"Let me live deep while I live; let me know the rich juices of red meat and the sting of wine on my palate, the hot embrace of white arms, and the mad exultation of battle when the blue blades flame and crimson-and I am content."
Between the fall of Atlantis and the rise of known history, there was an age undreamed of-a time of ruthless kings, dark sorcery, and savage warriors. And among them all, one name stands above the rest: Conan the Barbarian.
This collection presents every tale written by Robert E. Howard about the legendary Cimmerian-thief, reaver, slayer, and king-who carved his way through a world steeped in blood and magic. From the haunted ruins of forgotten empires to the decadent courts of civilization, from the howling wastes to the clash of armies on the battlefield, Conan's saga unfolds in relentless adventure.
"What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie?
I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky.
The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they fail when the broadswords sing;
Rush in and die, dogs-I was a man before I was a king!"
