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Author: HOWARD
Publisher: NEWTON
Details: All the masterpieces of fantastic fiction in a large new super-economic series: the most beautiful science fiction and fantasy novels written by the masters of the genre. ROBERT ERVIN HOWARD THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON Commander of the army of Aquilonia, Conan, imprisoned by King Nume-dide jealous of his successes, manages to escape and, placing himself at the head of a revolt of officers, succeeds the King. crown, this adventure sees him firmly on the throne of Aquilonia, which is experiencing a period of peace and prosperity. But the dark forces of an ancient magic are at work against him in the neighboring land of Nemedia, and Conan will have to resort to all his strength to defeat an extremely dangerous enemy. Reading the stories of Conan, one has the impression of seeing him leap alive from the pages: Howard is a storyteller of and in the field of Fantasy-sy very few authors can match him. Robert E. Howard was born in 1906 in Texas, and it must immediately be said that the man who is now unanimously considered the father of "Sword and Sorcery", i.e. that particular branch of Fantasy characterized by the unfolding of bloody adventures in a barbaric environment where magic dominates , never moved from the town of Cross Plains where he ended his short life. Equipped with a practically inexhaustible vein, Howard wrote not only stories of Fantasy or in any case concerning the Fantastic and the Supernatural, but he also produced comedies, detective stories, historical and adventure stories, poems, etc. A deep depression following the death of his mother made him end his days at the age of only thirty in 1936. With Conan he created one of the greatest masterpieces of Fantasy Fiction. Science fiction and fantasy alternate in this series to offer you the best that fantastic fiction has produced in the two sectors that make up its preeminent part. In addition to the classic texts, fruit of the imagination and in-ventiveness of the
EAN: 9788879833608
Release date: 1994-12-01
Package Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches