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The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian

Written by: Robert E. Howard
Narrated by: Todd McLaren
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 Between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities...there was an age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars.... Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand...to tread the jeweled thrones of the earth under his sandalled feet.

In a meteoric career that spanned a mere 12 years before his tragic suicide, Robert E. Howard single-handedly invented the genre that came to be called sword-and-sorcery. Collected in this volume are Howard's first 13 Conan stories in their original versions and in the order Howard wrote them. Included are classics of dark fantasy like "The Tower of the Elephant" and swashbuckling adventure like "Queen of the Black Coast."

Here are timeless tales featuring Conan the raw and dangerous youth, Conan the daring thief, Conan the swashbuckling pirate, and Conan the commander of armies. Here, too, is an unparalleled glimpse into the mind of a genius whose bold storytelling style has been imitated by many yet equaled by none.

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Conan brought to life by Howard and McLaren! I've already bought the sequel and I cannot wait! Never before have I seen Sword and Sorcery in such a light - it can only come from the original!

Astounding experience!

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the narration of this book brings RE Howard's Conan to sword swinging life. This is the way books are meant to be written, and stories to be told.

Sword and Sorcery at its finest!

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I wanted some Conan in my life, and the ride to work was the time to get it! If you're looking for Conan, you can't go wrong with any of these audio books. The stories are exactly what you want from Conan, and the performance is very well done. 18 hours of listening to the same person is a bit much, but that's what audio books are. Personally, I'm always hoping for some audio-drama style production values. Just some background music and noise, maybe some different actors for the different characters, those would really liven up these audiobooks especially because it's a collection of shorter stories. But that aside, the narrator did a great job with these great stories, and I'm very happy I bought all three collections!

Also: #Audible1 apparently!

Solid Conan action!

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Howard's Conan stories are great. The guy reading did a good job. Definitely worth a listen.

Classic

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great and riveting to the last you'll always enjoy this one. add it to your collection for sure

By Crom!

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This works as a starting point for Conan. It's a collection of stories. Having never read any of these stories before I got a good sense of the world and the character. The epic is strong! A sense of mythic grandeur, adventure, and heroism runs through everything.
I can see how Conan influenced future fantasy work which was interesting to consider. The flip side of that is a lot of the stories feel pretty basic and simple in comparison to more recent stuff in the same genre. You can also see how much things have changed as far as how women characters are written and things like that. Conan as a character is also basically awesome at everything which starts to feel a bit boring and repetitive if you listen to too many stories at once. He teams up with some companions who have more depth as characters from time to time, those were the tales I liked best. It's a good listen but maybe better in small doses.

a little dated but enjoyable

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