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For readers who love fast adventure, fierce barbarian heroes, wizards in mountain towers, spies and schemers, and tales of hill country where every trail hides an ambush and every bargain has an edge.
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A king lies dying and no poison can be found. So begins The People of the Black Circle, a short sword and sorcery adventure by Robert E. Howard, who wrote it before his death in 1936. Conan the Cimmerian roams the border between the hot plains of Vendhya and the cold crags of the Himelians. There a queen swears revenge, a barbarian bows to no throne, and wizards hold a mountain. Spies, hillmen and nameless things close in from every side.
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- 1A king dies by sorcery and a vowFree
- 2Conan seizes the Devi himself
- 3A hill village turns on its guest
- 4The Seers claim their prize
- 5Allies of necessity march on Yimsha
- 6Two worlds meet in sorcery and steel
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A king dies by sorcery and a vow
King Bhunda Chand lies dying in Ayodhya, the capital of Vendhya. No spear has touched him and no poison could have reached him, though twenty tasters guard his food. His sister, the Devi Yasmina, is sure the cause is black magic.
Nearby, Khemsa, a man in a green turban, serves the Black Seers of Yimsha. He explains that a lock of the king's hair gave the Seers a path to his spirit. In a last clear moment, the king tells Yasmina that wizards mean to fix his soul in a night creature.
He begs her to end his life, and she drives her dagger into his chest. She learns who killed him and swears to destroy the Black Seers. To do it she needs a man who does not fear their mountain.
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About 2 h 10 min to read.Who’s who
- Conan
- Conan leads the Afghuli tribesmen and seeks the release of his chiefs from a Vendhyan governor.
- Yasmina
- Yasmina is the queen of Vendhya, seeking vengeance against the sorcerers responsible for her brother’s death.
- The Black Seers
- The Black Seers are sorcerers of Mount Yimsha whose powers threaten Yasmina and whose servants include Khemsa.
- Khemsa
- Khemsa is a servant trained by the Black Seers, drawn toward independent ambitions through his attachment to Gitara.
- Gitara
- Gitara is Yasmina’s attendant and Khemsa’s lover, urging him to turn his powers toward their own advancement.
About this edition
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- LengthAbout 32,000 words
- Reading timeAbout 2 h 5 min
- FormatseBook, large-print eBook, audiobook, 15-minute summary; paperback, hardcover and large print at cost
- LanguagesEnglish and 12 other languages
Questions about The People of the Black Circle
What is The People of the Black Circle about?
It tells how the Devi Yasmina of Vendhya seeks revenge on the wizards who killed her brother, and how the barbarian Conan, who seizes her, is drawn into a march on their mountain in the Himelians.
Who is Conan in this story?
Conan is a Cimmerian barbarian who has come to the Himelian hills to gather a following and now leads the Afghuli tribe. He is strong, direct and shrewd, and he treats wizards like any other enemy.
What is the Black Circle and who are the Seers of Yimsha?
The Seers of Yimsha are black-robed wizards living on a remote mountain whom the hill tribes avoid. Their Master commands a circle of lords and a band of acolytes, and his servants serve Turan's schemes.
Is The People of the Black Circle a true story, and when was it written?
No, it is fiction set in an invented world of kingdoms and tribes. Robert E. Howard wrote it in the 1930s, before his death in 1936, as one of his Conan tales.
Do I need to read other Conan stories first?
No. This story stands on its own. It explains who Conan is, why he is in the hills and what he wants, and its chapters move quickly from one scene of danger to the next.