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Date Posted: 10:56:04 05/23/02 Thu
Author: Adilbrand
Subject: Conan Recommendations
In reply to: mt. healthy mountaineer 's message, "ANHOW Review of Books: "Conan the Rebel" by Poul Anderson" on 09:21:24 05/23/02 Thu

It is unfortunate that Mr. Anderson's Conan is the first Conan you ever read. If anything might kill a desire to read about this fabulous character, that book would do it.

I would suggest reading the following stories if you ever care to pick up a Conan story again. All of the following are Robert E. Howard stories.

The People of the Black Circle
The Hour of the Dragon (also published as Conan the Conquerer)
Red Nails

I do hope you pick up one of the above stories to read. If you like Cowboy and Indian style stories, you might like "Beyond the Black River" (also written by Howard) which pits Conan against the Picts in a very Western style story.

All the above stories can be found on eBay very cheaply in hardcovers bearing the same names (usually around $5 -10 each). I would also be happy to loan out my copies to you.

Again, I am a bit depressed that "Conan the Rebel" was your first Conan story. Yuck. There are worse Conan books out there (largely published by Tor Books), but not many.

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Replies:

BTW -- Adilbrand, 10:58:44 05/23/02 Thu
- I have seen it now (NT) -- mt. healthy mountaineer, 13:44:06 05/23/02 Thu
- Re: BTW -- theefool, 14:01:54 05/23/02 Thu
RE: Conan -- mt. healthy mountaineer, 14:18:08 05/23/02 Thu
- Conan not Superman in Howard's Stories -- Adilbrand, 18:23:52 05/23/02 Thu
- Unoriginality in Conan -- Adilbrand, 19:59:00 05/23/02 Thu
  - I checked in my branch library and they did not have a Howard Conan, but I'll keep an eye out (NT) -- mt. healthy mountaineer, 08:49:04 05/24/02 Fri
  - Re: Unoriginality in Conan -- Omega, 10:05:22 05/24/02 Fri
    - I completely agree (NT) -- Adilbrand, 14:55:39 05/24/02 Fri
  - Re: Unoriginality in Conan -- mt. healthy mountaineer, 11:25:28 05/25/02 Sat
    - I've seen that documentary -- Adilbrand, 22:53:38 05/25/02 Sat
  - Howard's Cthulhu stories -- Omega, 10:53:04 05/26/02 Sun
    - Clark Ashton Smith and Others -- Adilbrand, 13:04:05 05/26/02 Sun
      - Re: Clark Ashton Smith and Others -- Omega, 13:09:20 05/26/02 Sun