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A Witch Shall Be Born is one of the original sword and sorcery novellas by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian. The story concerns a witch replacing her twin sister as queen of a city state, which brings her into conflict with Conan who had been the captain of the queen's guard. Themes of paranoia, and the duality of the twin sisters, are paramount in this story but it also includes elements of the conflict between barbarism and civilization that is common to the entire Conan series.

In this adventure Conan is the leader of the beautiful Queen’s army, but is quickly thrown down from his lofty position by witchcraft. His quest for revenge starts with his crucifixion.

Among the many characters created by Robert E. Howard, the most celebrated is the moody iconoclast Conan the Barbarian. These three stories depict some of his adventures involving encounters with his many enemies and unlikely allies.

Author L.A. Roberts was able to pull herself out of a hard-hitting year of her life by taking it second by second. She will encourage you to do the same and give you tips on how to help you to work through a grieving time in your life, no matter how hard life hits you.

Conan escapes a bloodbath of slaughter and leaps into an adventure encompassing revenge, monsters, an ancient curse and a beautiful woman. In this short story Robert E. Howard brings Conan, his most famous sword and sorcery hero, into vivid and bloodthirsty life.

Dans le dos des deux fugitifs, la tête gigantesque fendit les branches et creva la cime des arbres et, l'espace d'un instant effroyable, Conan et Valeria virent la tête de cauchemar s'encadrer au milieu des feuilles vertes, les yeux flamboyants et les mâchoires béantes. Puis les crocs géants claquèrent et se refermèrent sur le vide, et la tête se renfonça, disparaissant de leur vue comme si elle venait de s'enfoncer sous l'eau.

Poussant un juron de panique, Conan fit jaillir son épée. "Crom ! Elle est vivante !" À ses mots, les longs cils noirs se soulevèrent et les yeux foncés s'ouvrirent pour le regarder... impénétrables, brillants, mystiques. Il resta ainsi à l'observer, muet de stupéfaction. L'oracle se redressa alors d'un geste souple sans quitter des yeux l'homme qui la regardait, comme ensorcelé. Conan est l'un des personnages de fiction les plus connus au monde. Robert E. Howard l'a créé en 1932 et avec lui, l'heroic fantasy.

Another collection of great classic novellas by superb storytellers, including Robert E. Howard, E. T. A. Hoffman, Edith Wharton, Bessie Kyffin-Taylor, F. Marion Crawford and more....

Conan has cut his bloody path to the leadership of the Kozak raiders, but the leaders of the countries he's plundering have a devilish plan to see him dead. They plan to use beautiful woman to tempt him into a trap, but she has her own ideas, and before the the tale ends Conan will find himself set against a devil from the deepest pit.

Conan est l'un des personnages de fiction les plus connus au monde. Robert E. Howard l'a créé en 1932 et avec lui, l'heroic fantasy. Ce héros, ainsi que la puissance évocatrice de l'écriture de son auteur, a eu et a toujours une influence majeure, au moins égale à celle de Tolkien, sur l'imaginaire occidental. Pourtant, les nouvelles du Cimmérien n'ont jamais été publiées telles que son auteur les avait conçues. Elles ont été réarrangées, réécrites, modifiées, artificiellement complétées après sa mort.

Le gouverneur poussa un cri désespéré et se jeta sur son arme. L'homme des collines passa à l'action avec la vitesse dévastatrice d'un ouragan.Il bondit, envoya le gouverneur rouler à terre d'un puissant coup du pommeau de son poignard, saisit la Devi sous un bras puissant et bondit vers la fenêtre. Chunder Shan fit des efforts frénétiques pour se relever et vit l'homme rester un instant en équilibre sur le rebord de la fenêtre, dans une volée des habits de soie et des membres blancs de sa captive royale.

Before writing the Conan stories, Robert E. Howard wrote an alternate history of the world that included the origins of the various races and countries that formed the background of his most famous heroic character. This history shows where the Cimmerians originated and the tribes they fought to establish their kingdom. How did the backward skin-wearing Picts overrun an empire? The answers are here. Fans of the Conan stories will enjoy this grand view of the history of the Hyborian Age.

Conan has fallen on hard times and spends his last few coins for a night in the cheapest inn he can find. He ignores the warnings against staying there, and it turns into an evil nightmare of cannibals, monsters, and magicians.

This Raging Bull Publishing box set contains 10 classic Western short stories by Robert Ervin Howard, including "A Gent from Bear Creek", "Apache Mountain War", "Cupid from Bear Creek", and many more.

First published in 1936, this new Raging Bull Edition contains the original text as well as background articles.

First published in 1935, this new Raging Bull Edition contains the original text as well as background articles.

First published in 1936, this new Raging Bull Edition contains the original text as well as background articles including "Robert E. Howard - A Prolific Storyteller Dies Young", "Robert E. Howard - Bibliography", "Weird West - a Creative Combination of Genres"....

First published in 1936, this new Raging Bull Edition contains the original text as well as background articles.

Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 - June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. This is one of his western stories.

The pulp fiction author Robert Ervin Howard presents one of his western stories.