Name: Shadows in the Moonlight
SKU: 66730552
Price: 323.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Author: Robert E. Howard
ISBN: 9789359915685

Type

Physical Book

Author

Robert E. Howard

Publisher

Rustam Prakashan

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.8x12.9x0.3 cm

ISBN13

9789359915685

Shadows in the Moonlight

Robert E. Howard (Author) · Rustam Prakashan · Paperback

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Synopsis "Shadows in the Moonlight"

A fierce and evocative tale from the sword-and-sorcery master himself, Robert E. Howard's Shadows in the Moonlight plunges readers into a world of dark sorcery, ancient curses, and relentless action. Featuring Howard's legendary character Conan the Barbarian, this story follows the Cimmerian warrior and his companion Olivia as they flee bloodthirsty pirates-only to find themselves trapped on a mysterious island teeming with forgotten horrors. As moonlight falls, ancient statues stir, and the island's haunting legacy comes to life. With his muscular prose and mythic imagination, Howard delivers a story that pulses with energy, sensuality, and menace. This is sword-and-sorcery in its purest form-violent, vivid, and utterly compelling. For fans of fantasy fiction, pulp adventure, or heroic epics that blur the line between history and nightmare, this short but unforgettable work offers a perfect escape into the savage beauty of Howard's imagination.

Robert E. Howard

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Robert Ervin Howard (Peaster, Texas, 1906 – Cross Plains, Texas, 1936) was an American writer whose influence on fantasy literature is profound and lasting. From a young age, he showed a great passion for history and reading, which led him to start writing stories at fifteen and to sell his first text at eighteen. He is widely recognized as one of the creators of the sword and sorcery subgenre, especially for his iconic character Conan the Barbarian, who debuted in 1932 and became a cultural symbol. Additionally, he created other memorable characters like Kull of Atlantis and Solomon Kane, who also transcended literature to reach cinema and comics. His life was marked by his mother's illness and family instability, which influenced his reserved nature and his work. He maintained a close friendship with H. P. Lovecraft, with whom he shared ideas about civilization and barbarism. Despite his success in Weird Tales magazine and his prolific output of over three hundred stories, he faced economic and personal difficulties, culminating in his suicide at thirty, following his mother's death.

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