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Erleben Sie die düstere und spannende Geschichte Der schwarze Hund des Todes von Robert E. Howard, eindrucksvoll gelesen von Alexander Wohnhaas. In dieser packenden Erzählung stößt der Erzähler auf eine uralte, übernatürliche Macht, die in Form eines schwarzen Hundes auf Rache sinnt. Während er versucht, Richard Brent vor dieser Bedrohung zu warnen, entfaltet sich ein tödliches Katz-und-Maus-Spiel zwischen Mensch und Monstrum. Perfekt für Fans düsterer Fantasy und packender Horror-Geschichten.

"Les aventures de Conan" sont une épopée haute en couleur, regorgeant d'exploits en tout genre, de personnages plus grands que nature, de décors fabuleux. Mais elles furent réarrangées après la mort d'Howard selon une chronologie arbitraire, réécrites ou modifiées par d'autres auteurs. Il était temps de rendre son œuvre à son créateur en publiant l'intégrale des nouvelles de "Conan" dans leurs versions authentiques écrites par Robert E. Howard.

"A Witch Shall Be Born" is one of the original novels by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian (a.k.a. Conan the Barbarian). 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.

FNH Audio presents an unabridged reading of The Hour of the Dragon by Robert E. Howard. As it was foretold, Conan has risen to the kingship of Aqualonia, yet the forces of darkness and evil are forging his downfall. An ancient power rises from death and smashes Conan from his throne, leaving him running for his life through the streets of his own capital. The Hour of the Dragon follows Conan as he struggles against evil men and monsters in an epic struggle to recover his lost crown.

Skull-Face is a fantasy novella by American writer Robert E. Howard, which appeared as a serial in Weird Tales magazine, beginning in October 1929, and ending in December, 1929. The story stars a character called Stephen Costigan but this is not Howard's recurring character, Sailor Steve Costigan. The story is clearly influenced by Sax Rohmer's opus Fu Manchu but substitutes the main Asian villain with a resuscitated Atlantean necromancer (similar to Kull's bit character Thulsa Doom) sitting at the center of a web of crime and intrigue meant to end White/Western world domination with the help of Asian/Brown/African peoples.

The boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and vague. Never more so than in this collection of 30 weird and macabre tales.

There are certain stories which stand out from the crowd owing to the unique creativity of the plot and the skill with which the author unfolds his tale. This selection contains 50 of the most ingenious short stories ever written. Includes: 'The Lighthouse on Shivering Sand' by J. S. Fletcher; 'The Umbrella' by Arnold Bennett; 'The Lovely Lady' by D. H. Lawrence; 'The Lake' by W. F. Harvey; 'A Tiger’s Skin' by W. W. Jacobs; and 'The Strange Case of Mr. Todmorden' by F. Britten Austin.

Was hat es auf sich mit dem riesenhaften schwarzen Monolithen im Wald von Stregoicavar in den ungarischen Karpaten? Ist er wirklich außerirdischen Ursprungs und Schauplatz von schaurigen Ritualen zu Hexen-Feiertagen? Caleb Thomas aus Boston beschließt, vor Ort Licht in die dunklen Legenden zu bringen und ahnt nicht, in welche Gefahr er sich dadurch begibt...

Epic in scope and magically textured, Howard’s The People of the Black Circle is one of the most accomplished tales of Conan the Cimmerian. Conan drives us to magnificent mountain heights and subtle secret passes in order to foil a nefarious plot of the Black Seers of Yimsha.

When Dennis Dorgan is unexpectedly declared the loser in a boxing match against Kid Leary that he quite obviously won, he realizes something has gone amiss. The situation grows worse when his manager comes in and reveals that he has lost all his money and his ship because of the loss. When the crooked referee comes to Dorgan and tells him that the fight was fixed for a reason, Dorgan agrees to help him shake up the bad guy and straighten out the situation.

The Kingdom of Khauran is small, but has an abundance of rich soil, hard-working inhabitants, and much gold. Most importantly, it has a sweet, young queen who is as wise and kind as she is beautiful. When her evil twin sister, a witch, captures and secretly replaces her, devil worship, human sacrifice, and other strange and evil things are introduced to the Kingdom. Under the witch’s rule, Conan the Barbarian, who was the captain of the queen's guard, is captured and sentenced to crucifixion in the desert.

Conan - Der Teich der schwarzen Nymphen ist ein spannendes Hörbuch, das auf einer Kurzgeschichte von Robert E. Howard basiert. Es erzählt die Abenteuer von Conan, dem berühmten Barbaren, der zum Anführer einer Piratenbande wird. Auf der Suche nach Beute landet er auf einer verlassenen Insel, wo er einen seltsamen Teich findet, der alles verwandelt, was mit ihm in Berührung kommt. Doch er ist nicht der einzige, der an dem Teich interessiert ist. Eine Horde monströser schwarzer Kreaturen macht Jagd auf ihn und nimmt ihn gefangen.

Fierce warriors battle, bleed and die in the frozen north while the aurora boealis and the Frost Giants look on, amused. An adventurer and fierce fighter from the far south, Amra of Akbitana is the sole survivor. Battered, bleeding and staggering he is suddenly taunted by a beautiful, naked woman who lures him to his doom. Or so she hopes.

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.

Erleben Sie Robert E. Howards episches Abenteuer "Bran Mak Morn – Könige der Nacht", meisterhaft gelesen von Benjamin Werner. Bran Mak Morn, der letzte König der Pikten, führt sein Volk in einen verzweifelten Kampf gegen römische Eroberer. Mit der Hilfe des wiedererweckten keltischen Kriegerkönigs Kull stellt er sich einem übermächtigen Feind entgegen. Eine Geschichte voller Tapferkeit, düsterer Magie und tragischer Helden – perfekt für Fans von epischer Fantasy und Robert E. Howards meisterhaften Erzählungen.

Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) was an American author famous for his weird tales and horror stories. Sea Curse is the tale which starts with a village tragedy. A local girl who lives with her elderly aunt has been seduced and deflowered by a swaggering, drunk sailor. In despair she drowns herself in the ocean. The sailor mocks her aunt over the girl's washed-up body on the beach. The old aunt retaliates by putting an awful, terrible curse upon the sailor and his mate....

Conan - Schatten im Mondlicht ist ein spannendes Hörbuch, das auf den Geschichten von Robert E. Howard basiert. In neuer Übersetzung von Benjamin Werner erleben wir die Abenteuer des legendären Barbaren, der sich in einer Welt voller Magie, Monster und Intrigen behaupten muss. Conan kämpft gegen Piraten, Hexenmeister, Riesen und Dämonen, aber auch gegen seine eigenen Leidenschaften und Schwächen.

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.

Ten classic short stories from the quills of great bird-loving authors.

First published in 1935, this new Raging Bull Edition contains the original text as well as background articles. "Apache Mountain War": A weird west short story from Robert E Howard.