This volume gathers together three of Robert E. Howard's longest and most famous Conan stories: “The people of the Black Circle”, “The Hour of the Dragon” and “A Witch Shall Be Born”. Amid the towering crags of Vendhya, in the shadowy citadel of the Black Circle, Yasmina of the golden throne seeks vengeance against the Black Seers. Her only ally is also her most formidable enemy - Conan, the outlaw chief.
Quotes from the book:
“The king of Vendhya was dying. Through the hot, stifling night the temple gongs boomed and the conchs roared.”
“Conan has stolen the Devi out of the fortress and carried her away into the hills!”
“You have received no word from the chief of the barbarians?”
Readers' reviews:
“The second of the Conan anthologies presents Howard at the peak of his craft, featuring some of his long-form work in a novella, a single short story, and Howard's only completed novel.” (Jared Millet, goodreads.com)
“This is the second volume of Conan stories. This book only has three stories, but one of them, the Hour of the Dragon, is novel length. Great book. Howard throws you right into the action, and gives very vivid descriptions.” (Michael, goodreads.com)
“Classic fiction from a man long overdue for the recognition of mastery that he demonstrates in this volume. More authors would do well to take note of his use of language, both in what he uses as well as how he uses it, so they could tell more story within their fat genre novels and add value to them.” (Bradford, goodreads.com)
Quotes from the book:
“The king of Vendhya was dying. Through the hot, stifling night the temple gongs boomed and the conchs roared.”
“Conan has stolen the Devi out of the fortress and carried her away into the hills!”
“You have received no word from the chief of the barbarians?”
Readers' reviews:
“The second of the Conan anthologies presents Howard at the peak of his craft, featuring some of his long-form work in a novella, a single short story, and Howard's only completed novel.” (Jared Millet, goodreads.com)
“This is the second volume of Conan stories. This book only has three stories, but one of them, the Hour of the Dragon, is novel length. Great book. Howard throws you right into the action, and gives very vivid descriptions.” (Michael, goodreads.com)
“Classic fiction from a man long overdue for the recognition of mastery that he demonstrates in this volume. More authors would do well to take note of his use of language, both in what he uses as well as how he uses it, so they could tell more story within their fat genre novels and add value to them.” (Bradford, goodreads.com)
