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"Writer Et
Artists" by Arnie Fenner (Introduction)
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Excerpt from "The Phoenix on the Sword"
"What do I know of cultured ways …"
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Excerpt from a letter to H.P. Lovecraft,
ca. July 1933,
"Glad we got the physical-mental question …"
Excerpt: "It seems to me that many writers …"
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Excerpt from a letter to H.P.
Lovecraft, ca. April 1932,
"At last I’ve gotten around …"
Excerpt: "I've been working on a new character …"
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Excerpt from "The Phoenix on the Sword"
"Know, oh prince, that between …"
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Excerpt from "The Phoenix on the Sword"
"As a pebble cast into a dark lake …"
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Excerpt from "The Scarlet Citadel"
"Cold sweat beaded his skin …"
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Excerpt from "The Tower of the Elephant"
"And suddenly all fear and repulsion …"
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Excerpt from "Black Colossus"
"Again she shuddered, I am cursed …"
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Excerpt from "Rogues in the House"
"Thak's giant strength was swiftly prevailing …"
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Excerpt from "Shadows in the Moonlight"
"This was less a struggle between man …"
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Excerpt from "Queen of the Black Coast"
"In an instant he was the center of a hurricane …"
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Excerpt from "Queen of the Black Coast"
"And she danced, like the spin of a desert …"
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Excerpt from "A Witch Shall Be Born"
"Conan stared at that expanse of empty waste …"
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Excerpt from "The Vale of Lost Women"
"Livia gave back with a moaning cry …"
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Excerpt from "Red Nails"
"What matter? he laughed …"
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Excerpt from "Gods of the North"
"Call the rest of your brothers! he cried …"
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Excerpt from "Queen of the Black Coast"
"Let teachers and priests and philosophers brood …"
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Notes
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Edited by Arnie Fenner, Cathy Fenner,
and Manuel Auad
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Many of the paintings within this volume
are from published books by REH. Some of the paintings were commisioned
for a Conan calendar project that did not reach fruition and are previously
unpublished.
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Editorial error:
The excerpt on page 36 is a repeat of the excerpt on page 34 from "A
Witch Shall Be Born." The illustration for which the excerpt is intended
is from "Red Nails."
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