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Conan: City of the Dead

By: John C. Hocking
Narrated by: Bradford Hastings
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Two epics in one as Conan the mercenary faces hideously transformed wizards and undead creatures in action-packed fantasy combining Robert E. Howard’s trademark sword and sorcery with concepts straight out of Lovecraftian horror.

Combines the classic Conan and the Emerald Lotus with the all-new, original Conan and the Living Plague.

The long-awaited follow-up to Conan and the Emerald Lotus brings John C. Hocking back to the sagas of the Cimmerian.

In Conan and the Emerald Lotus, the seeds of a deadly, addictive plant grant sorcerers immense power, but turn its users into inhuman killers.

In the exclusive, long-awaited sequel Conan and the Living Plague, a Shemite wizard seeks to create a serum to use as a lethal weapon. Instead he unleashes a hideous monster on the city of Dulcine. Hired to loot the city of its treasures, Conan and his fellows in the mercenary troop find themselves trapped in the depths of the city’s keep. To escape, they must defeat the creature, its plague-wracked undead followers, then face Lovecraftian horrors beyond mortal comprehension.

©2024 John C. Hocking (P)2024 Blackstone Publishing Action & Adventure Anthologies & Short Stories Fantasy Genre Fiction Horror Magic Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Sorcery Magic Users Wizardry
Faithful Adaptation • Thrilling Plots • Distinctive Character Voices • Unpredictable Twists • Authentic Atmosphere
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I have read and reread and listened to the original Robert E. Howard Conan stories repeatedly for over a decade. I’ve always been on the hunt for something that is Conan and captures that lightning in a bottle. I haven’t found it until now. This book is superb. I hate to say that Hocking doesn’t have his own voice however, he must have spent a lifetime studying Howard’s prose and syntax like an academic, dissecting and deconstructing it in order to create some that is both new AND faithful to REH’s vision. I have to say he did a magnificent job. It’s one thing to become a prolific writer in one’s own right, it’s another to be able to emulate a prolific writer and not have it come off as gauche or trite. I can’t say enough good things about this book and the efforts that the author went through to pay homage to not only the original author, but the character and setting as well. Absolutely well done.

What R.E. Howard fans have been waiting for.

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Terrific writing, narration, and production. I wish more audiobooks were at this level. Very true to the source material.

Absolutely phenomenal!!!

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True to the spirit of the original Conan pulps by Robert E Howard, we get two novellas starring Conan in this book: Conan and the Emerald Lotus, and Conan and the Living Plague.

One is billed as a sequel to the other but they are mostly standalone so you can listen and re-listen to each at your own convenience.

The narrator is a great voice actor and brings many different characters to life, including of course Conan himself.

You can tell from the writing that the author is a big fan of Conan and puts a lot of references and Easter eggs from past Conan stories that will delight fans of the series, while being subtle enough that a new Conan reader will not have need read every past story to understand. Of course, I highly recommend doing exactly that (at least the original REH pulps) but not because of this book alone.

Would love to see more from this author if he is ever able to keep writing for Conan.

Two Conan stories for fans, by a fan

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Well done from start finish. Fun and exciting book. The story is original with all one would expect from Conan.

Good Conan

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Super excited about new Conan books. I enjoyed this book way more than I had any right to. Great action and plot pacing. Absolutely loved it!!

Loved it way more than I should have

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Really enjoying the direct integration of Howard's original stories with brand new adventures. The new material feels modern, but is a clean evolution from the original and doesn't clash.

More of this please

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There are scarcely any Conan stories on audiobook, which is a shame. Luckily, this one is awesome!

The best Conan novel in a long time.

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it would be truly epic to see more of the same from John C. Hocking. he did an excellent job!!!

we need more books!!

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Fantastic. Ttook out the racism and sexism and made an awesome Conan that kicks ass. More please!

Better than Robert E Howard!

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If you age a Conan fan, this is a must read. Conan is pn a mission, and there are plenty shady dealings a float. up against a unbeatable foe, he must do all he can just to survive

By Crom

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