Queen of the Black Coast
60 páginas. Rústica con solapas. 15 x 21,6 cm. Drakul.
Synopsis
Conan demands passage aboard a sail barge which is casting off for southern waters to trade beads, silks, sugar, and brass-hilted swords to the black kings of Kush. Conan will become a notorious pirate plundering the coastal villages of Kush alongside Bêlit, a head-strong femme fatale and ship captain.
Biography of the author
Robert Ervin Howard (1906 – 1936) wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. He is also the creator of the characters Solomon Kane and Kull.
From the age of nine he dreamed of becoming a writer of adventure fiction but did not have real success until he was 23. Thereafter, until his death by suicide at age 30, Howard's writings were published in a wide selection of magazines, journals, and newspapers, and he became proficient in several subgenres. His greatest success occurred after his death.