The Bloody Crown of Conan
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780345480781 (0345480783)
Publish date: November 23rd 2004
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
Pulp,
Horror,
Short Stories,
Dark Fantasy,
Heroic Fantasy,
Sword And Sorcery
Series: Conan the Cimmerian (#2)
The second book of the Del Rey collections, one which contains all of the original story written by Conan's creator Robert E. Howard. The Hour of the Dragon, Conan's only novel-length story, is included.As always, Conan's story is the sword and sorcery fantasy that's surprisingly enchanting. From th...
Even though I still prefer the short stories, this was still way ahead of most fantasy in terms of setting the atmosphere and the sheer scale of the world-building. I love Conan as a character anyway but there's also a grim and gritty feel to the whole world including the other characters. They all ...