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This is for readers who love swashbuckling adventure, lost cities and buried treasure, and a quick-witted hero facing a villain with a scheme.
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What do you do when the goddess you came to rob sits up and speaks?
Jewels of Gwahlur is a novella by Robert E. Howard. Conan, a barbarian who lives by his sword and his wits, has come to Keshan for the Teeth of Gwahlur, a hoard of strange gems. A Stygian schemer named Thutmekri wants it too.
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- 1A Cimmerian climbs the cliffs of AlkmeenonFree
- 2A high priest plans to ask the oracle
- 3The empty palace is not empty
- 4The sleeping goddess wakes at sunset
- 5Conan rewrites the oracle and finds a head
- 6The priests arrive and the oracle speaks
- 7The goddess returns and a girl disappears
- 8What the story says about belief and greed
- 9How the tale builds fear and keeps moving
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A Cimmerian climbs the cliffs of Alkmeenon
The story opens with a man on a rock wall. Cliffs rise sheer from the jungle, glinting blue and crimson in the dawn, and a half-naked climber is already halfway up.
On the way, he passes a tiny cave where a shriveled mummy sits with a roll of old parchment tucked between its arms. He takes the roll and goes on. At the top, he stares down into a huge bowl of forest ringed by unbroken cliffs. Among the treetops, he spots the glint of marble domes. The legend is true, and below him lies the deserted palace of Alkmeenon.
The man is Conan. He told the court he was a soldier looking for work. In truth he wanted a reason to stay until he could find where the gems lie hidden. Then Thutmekri arrives, a Stygian rogue who offers to help Keshan crush its enemy Punt. In return he asks for a few of the Teeth as a pledge. If he wins the king's ear, Conan will be driven out. So Conan rides through the night after a lesser priest lets slip a clue.
Conan climbs where others cannot, and that skill drives the whole adventure.
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About 1 h 10 min to read.Questions about Jewels of Gwahlur
What is Jewels of Gwahlur about?
Conan the Cimmerian goes to the kingdom of Keshan to steal a treasure called the Teeth of Gwahlur. He finds a haunted palace, a false oracle, a rival schemer and a deadly secret hidden in the lost city of Alkmeenon.
Who is Yelaya in Jewels of Gwahlur?
Yelaya is the last ruler of Alkmeenon. Legend says she died young and her body never decayed, so the priests of Keshan treat her as an oracle who speaks the will of the gods.
What are the Teeth of Gwahlur?
They are strangely cut gems hidden long ago in the valley of Alkmeenon. Priests call them sacred, and legend says the gods took them from Gwahlur, king of darkness, so men from many lands want them.
Is Jewels of Gwahlur easy to read?
It moves through short, vivid scenes with plenty of action, clear villains and a fast sequence of discoveries. The plot is easy to follow, and it is also a short work, with a clear beginning, middle and end.
When was Jewels of Gwahlur written, and is it a true story?
It is a work of fiction by Robert E. Howard, who died in 1936. Keshan, Alkmeenon and Conan's other lands are invented, set in an imagined ancient age, and part of his wider Conan stories.
Cite this edition
Howard, Robert E. Jewels of Gwahlur. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/jewels-of-gwahlur.
Howard, R. E. (2026). Jewels of Gwahlur. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/jewels-of-gwahlur (Original work published 1935)
Howard, Robert E. Jewels of Gwahlur. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/jewels-of-gwahlur.
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author = {Howard, Robert E.},
title = {Jewels of Gwahlur},
publisher = {Library of Alexandria},
year = {2026},
url = {https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/jewels-of-gwahlur},
note = {First published 1935}
}
