At last! Wandering Star presents the original Conan in this second volume of Robert E. Howard's acclaimed tales of Hyborian Age adventure! Unchained! Untamed! Howard's greatest hero -- fully restored, authoritative texts, with a treasure trove of special extras -- for the first time EVER!

From Wandering Star publishers comes a signed, limited edition collectable equal to the best illustrated classics. The finest craftsman, artists, and designers have produced a masterpiece that promises to be the heart of all good book collections.

Again from the Robert E. Howard archives comes a wealth of never before seen material: contextual notes, synopses, plot outlines, initial drafts, original ideas, notes -- everything Conan's creator ever wrote about the greatest barbarian adventurer of all time!

Of special note are the never-before-published versions of "People of the Black Circle" and "A Witch Shall be Born." The texts for these stories were taken from Howard's original carbon and typescript, respectively, and feature an UNCENSORED restoration of the story text before it was edited by the original publisher. Over half of this book is taken from Robert E. Howard's original drafts and typescripts -- a world debut! In addition, this volume contains Howard's only novel of Conan the Cimmerian, the stunning THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON.

The never before seen material in this book once again unveils startling new insights about the Conan character and its development by one of the most creative literary minds of the 1930's, Robert E. Howard.

This is the second book in a three volume set, textually restored and
meticulously researched by Howard scholar Patrice Louinet, with original illustrations and stunning new full color oil paintings from award-winning artist Gary Gianni.

Conan of Cimmeria, Volume Two contains:

• People of the Black Circle
• THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON
• A Witch Shall be Born

Including (all from original typescripts):

• synopsis for "People of the Black Circle"
• "the story thus far..." (notes on "People of the Black Circle")
• rare untitled synopsis and draft
• synopsis for The Hour of the Dragon
• notes for The Hour of the Dragon
• synopsis for "A Witch Shall Be Born"
• plus notes on the typescripts and Hyborian Genesis, part 2 by
  editor Patrice Louinet

For fans and collectors of Robert E. Howard and Gary Gianni, this is the publishing event of a lifetime! Conan was the sensational blueprint for the entire sword and sorcery genre. Read the stories that started it all, as they were meant to be seen! Only from the Wandering Star Robert E. Howard Library of Classics!

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