书目

HeroesintheWind:FromKulltoConan:TheBestofRobertE(PenguinModernClassics)

内容简介

Howard'sswashbucklingfantasystoriesfeaturetheadventuresoftheenigmaticConan:afreebarbarianfromdistantCimmeriawhoventuresintothesplendidkingdomsofthesouthtofindhisfortuneinthelosteonsoftheHyborianAgebetweenthesinkingofKull'sAtlantisandthedawnofhistory.Cunningthief,captainofmercenariesandcorsairs,loverofsultrytemptresses,Conanfollowshisdestinyintodemon-hauntedtreasuretowersandacrosstheplainsofdeath.Andatlast,likeKullbeforehim,heslasheshisnameacrossthescrollsofroyaltyasKingConan,usurper-lordofimperialAquilonia.

作者简介

RobertE.Howard(1906-1936)ranksamongthegreatestwritersoffantasy,actionandadventurestories.ThecreatorofConantheCimmerian,KullofAtlantis,SolomonKane,BranMakMorn,andmanyothermemorablecharacters,hewrotewelloverahundredstoriesforthepulpmagazinesofhisdaybeforeshootinghimself.JohnCluteisawellknowncriticandeditoroffantasyandsci-fi.HislatestbookisTheDarkeningGarden:AShortLexiconofHorror(2006).Forthcomingarehisnewcollection,HoustonDoYouRead,andTheEncyclopediaofScienceFiction(3rded).

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