Conan The Hour Of The Dragon Robert E Howard Ken W Kelly 9780425036082 Books
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As an author, I particularly enjoy reading fine writing, and I must say, for the genre, nobody does it like RE Howard. His writing style is both descriptive and rapid paced, and his ability to set a scene with a few words is remarkable.The first page of 'The Hour of the Dragon' is a great example, I was told that editors at TOR press still use it as an example of how to hook the reader, set the scene, and start the story moving.
I hadn't read the story in many years, but I still found it as hard to put down as the first time I read it. And my own main character, Eskkar, owes much of his style to Conan.
sam barone
author - Dawn of Empire, Empire Rising, Quest for Honour
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Conan The Hour Of The Dragon Robert E Howard Ken W Kelly 9780425036082 Books Reviews
This book actually began life as a serial in "Weird Tales" in the 1930s. Robert E. Howard (REH) never actually wrote any Conan novels, all of Conan's tales were written for the magazine marketplace. But this is his only novel length Conan tale so it is considered by many to be the only REH Conan novel.
That being said, it is easily one of the best Conan stories written. In the tale, Conan is the king of Aquilonia, but he has plenty of people conspiring to dethrone him. These conspirators raise the wizard, Xaltotun, from the dead to use his magic against Conan.
They succeed in dethroning Conan when he is paralyzed by the wizard and unable to ride out into battle. After the battle they believe Conan is dead (big mistake) for a time, only he is actually in hot pursuit of the Heart of Ahriman, the only thing capable of defeating Xaltotun.
Naturally, the Heart is not easily obtained and Conan journeys far and wide in his pursuit of it. The story is incredibly fast paced and for a relatively short novel, its packed with action and story. Of course, Conan succeeds at the end and regains his kingdom (as well as gaining a wife).
Even though the story is at a mid-point in Conan's career, its an excellent starting point for those who are new to REH's work. As other reviewer's have noted, this story also exists in paperback as "Conan the Conqueror," although it has been edited to correct grammer and some of REH's politcally incorrect references. Heck, it was the first Conan story I ever read and it got me hooked.
REH is a moody, atmospheric writer and much of his work, including this one, carries a sense of darkness to it. Even this book, where Conan ultimately is victorious carries that feeling to it. It tends to almost carry an air of that darkness, a feeling that no matter what Conan does, his victories will be short-lived and even he will not be able to defeat death when his time comes.
For sword and sorcery fans, this is as good as it gets. Ignore the hoard of imitators who followed and stick to the master-- Robert E. Howard.
Highly imaginative; gripping beginning, nothing comparable to it any where--as is the case with most Howard compositions.
Good
This work was well done and follows the same pattern as Howard's other Conan books. Well worth the read.
I enjoyed the first few stories, story telling is smooth and entertaining. After about 10 or so of them, though, it's basically the same story over and over, so didn't actually finish them all.
Those that haven't read Conan, or Robert E. Howard's writing are in for a treat. The movie versions unfortunately want to give Conan a origin created by Hollywood writers that think there must always be an origin. Or lighten the character of Conan. Conan is a simple character. He gets what he wants or he will kill you. "Hour of the Dragon" was Howard's attempt at getting a full novel of Conan published, and it does not disappoint the reader. This is well on into his life after he has become King.
"The Conan Chronicles, Volume 2 The Hour of the Dragon" is the second volume in a series collecting all of Robert E. Howard's Conan stories, exactly as he wrote them. Most readers (myself included) are only familiar with the edited versions of these stories made available in the Conan pocketbooks of the seventies and eighties. The writing is lusty, bloody and vibrant. Conan is not for the easily offended.
The Conan Chronicles presents the stories chronologically as seen by Conan, not as written. Howard's first Conan story, "The Phoenix on the Sword" (included in the middle of this volume) already has Conan as King of Aquilonia. In the opening story, "Red Nails," he is still a pirate on the run, adventuring with Valeria of the Red Brotherhood. The only Conan novel, "The Hour of the Dragon" is also included.
The stories are intense and captivating. It has been a true pleasure to rediscover Conan as a different, better character than I remember.
As an author, I particularly enjoy reading fine writing, and I must say, for the genre, nobody does it like RE Howard. His writing style is both descriptive and rapid paced, and his ability to set a scene with a few words is remarkable.
The first page of 'The Hour of the Dragon' is a great example, I was told that editors at TOR press still use it as an example of how to hook the reader, set the scene, and start the story moving.
I hadn't read the story in many years, but I still found it as hard to put down as the first time I read it. And my own main character, Eskkar, owes much of his style to Conan.
sam barone
author - Dawn of Empire, Empire Rising, Quest for Honour
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