Conan is one of the greatest fictional heroes ever created–a swordsman who cuts a swath across the lands of the Hyborian Age, facing powerful sorcerers, deadly creatures, and ruthless armies of thieves and reavers.
Quotes from the book:
“‘Go into the night, creatures of the night,’ a voice mocked. ‘Oh, fools, your doom hounds your heels like a blind dog, and you know it not’.”
“Poets always hate those in power. To them perfection is always just behind the last corner, or beyond the next.”
“Conan shook his lion head. ‘No, Prospero, he’s beyond my reach. A great poet is greater than any king. His songs are mightier than my scepter; for he has near ripped the heart from my breast when he chose to sing for me. I shall die and be forgotten, but Rinaldo’s songs will live for ever’.”
Readers' reviews:
“Conan is one of those great literary characters whose true nature has been swallowed up in the morass of media reinterpretation. Howard's Conan the Cimmerian is a giant of a man, yes, but he is not the lumbering bear he later became in the popular consciousness.” (Andrew, goodreads.com)
“Robert E. Howard was an amazing writer, especially when it comes to action scenes. These stories move, man.” (Peggy, goodreads.com)
“Robert E. Howard wrote without using much other than his emotion and imagination. That is what these books are filled with and if you are up to a passionate and driven read, than look no further for Conan is here!” (Tristan, goodreads.com)
Quotes from the book:
“‘Go into the night, creatures of the night,’ a voice mocked. ‘Oh, fools, your doom hounds your heels like a blind dog, and you know it not’.”
“Poets always hate those in power. To them perfection is always just behind the last corner, or beyond the next.”
“Conan shook his lion head. ‘No, Prospero, he’s beyond my reach. A great poet is greater than any king. His songs are mightier than my scepter; for he has near ripped the heart from my breast when he chose to sing for me. I shall die and be forgotten, but Rinaldo’s songs will live for ever’.”
Readers' reviews:
“Conan is one of those great literary characters whose true nature has been swallowed up in the morass of media reinterpretation. Howard's Conan the Cimmerian is a giant of a man, yes, but he is not the lumbering bear he later became in the popular consciousness.” (Andrew, goodreads.com)
“Robert E. Howard was an amazing writer, especially when it comes to action scenes. These stories move, man.” (Peggy, goodreads.com)
“Robert E. Howard wrote without using much other than his emotion and imagination. That is what these books are filled with and if you are up to a passionate and driven read, than look no further for Conan is here!” (Tristan, goodreads.com)
