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The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian

“Between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities . . . there was an Age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars. . . . Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand . . . to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet.”Conan is one of the greatest fictional heroes ever created–a swordsman who cuts a swath across the lands of the Hyborian Age, facing powerful sorcerers, deadly creatures, and ruthless armies of thieves and reavers.In a meteoric career that spanned a mere twelve years before his tragic suicide, Robert E. Howard single-handedly invented the genre that came to be called sword and sorcery. Collected in this volume, profusely illustrated by artist Mark Schultz, are Howard’s first thirteen Conan stories, appearing in their original versions–in some cases for the first time in more than seventy years–and in the order Howard wrote them. Along with classics of dark fantasy like “The Tower of the Elephant” and swashbuckling adventure like “Queen of the Black Coast,” The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian contains a wealth of material never before published in the United States, including the first submitted draft of Conan’s debut, “Phoenix on the Sword,” Howard’s synopses for “The Scarlet Citadel” and “Black Colossus,” and a map of Conan’s world drawn by the author himself.Here are timeless tales featuring Conan the raw and dangerous youth, Conan the daring thief, Conan the swashbuckling pirate, and Conan the commander of armies. Here, too, is an unparalleled glimpse into the mind of a genius whose bold storytelling style has been imitated by many, yet equaled by none.From the Trade Paperback edition. Contents: "Artist's Forward" "Introduction" by Patrice Louinet "Cimmeria" (poem) "The Phoenix on the Sword" "The Frost-Giant's Daughter" "The God in the Bowl" "The Tower of the Elephant" "The Scarlet Citadel" "Queen of the Black Coast" "Black Colossus" "Iron Shadows in the Moon" "Xuthal of the Dusk" "The Pool of the Black One" "Rogues in the House" "The Vale of Lost Women" "The Devil in Iron" Miscellanea "The Phoenix on the Sword" (first submitted draft) Notes on Various Peoples of the Hyborian Age The Hyborian Age Untitled Synopsis "A squad of Zamorian soldiers, led ..." Untitled Synopsis ("The Scarlet Citadel") Untitled Synopsis ("Black Colossus") Untitled Fragment "The battlefield stretched silent, ..." Untitled Synopsis "The setting: The city of Shumballa, .." Untitled Draft "Amboola awakened slowly, ..." Hyborian Names and Countries Hyborian Age Maps Appendices Hyborian Genesis by Patrice Louinet Notes on the Conan Typescripts and the Chronology by Patrice Louinet Notes on the original Howard texts

邪恶之城

年轻有为的佛罗里达州议员和参议院候选人克莱格·卡弗里的太太毫无征兆地被人谋杀,FBI探员马特·瑟斯顿受命展开调查。死者手里残存的照片一角将他从五角大楼指引到佛罗里达州荒凉的克莱维斯顿小镇。但就在他抵达的前一天,拍摄这张照片的越战退伍摄影师刚刚死于一场可疑的自杀。正当瑟斯顿发现了案中疑点准备继续调查,上级却勒令他退出这个案件。 来自FBI的压力并未能阻止瑟斯顿追寻真相的脚步,随着两个初出茅庐的记者的加入,他们逐渐发现了涉及总统妻子的性丑闻、商业大亨诺曼·布雷门为保住家族制糖生意而进行的钱权交易以及从未公之于众的越战大屠杀罪行……剥去一层层的谎言和欺骗,揭开危险复杂的人性与欲望,鲜血与金钱背后的真相终于大白。 虽然《邪恶之城》是一本虚构小说,但却是基于真实的历史事件和当今大事完成的。书中的越战元素涉及可吕伊发生的越南平民大屠杀,而这件事情在小说当中发生在美莱大屠杀的同一天。《邪恶之城》详细描述了美国政府在军事和政治上对这件事情的掩盖,就是对“试图将可吕伊隐藏在历史之中”这一行为的真实解读。 对政治斗争的描写可以参见佛罗里达大沼泽地的复兴及佛罗里达州“糖业战争”,这是一种对现今权力掮客、媒体和议会在政治问题之间争斗的戏剧化演绎。毒品之战可以因政治目的而起或者因政治原因得到治理,而《邪恶之城》的故事副线——国际政治间的微妙关系使得这种情况经常发生。本书即展示了这样一种隐秘的阴暗是如何存在的。 在重重危险之下,FBI孤胆探员马特和他的记者伙伴将自己置身险境,与华盛顿权贵们斗智斗勇。在这个关乎金钱、政治、人性和欲望的故事里,真相、荣誉和公正都显得不那么可靠。