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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.
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- 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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This is for readers who like fast sword and sorcery, short pulp adventure and the roots of modern fantasy. If you want deep character studies or gentle plots, you may find its violent, headlong style less suited.
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- Conan is a wanderer with his own rules
- The setting hides old magic
- Steel meets what steel cannot easily cut
- Survival is the real theme
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by Robert E. Howard· 1934
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Conan is a wanderer with his own rules
Conan comes from Cimmeria, a cold northern land of hard hills and hard people. In Howard's stories he is a thief, a mercenary, a pirate and in time a king, but he always acts by his own sense of right and his own appetite for life.
He is not a polished hero. He trusts his sword, his eyes and his instincts more than any law or priest. That makes him a good guide into places where civilized rules do not hold.
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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 Shadows in the Moonlight about?
It is a Conan the Barbarian adventure by Robert E. Howard. Conan, a wandering fighter, meets a haunted place touched by old magic and must rely on his strength and wits to survive.
Who wrote Shadows in the Moonlight?
Robert E. Howard wrote it. He was an American pulp author who created Conan and published his stories in magazines such as Weird Tales during the 1930s.
Is Shadows in the Moonlight the same as Iron Shadows in the Moon?
Yes. Iron Shadows in the Moon was the title under which the story first appeared in a magazine, and it is also known by the title Shadows in the Moonlight.
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