Robert E. Howard
2) Almuric
The definitive edition of Conan, featuring every story published in Robert E. Howard's lifetime
Arranged in what contemporary scholars consider the preferred reading order, this exhaustive new collection of Conan stories covers every piece that Robert E. Howard published in the thirties, and includes his essay on the world of Conan, The Hyborean Age. The perfect starting place for anyone interested in one of the greatest
"He was . . . a strange blending of Puritan and Cavalier, with a touch of the ancient philosopher, and more than a touch of the pagan. . . . A hunger in his soul drove him on and on, an urge to right all wrongs, protect all weaker things. . . . Wayward and restless as the wind, he was consistent in only one respect—he was true to his ideals of justice and right. Such was Solomon Kane."
Collected in this volume are the seven stories
..."Howard's writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks."
–Stephen King
"Robert E. Howard had a gritty, vibrant style–broadsword writing that cut its way to the heart, with heroes who are truly larger than life."
–David Gemmell
In a meteoric career that spanned a mere twelve years, Robert E. Howard single-handedly invented the genre that came to be called sword
..."Howard was the Thomas Wolfe of fantasy, and most of his Conan tales seem to almost fall over themselves in their need to get out."
- Stephen King
"A hero of mythic proportion, fashioned by a storyteller who helped define what a modern fantasy should be. "Rogues in the House" is one of the finest tales of sword and sorcery ever written."
- Raymond E. Feist
"Handsome."
- Fantasy and Science Fiction
Conan
...A full cast Audiobook production of Robert E Howard's classic Conan story The Tower of the Elephant with added sound effects to enhance the story telling.
Conan is drinking ale in the Maul (the dangerous side of Zamora) where he hears about the fabulous treasure hidden inside the sorcerer Yara's tower. After a brief scuffle in the tavern he sets out to try to break in and steal this treasure, but finds it will be no easy task and the perils
...The dead man had lived a mean and spiteful life fueled by hate and malice. He died alone still savoring his anger and resentments against all humans, no friends or relations in his decrepit house that was as far from neighbors as he could get it, deep in the woods. But the custom of sitting up with a corpse the first night is engrained in you as the right thing to do. With no friends or relations, the doctor asks you to do it, unless of course
...A shuddery tale of dark horror and evil things, and the uncanny funeral rites over the corpse of old John Grimlan. The master of creepy tales, Robert E. Howard, offers us this story of a man's descent into the deepest abysses of evil and contracts in blood that are made there. Why does this man write in his will to "dig me no grave. My corpse will not need one"?
With this collection, listeners will be taken on a journey through the darkest corners of the human imagination. From the supernatural to the psychological, these stories are sure to leave a lasting impression and keep listeners hooked until the very end. So sit back, relax, and prepare to be captivated by the masterful storytelling of these literary giants.
First up, we have "The Tomb" by H.P. Lovecraft, one of the most renowned
...Including works by members of the original Lovecraft Circle: Robert Bloch, Robert E. Howard, Frank Belknap Long, and Clark Ashton Smith.
In the depths of human imagination lies a realm in which ancient gods stir in their slumbers, where forbidden knowledge teeters on the edge of consciousness, and where cosmic horror threatens to cast its suffocating veil over reality. This is the world of the Cthulhu Mythos, the creation of one of the most
...Our 96th issue introduces some new contributors to the magazine—Smita Harish Jain (with an original mystery, thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken) and Naomi Hirahara (with a riveting reprint mystery, courtesy of Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman). Also on the mystery front, we have a pair of British classics: a Sexton Blake detective story by Hal Meredith and a novel by William Le Queux.
When it comes to fantasy and science fiction,
...In our 89th issue, Michael Bracken pulls double duty to bring a pair of original mysteires to readers: great tales by Steve Liskow and Welsh-Huggins. Plus we have a crime novel by Johnston McCulley (who also created Zorro—but he tried his hand at a bunch of other heroes and antiheroes, among them The Scarlet Scourge, The Avenging Twins, and a ton of others). There's also a novel by Western author B.M. Bower. Plus a solve-it-yourself mystery by
...A collection of stories concerning shunned and disreputable houses.
Contents:
Nobody's House by A. M. Burrage (1927)
The history of a haunted house.
A Night of Horror by Dick Donovan (1899)
A haunted castle in the hills of Wales.
The Room in the Tower by E. F. Benson (1912)
A recurring nightmare.
The House of the Nightmare by Edward
...This issue features three original stories—a pair of mysteries (by Mindy Quigley and Mark Thielman, thanks to Acquiring Editors Michael Bracken and Barb Goffman), plus John Gregory Betancourt's "Sympathy for Invisible Men," part of a series of meditations on classic monsters he has been writing for about 30 years now. Plus—if you've been following the lamentations of science fiction magazines about AI submissions—you will find Norman Spinrad's
...Black Cat Weekly #86 features 3 original stories: a sequel to Edgar Allen Poe's "The Casque of Amontillado" by Phyllis Ann Karr, and mysteries by K.L. Abrahamson and Andrew Welsh-Huggins. Plus series stories from Robert E. Howard (Solomon Kane) and Hal Meredith (Sexton Blake). Plus novels from Zenith Brown (writing as David Frome) and Edgar Rice Burroughs (a "Lost World" tale).. Plus tales by Bryce Walton and George O. Smith. Plus a solve-it-yourself
...Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first issues of Weird Tales Magazine, 100 Years of Weird is a masterful compendium of new and classic stories, flash fiction, essays, and poems from the giants of speculative fiction, including R. L. Stine, Laurell K. Hamilton, Ray Bradbury, H. P. Lovecraft, Tennessee Williams, and Isaac Asimov.
Marking a century of uniquely peculiar storytelling, each part of this anthology features a different genre,
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