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“For headling, nonstop adventure and for vivid, even florid, scenery, no one even comes close to Howard.”—Harry Turtledove

In a meteoric career that covered onlya dozen years, Robert E. Howard defined the sword-and-sorcery genre. In doing so,he brought to life the archetypal adventurer known to millions around the world asConan the barbarian.

Witness, then, Howard at his finest, and Conan at his mostsavage, in the latest volume featuring the collected works of Robert E. Howard, lavishlyillustrated by award-winning artist Greg Manchess. Prepared directly from the earliestknown versions—often Howard’s own manuscripts—are such sword-and-sorcery classicsas “The Servants of Bit-Yakin” (formerly published as “Jewels of Gwahlur”), “Beyondthe Black River,” “The Black Stranger,” “Man-Eaters of Zamboula” (formerly publishedas “Shadows in Zamboula”), and, perhaps his most famous adventure of all, “Red Nails.”

The Conquering Sword of Conan includes never-before-published outlines, notes, andstory drafts, plus a new introduction, personal correspondence, and the revealingessay “Hyborian Genesis”—which chronicles the history of the creation of the Conanseries. Truly, this is heroic fantasy at its finest.