“Howard’s writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks.”
—STEPHEN KING
“For stark, living fear... What other writer is even in the running with Robert E. Howard?” —H. P. LOVECRAFT
“This is the way Conan was meant to be!” —OUTRIGHT GEEKERY
“To see Conan unchained and as brutal as he wants is a breath of fresh air.” —PASTRAMI NATION
For the first time, Robert E. Howard’s Conan is brought to life uncensored! Discover the true Conan, unrestrained, violent, and sexual. Read the stories as he intended! The Cimmerian Vol 4 includes two complete stories: Beyond the Black River and Hour of the Dragon, plus bonus material, including the original Robert E Howard prose stories, in one handsome hardcover collection!
BY CROM! ROBERT E. HOWARD’S FAMOUS SWORD-AND-SORCERY HERO UNCENSORED!
BEYOND THE BLACK RIVER
A young woman in danger is pursued by her vile master. Conan, whose family has just been wiped out by this same master, puts an end to the beauty’s pursuer, and saves her with a blow of his sword. Bound by fate, the couple decide to hit the road together. Their journey takes them to an island where they discover strange ruins inhabited by dark magic. Their paradise-like refuge soon turns into a suffocating nightmare where shadows lurk. Who knows the extent of the dangers that lie there? They will quickly learn that on an island, the biggest threat does not always come from the outside…
province of conajohara.
The sTillness of the foresT trail was so primeval that the tread of a sofT-booted foot was a sTarTling disTurbance…
at leasT it seemed so to the ears of the wayfarer…
…though he was moving along the path with the caution that musT be pracTiced by any man who venTures beyond Thunder river…
his careless atTitude was not genuine, and his eyes and ears were keenly alerT.
…more than his senses…
however, it was his instinct…
…that suddenly warned him.
shunk
come out!
a PicT…
are you surPrised?
I was told that these devils sometimes crossed the black river…but I did not exPecT to see one so far in the inTerior.
and I thank you for that.
I’ve been tracking him for several miles and I came up behind him as he was drawing an arrow on you…
My name is balThus…
come on out! all’s safe now. There was only one of these dogs.
Who are you talking about?
Well, here he is…The drums sTopPed. yes…for now. no setTler betWeen Thunder river and ForT Tuscelan is really safe.