
The Conquering Sword of Conan
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Narrated by:
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Todd McLaren
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By:
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Robert E. Howard
In a meteoric career that covered only a dozen years, Robert E. Howard defined the sword and sorcery genre. In doing so, he brought to life the archetypal adventurer known to millions around the world as Conan the barbarian.
This collection features Howard at his finest and Conan at his most savage.
Truly heroic fantasy at its best, this volume contains "The Servants of Bit-Yakin", "Beyond the Black River", "The Black Stranger", "The Man-Eaters of Zamboula", and "Red Nails", which is perhaps Conan's most famous adventure.
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I actually like him. overall, I like him. he has a good voice and i enjoyed him in the Halo novels.
but he has a gaping flaw in that he just mispronounces the oddest of words, seemingly having never been corrected on it in his life.
"Mjölnir" For example, he pronounces like "Ma-jol-ner'
"sword" He pronounces like "Sward"
oddly enough, he will pronounce made up words in stories just fine. "Derketo" "Dagon" And "Bit Yakeen" but ask the man to pronounce some fairly common English words and...
it's not a huge issue admittedly. but it's definitely noticeable and it takes you out of it for a moment.
The Narrator...
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If you could sum up The Conquering Sword of Conan in three words, what would they be?
Fascinating, Riveting, CompellingWhat was one of the most memorable moments of The Conquering Sword of Conan?
Conan tricking Nafertari. Who does she think she was, trying to get him to do all this stuff for him, after he completes even more missions. He never said a word, took that ring and was out!!!Which scene was your favorite?
The strangling of Baal-pteor... i can't help it. I read this scene about 2 years ago, and was happy to know that this book had Shadows in Zamboula.Any additional comments?
I'm a different sort of Conan fan. I started off, as a young child reading my brothers Savage Sword of Conan mags, then getting into myself, reading hundreds of regular Conan and King Conan books of Marvel. Saw the Conan movies, got treated to 2 different Cartoon Conan series, then took it upon myself to star reading the non-Robert Howard created books like Conan The Wanderer etc. Now i find myself, being fully versed in Howard's work, as with the work of others as sort of an authoritarian of sorts. I can't tell you how many times i've read / listened to Red Nails.By Crom! What a Listening Experience!!!
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Tod Mclaren brings the character and scenes to life much better than the other single volume “Conan the Cimmerian Barbarian” narrated by J.D. John. For years since first reading these stories in the Lancer editions published in the 60s and butchered by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter, I had always pronounced “Cimmeria and Cimmerian” with an emphasis on the second syllable - Ci MER rian. McLaren gives a much better pronunciation as Cima RIAN with the first R silent. A much better way to say it . Rolls off the tongue easier but it took some getting used to as I had 50 years of the old way in my head from the print versions. Plus he gives Conan a bit of an Irish brogue voice which I found pleasing. The other Conan compilation mentioned earlier gives Conan a voice that sounds too much like Arnold Swartzenegger. Overall I found this version much better narrated.
I liked this compilation so much that I’ll probably get the print versions for my library with a CD(s) attached with the audiobooks.
The definitive Conan
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Audio is a mixed blessing
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However, these were aimed at a pulp market and not meant to be high literature. There also are many passages that use racial stereotypes and that step over the line to be racist. Plus obvious sexism.
The stories are fun and escapist but certainly express older views on the world.
Conan stories are timeless
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The only real issue is the reader’s consistent mispronunciation of “Cimmerian”. Otherwise, he did fine work.
Howard at his peak
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As a newly emerging "reader" / listener, with dark tastes this would be a steal at double the price... honestly pay homage to Howard and buy this.
Fans of ancient medieval lore this is a must have.
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The Best and Final Conan Tales
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