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March 2023 (Hardcover)
May 2023 (eBook)
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| Book No. : |
ISBN-13: 9798218060916
ASIN: B0BWWVKLCG
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| Edition : |
1st
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| Format : |
Hardcover (6 x 9 inches)
eBook (Kindle)
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| Pages : |
384
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Cover art :
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Didier Normand
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| Illustrations
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A photo of the framed cover art
with the original
Ace Double paperback inspiration next to it.
Howard's sketched map of Hyboria.
The current Heroic Signatures version of the map.
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"Foreword: Who is Best, Conan?" by S.M. Stirling
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"Preface:
Conan is the Best" by Dierk Günther
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"Introduction:
The Best Conan Story Written by Robert E. Howard was…" by Bob
Byrne
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"Introduction:
The Conan Re-Read" by Howard Andrew Jones & Bill
Ward
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"The
Phoenix on the Sword"
"The Best: Bird on a Blade" by
Bobby Derie
"Extra! Extra! Ruminations on The Phoenix on the Sword" by Bob
Byrne
"Re-Reading: The Phoenix on the Sword" by Howard Andrew Jones &
Bill Ward
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"The
Frost-Giant’s Daughter"
"The Best: Let’s Get Frosty" by Fletcher A. Vredenburgh
"Extra! Extra! The Frost King, the Frost-Giant, and their Daughters" by
Keith West
"Re-Reading: The Frost-Giant’s Daughter" by Howard Andrew Jones
& Bill Ward
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"The
God in the Bowl"
"The Best: The God Has a Long Neck" by Mark Finn
"Extra! Extra! That Time Robert E. Howard Wrote a Police Procedural…"
by Bob Byrne
"Re-Reading: The God in the Bowl" by Howard Andrew Jones &
Bill Ward
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"The
Tower of the Elephant"
"The Best: Gimmie a T!" by Jason M Waltz
"Extra! Extra! Progression of the Unspoiled Savage" by Bill Ward
"Re-Reading: The Tower of the Elephant" by Howard Andrew Jones
& Bill Ward
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"The
Scarlet Citadel"
"The Best: On The Scarlet Citadel" by John C. Hocking
"Re-Reading: The Scarlet Citadel" by Howard Andrew Jones &
Bill Ward
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"Queen
of the Black Coast"
"The Best: Queen for a Night" by Patrice Louinet
"Extra! Extra! Howardian Masterpiece" by G. W. Thomas
"Re-Reading: Queen of the Black Coast" by Howard Andrew Jones &
Bill Ward
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"Black Colossus"
"The Best: One Wild and Bloody Ride" by Deuce Richardson
"Re-Reading: Black Colossus" by Howard Andrew Jones & Bill
Ward
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"Iron
Shadows in the Moon"
"The Best: The Statues" by Morgan Holmes
"Re-Reading: Iron Shadows in the Moon" by Howard Andrew Jones &
Bill Ward
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"Xuthal
of the Dusk"
"The Best: On 25 Lunas a Day" by Jason Durall
"Re-Reading: Xuthal of the Dusk" by Howard Andrew Jones & Bill
Ward |
"The
Pool of the Black One"
"The Best: Maybe R-rated? At least PG-13" by David C. Smith
"Re-Reading: The Pool of the Black One" by Howard Andrew Jones
& Bill Ward
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"Rogues
in the House"
"The Best: Feeling Lucky, Punk?" by Bob Byrne
Extra! Extra! Honor among Thieves: Hyborian Age Morality" by Brian Murphy
"Re-Reading: Rogues in the House" by Howard Andrew Jones &
Bill Ward
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"The
Vale of Lost Women"
"The Best: Pain Crystallized and Manifested in Flesh" by David Hardy
"Re-Reading: The Vale of Lost Women" by Howard Andrew Jones &
Bill Ward
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"The
Devil in Iron"
"The Best: Of Green Stone and Living Iron" by Scott Oden
"Extra! Extra! Four Stories, One Master Plot Plan" by John Bullard
"Re-Reading: The Devil in Iron" by Howard Andrew Jones & Bill
Ward
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"The
People of the Black Circle"
"The Best: The Elemental Man and Woman" by Gabe Dybing
"Extra! Extra! More than a Muscular Arm" by James Reasoner
Re-Reading: The People of the Black Circle" by Howard Andrew Jones
& Bill Ward
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"The
Hour of the Dragon"
"The Best: A Novel Idea" by Ryan Harvey
"Extra! Extra! The Greatest S&S Novel Ever Written" by Vincent N.
Darlage, PhD
"Re-Reading: The Hour of the Dragon" by Howard Andrew Jones &
Bill Ward
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"A Witch
Shall Be Born"
"The Best: Which One is Conan?" by Jeffrey Shanks
"Re-Reading: A Witch Shall be Born" by Howard Andrew Jones &
Bill Ward
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"The Servants of Bit-Yakin"
"The Best: A Bit of Yacking Serves None" by James C. McGlothlin
"Re-Reading: The Servants of Bit-Yakin" by Howard Andrew Jones
& Bill Ward
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"Beyond
the Black River"
"The Best: Going Deep into the Black River" by Keith West
"Extra! Extra! Across a Blood-Darkened Borderland" by Bill Ward
"Re-Reading: Beyond the Black River" by Howard Andrew Jones &
Bill Ward
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"The
Black Stranger"
"The Best: Conan as Picaro" by Fred Adams, Jr.
"Extra! Extra! The Black Strangers" by C.L. Werner
Re-Reading: The Black Stranger" by Howard Andrew Jones & Bill
Ward
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"The
Man-Eaters of Zamboula"
"The Best: It Really Is "The Best of All Time" by Steven H Silver
"Extra! Extra! A Reappraisal" by John Bullard
"Re-Reading: The Man-Eaters of Zamboula" by Howard Andrew Jones
& Bill Ward
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"Red
Nails"
"The Best: Roses are Red, Nails are for the Dead" by Keith J. Taylor
"Extra! Extra! Dehumanizing Violence and Compassion" by Jason Ray Carney
"Re-Reading: Red Nails" by Howard Andrew Jones & Bill Ward
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"Wolves
Beyond the Border"
"The Best: Howl at the Moon" by Woelf Dietrich
"Re-Reading: "Wolves Beyond the Border" by Howard Andrew
Jones & Bill Ward |
"Re-Reading: Epilogue"
by Howard Andrew Jones & Bill Ward
"The Best: Epilogue" by Bob Byrne
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Afterword:
Conan, I Like Your Grit" by Matthew John
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Appendices
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"The
Worldbuilding of REH" by Jeffrey Shanks
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"Hyborian
Age World Building" by Bill Ward
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"Re-Reading: The Hyborian Age" by Howard Andrew Jones
& Bill Ward
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"REH,
Two Fans, and the Birth of Conan Scholarship" by Bob Byrne
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| "Weird
Tales Memoriam of Conan & Robert E. Howard" |
Biographies & Copyrights
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Edited by Jason M.
Waltz
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Compiled by Bob Byrne, Howard Andrew Jones & Bill Ward
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An examination
through essays and discussions of what is the best Conan tale and why Conan
is the Best REH character.
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