Conan the Barbarian - The Complete Series (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Hyborian Age Sword-and-Sorcery Adventures of a Cimmerian Warrior Through Lost Kingdoms and Dark MagicBy Robert E. Howard
Length42h 45m
About this audiobook
Conan the Barbarian: The Complete Series gathers Robert E. Howard's seminal tales of the Cimmerian adventurer, tracing his progress through the imagined Hyborian Age as thief, mercenary, pirate, warlord, and king. Written in a vigorous, atmospheric prose that fuses pulp velocity with archaic grandeur, the stories helped define sword-and-sorcery fiction, blending violent adventure, dark magic, lost civilizations, and a brooding sense of historical decay. Howard, born in Texas in 1906, was one of the most distinctive voices of Weird Tales magazine and a central architect of American pulp fantasy. His fascination with frontier life, boxing, ancient history, and the rise and fall of empires profoundly shaped Conan's world. The character's suspicion of civilization and fierce vitality reflect Howard's recurring concerns: barbarism, moral ambiguity, and the fragility of power. This collection is recommended to readers seeking the origins of modern heroic fantasy and to those interested in the literary energies of the pulp era. Though often imitated, Howard's Conan remains singular: stark, mythic, and intensely readable, offering both thrilling adventure and a surprisingly complex meditation on freedom, violence, and civilization.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreFantasy
Length42 hrs 45 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 13, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Conan the Barbarian - The Complete Series (Annotated)
26CHAPTER III
2Introduction
27CHAPTER IV
3Author Biography
28Queen of the Black Coast
4Historical Context
29I. — CONAN JOINS THE PIRATES
5Synopsis (Selection)
30II. — THE BLACK LOTUS
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6Cimmeria - A Poem
31III. — THE HORROR IN THE JUNGLE
7The Hyborian Age
32IV. — THE ATTACK FROM THE AIR
8The Frost Giant's Daughter (Gods of the North)
33V. — THE FUNERAL PYRE
9The God in the Bowl
34The Slithering Shadow (Xuthal of the Dusk)
10The Tower of the Elephant
35CHAPTER I
11CHAPTER I
36CHAPTER II
12CHAPTER II
37CHAPTER III
13CHAPTER III
38A Witch Shall Be Born
14Rogues in the House
39I. — THE BLOOD-RED CRESCENT
15CHAPTER I
40II. — THE TREE OF DEATH
16CHAPTER II
41III. — A LETTER TO NEMEDIA
17CHAPTER III
42IV. — WOLVES OF THE DESERT
18Shadows in the Moonlight (Iron Shadows in the Moon)
43V. — THE VOICE FROM THE CRYSTAL
19CHAPTER I
44VI. — THE VULTURE'S WINGS
20CHAPTER II
45The Devil in Iron
21CHAPTER III
46CHAPTER I
22CHAPTER IV
47CHAPTER II
23Black Colossus
48CHAPTER III
24CHAPTER I
49CHAPTER IV
25CHAPTER II
50CHAPTER V
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