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In a ruined jungle city, a voice commands a kingdom—and Conan comes hunting the treasure it guards.
In Robert E. Howard’s Jewels of Gwahlur, Conan the Cimmerian enters Keshan in search of a hidden hoard. His hunt leads toward Alkmeenon, an old city deep in the jungle. He brings strength, a sword and a quick mind, but knows little of the dangers around the prize. Rival treasure seekers have plans of their own.
The people of Keshan believe their dead queen, Yelaya, still speaks through an oracle. Gorulga serves the temple and protects its power, while Thutmekri pursues the jewels through bargains and deceit. Muriela, a young woman caught in the plot, depends on others’ choices for her safety. Conan must find his way through schemes in a land where belief commands obedience.
What you’ll discover
- A hunter who thinks Follow a thief and fighter who trusts his own eyes over any priest.
- A city in the jungle Enter Alkmeenon, where a hidden hoard draws rivals into ruins full of traps.
- The voice of Yelaya Discover an oracle whose hold over Keshan makes belief a source of power.
- Rivals with hidden aims Watch Thutmekri work through bargains and deceit while Conan pursues the same glittering prize.
- Danger that keeps moving Feel Howard’s short, strong scenes pull you onward with fresh dangers and questions.
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This is for readers who like fast adventure, ruined cities and a hero who thinks as well as fights. It suits anyone curious about where sword and sorcery began. If you want gentle character study or modern manners, you may find it rough.
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- A jungle kingdom ruled by awe
- Conan comes for the jewels
- The oracle that speaks from the dark
- Rivals, schemes and a ruin full of traps
- What the story says about belief and power
- How Howard tells it: pulp speed with a sharp edge
Who’s who
- ConanA Cimmerian thief and fighter in the black kingdoms, he wants the jewels and trusts his own eyes over any priest.
- ThutmekriA scheming foreign agent who has his own plan for the hoard and works by bargain and deceit.
- MurielaA young woman caught in the plot, whose safety depends on the choices of the men around her.
- GorulgaA priest of Keshan who serves the temple and guards the power of the oracle.
- YelayaThe dead queen or goddess whose voice the people of Keshan believe speaks from the old city.
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Jewels of Gwahlur
by Robert E. Howard· 1935
Conan seeks hidden jewels amid jungle ruins and rival schemes.
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A jungle kingdom ruled by awe
The story is set in the Hyborian Age, a made-up age of history long before our own. The action lies in the hot lands of Kush, deep in the jungle, where the kingdom of Keshan has its own customs and its own fears. The people of Keshan do not rule only by law. They rule by belief, and their belief centres on a ruined city called Alkmeenon, which lies far from their villages and which they treat as holy.
Howling beasts, vines and dark forest surround the old city. Howard builds the place as a character in its own right. The reader senses that the ruin holds something more than stone, and that the people who fear it have good reasons. The air is heavy and every shadow seems to watch.
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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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What is Jewels of Gwahlur about?
It is a Conan adventure in which the hero searches a ruined jungle city in Kush for a hidden hoard of jewels. He meets rival schemers and an oracle that rules a whole kingdom by fear.
Who is Conan in this story?
Conan is a Cimmerian barbarian, a thief and warrior who wanders the lands of the Hyborian Age. Here he is a treasure hunter, hard and cunning, who trusts his own judgment over superstition.
Who wrote Jewels of Gwahlur and when?
Robert E. Howard wrote it. It appeared in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1935, a year before Howard's death in 1936, during the busiest period of his Conan writing.
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