
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Personal Author:
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Howard, Robert Ervin, 1906-1936.
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Title:
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The coming of Conan the Cimmerian / Robert E. Howard ; illustrated by Mark Schultz.
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Publication info:
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New York : Del/Rey/Ballantine Books, c2003.
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Physical descrip:
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xxv, 463 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., map ; 26 cm.
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General Note:
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Previously published in Great Britain by Wandering Star, Ltd., in 2002.
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Contents:
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Cimmeria -- The phoenix and the sword -- The frost-giant's daughter -- The god in the bowl -- The tower of the elephant -- The scarlet citadel -- Queen of the Black Coast -- Black colossus -- Iron shadows in the moon -- Xuthal of the dusk -- The pool of the black one -- Rogues in the house -- The vale of lost women -- The devil in iron.
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Summary:
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A collection of the first thirteen Conan stories, appearing in their original versions in the order the author wrote them along with classics of dark fantasy like "The Tower of the Elephant" and the swashbuckling adventure, "Queen of the Black Coast." Also contains the first submitted draft of Conan's debut, "Phoenix on the sword," Howard's synopses for "The scarlet citadel" and "Black colossus," and a map of Conan's world drawn by the other himself.--[P. 4] of cover.
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Subject term:
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Conan (Fictitious character)
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Subject term:
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Warriors--Fiction.
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892:
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rgad
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