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Robert E. Howard book list?
Katova
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Hey all I was just wanting to read some of the books this game was based off of. I was going to go to the library today to check a couple of them out. I just need to know the titles of the books Robert E. Howard wrote and which order to read them in. Thanks in advance
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Well I've read 2 of REH's books so far. They are titled "Weird tales of Robert E. Howard" Volumes 1 and 2. They are composed of the stories that R.E.H. started with in the 1930's and feature some of the other characters he has thought up such as Solomon Kane, Kull and I believe the first ever Conan of Cimmeria. The stories feature different genres such as mystery, a bit of horror I think and also a lot of swords and sorcery. If any of that interests you give them a look see. They provided me with entertainment and I did enjoy them quite a bit. You can see quite nicely how his view of the world during the 1930's impacted his writing and story telling.
Hope that helps.
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A list of all Robert E Howard Conan Books !
Original stories byConan the Barbarian
Robert E. Howard
Beyond the Black River · Black Colossus · The Black Stranger · Cimmeria · The Devil in Iron · Drums of Tombalku · The Frost Giant's Daughter · The God in the Bowl · The Hall of the Dead · The Hand of Nergal · The Hour of the Dragon · Iron Shadows in the Moon · Jewels of Gwahlur · The People of the Black Circle · The Phoenix on the Sword · The Pool of the Black One · Queen of the Black Coast · Red Nails · Rogues in the House · The Scarlet Citadel · Shadows in Zamboula · The Snout in the Dark · The Tower of the Elephant · The Vale of Lost Women · A Witch Shall be Born · Wolves Beyond the Border · Xuthal of the Dusk
Collections
Black Colossus · The Bloody Crown of Conan · The Coming of Conan · The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian · The Complete Chronicles of Conan · Conan · The Conan Chronicles (Howard et al) · The Conan Chronicles (Jordan) · The Conan Chronicles, 1 · The Conan Chronicles 2 · The Conan Chronicles, 2 · The Conan Chronicles II · Conan of Aquilonia · Conan of Cimmeria · Conan the Adventurer · Conan the Avenger · Conan the Barbarian · Conan the Freebooter · Conan the Swordsman · Conan the Usurper · Conan the Wanderer · Conan the Warrior · The Conquering Sword of Conan · The Devil in Iron · The Essential Conan · The Further Chronicles of Conan · Jewels of Gwahlur · King Conan · The People of the Black Circle · The Pool of the Black One · Queen of the Black Coast · Red Nails · Rogues in the House · Sagas of Conan · The Sword of Conan · Tales of Conan · The Tower of the Elephant · The Treasure of Tranicos
Novels
Conan and the Amazon · Conan and the Emerald Lotus · Conan and the Death Lord of Thanza · Conan and the Gods of the Mountain · Conan and The Grim Grey God · Conan and the Manhunters · Conan and the Mists of Doom · Conan and the Shaman's Curse · Conan and the Sorcerer · Conan and the Spider God · Conan and the Treasure of Python · Conan at the Demon's Gate · Conan, Lord of the Black River · Conan of the Isles · Conan of the Red Brotherhood · Conan of Venarium · Conan, Scourge of the Bloody Coast · Conan the Barbarian · Conan the Bold · Conan the Buccaneer · Conan the Champion · Conan the Defender · Conan the Defiant · Conan the Destroyer · Conan the Fearless · Conan the Formidable · Conan the Freelance · Conan the Gladiator · Conan the Great · Conan the Guardian · Conan the Hero · Conan the Hunter · Conan the Indomitable · Conan the Invincible · Conan the Liberator · Conan the Magnificent · Conan the Marauder · Conan the Mercenary · Conan the Outcast · Conan the Raider · Conan the Rebel · Conan the Relentless · Conan the Renegade · Conan the Rogue · Conan the Savage · Conan the Triumphant · Conan the Unconquered · Conan the Valiant · Conan the Valorous · Conan the Victorious · Conan the Warlord · The Hour of the Dragon · The Return of Conan · The Road of Kings · The Sword of Skelos
Scholarship
The Blade of Conan · The Conan Grimoire · The Conan Reader · The Conan Swordbook · The Spell of Conan
Authors
Robert E. Howard · Poul Anderson · Leonard Carpenter · Lin Carter · L. Sprague de Camp · Roland J. Green · John C. Hocking · Robert Jordan · Sean A. Moore · Björn Nyberg · Andrew J. Offutt · Steve Perry · John Maddox Roberts · Roy Thomas · Harry Turtledove · Karl Edward Wagner
Other media
Conan the Adventurer (animated series) · Conan and the Young Warriors · Conan the Adventurer (TV series) · Conan (comics) · Conan (Dark Horse comic) · Conan the Barbarian (film) · Conan the Destroyer · Red Sonja (film) · Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
Characters
Bêlit · Conan the Barbarian · Crom · Kulan Gath · Red Sonja · Serpent Men · Set · Thoth-Amon · Thulsa Doom · Valeria · Vammatar · Xaltotun · Zenobia
Other
Conan (books) · Conan Chronologies · Hyborian Age · The Hyborian Age · The Shadow of the Vulture · Aquilonia · Cimmeria · Stygia
hope this helps
rofl. wow thats a lot more books than I thought. Thats too much for me to read lol. Anyone know which books to start with that would benefit me most with the lore of this game? Thanks everything has helped
If all you're interested in is the Conan saga then there is a three volume compilation containing everything Howard wrote on the subject: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian, The Bloody Crown of Conan and The Conquering Sword of Conan. These are the US publishers titles. In the UK they are titled, Conan of Cimmeria, volume's 1, 2 and 3. These are new publications and all are still available. (some cheaper than others)
May I also recommend the Guide to Conan hardback to you as a new starter? It's a great source of info, plus some of the best illustrations from the comics.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=guide+to+conan
Just last week I have gotten The complete chronicles of Conan - it's a glorious collection of Howard's work put together in a leather bound hard cover. One of the coolest books I have ever owned, and I can only recommend it!
Is there a time line for the books written by Howard or can you start reading anywhere?
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I can only seem to find the paperback version on the US site. But I found the other 3 paperback versions by Del Ray so I might end up getting those. Thanks for all the help.