Legend of Conan, The

The character of Conan, originally created by Robert E. Howard, has captured the imagination of readers and audiences for decades. Inspiring various film and television adaptations as well as spin-off books, Conan is perhaps most synonymous today with Arnold Schwarzenegger's portrayal in films Conan [...]
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The character of Conan, originally created by Robert E. Howard, has captured the imagination of readers and audiences for decades. Inspiring various film and television adaptations as well as spin-off books, Conan is perhaps most synonymous today with Arnold Schwarzenegger's portrayal in films Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer. To the delight of Conan fans, Schwarzenegger is reprising his iconic role in a new film, The Legend of Conan, due for release in 2015.Conan was born on a battlefield, the son of a village blacksmith, in the land of Cimmeria. By the age of fifteen he was already a seasoned warrior with a thirst for blood and justice. Robert E. Howard's tales of Conan, originally published in the magazine Weird Tales in the 1930s, span various episodes of Conan's life; some telling tales of his days as a young warrior leading armies into battle, some capturing Conan as an older and wiser man who has risen to become King. The Legend of Conan collects four of Howard's most popular stories in this stunning new volume: 'The Tower of the Elephant', 'Queen of the Black Coast', 'Beyond the Black River' and 'Red Nails'.Considered one of the greats of fantasy literature and hugely influential for all those authors who followed, Howard's Conan tales are brimming with colourful characters, vivid landscapes and are unapologetically brash and inventive. The Legend of Conan is a great introduction to this iconic character and a must-read for all fantasy and adventure fans.