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What use is a sharp blade in a lonely place where old magic stirs beneath the moon?
In Robert E. Howard’s Shadows in the Moonlight, Conan is a wanderer and fighter far from any city he knows. A strange stretch of land draws him into danger, where moonlight and old magic make appearances uncertain. Survival calls for more than strength: he needs wit as well as steel.
The ancient Hyborian world is a place of fallen kingdoms, scattered ruins and threats that muscle cannot easily overcome. Conan meets it on his own terms, guided by his own rules. This short, headlong adventure brings the barbarian’s fierce appetite for life against the uncanny, with survival at its heart.
What you’ll discover
- A fighter beyond familiar ground Follow Conan into a strange place far from the cities he knows.
- Moonlight and old magic Enter a lonely landscape where what you see may not be what it seems.
- More than raw strength Discover an adventure that puts wit beside steel when danger closes in.
- A world beneath ruins Explore an imagined age where traces of older times lie scattered across the wilds.
- Survival without soft edges Feel the urgency of a violent, fast-moving tale built around staying alive.
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Readers who enjoy sword and sorcery, pirate duels, haunted ruins and a fierce hero at home in the wild will find all of that here, along with a strong heroine.
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- A fugitive and a killer meet
- The island hides a hall of statues
- Pirates seize the Cimmerian
- What the story is really about
Who’s who
- ConanA Cimmerian barbarian and survivor of the Free Companions, he wants vengeance on Turan and a way off the island.
- OliviaA daughter of the King of Ophir, sold into captivity, she wants freedom and safety, and she learns to trust Conan.
- Shah AmurathThe cruel Hyrkanian lord of Akif, he hunts down the runaway Olivia after his victory over the raiders.
- Sergius of KhroshaA Kothian pirate captain with a grudge against Conan, he wants to hang and skin him.
- AratusA rat-faced Brythunian pirate who wants Conan dead and refuses to let an outsider win the captaincy.
- IvanosA lean Corinthian pirate who defends Conan's claim, mostly because he hates Aratus.
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Des ombres au clair de lune
by Robert E. Howard · 1934
A runaway princess and a mud-caked Cimmerian hide on a Vilayet island where iron statues wait for the moon.
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Shadows in the Moonlight is a Conan adventure by Robert E. Howard, the American pulp writer who died in 1936.
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A fugitive and a killer meet
The story opens in the reeds beside Vilayet. Olivia, daughter of the King of Ophir, has fled a feast in Akif on a stolen horse. Shah Amurath, the Hyrkanian lord of Akif, catches her, mocks her and hurts her wrist for pleasure. Her father sold her to a Shemite chief because she refused to marry a prince of Koth, and the chief passed her on as a gift.
Then a wild figure bursts from the reeds. He is Conan of Cimmeria, wearing only a loincloth stiff with mud and dried blood. He belonged to the Free Companions, a band of five thousand raiders crushed by fifteen thousand of Shah Amurath's men near the Ilbars River. Conan has hidden in the marshes for days, eating raw musk rats, and he kills the Hyrkanian in a frenzy of hatred.
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What is Shadows in the Moonlight about?
It follows Conan the Cimmerian and Olivia, a princess he rescues, as they flee Turan across the Vilayet Sea. They land on an island with ancient ruins, iron statues, pirates and a hidden menace.
Who is Conan the Cimmerian?
Conan is Robert E. Howard's barbarian hero from Cimmeria, a northern land. In this story he is a mercenary and raider who survives a lost battle.
Who is Olivia in this story?
Olivia is a daughter of the King of Ophir who was sold to a Shemite chief and given to Shah Amurath. She escapes with Conan and learns that a barbarian can be more honorable than civilized men.
The author
Robert E. Howard
1906–1936 · American fantasy writer
Robert E. Howard was an American author born in Peaster, Texas, in 1906. He lived much of his life in Cross Plains, Texas, where he died in 1936. He wrote fantasy, horror, adventure stories, and poetry. His stories featuring Conan appeared in the magazine Weird Tales during the 1930s.
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