Track | Chapter | Length |
1 | 1 - Conan Joins the Pirates | 27:50 |
2 | 2 - The Black Lotus | 24:46 |
3 | 3 - The Horror in the Jungle | 15:36 |
4 | 4 - The Attack from the Air | 16:43 |
5 | 5 - The Funeral Pyre | 2:54 |
Notes & Credits
Running time: 1 hour and 28 minutes
Read by: Phil Chenevert
Book Coordinator: Phil Chenevert
Meta Coordinator: Phil Chenevert
Proof Listener: Britannia
Artwork
Cover: Cover of Weird Tales, September 1934, by Margaret Brundage (1900-1976)
Inset: Illustration by Hugh Rankin of a scene in the last part of "The People of the Black Circle", Weird Tales (September 1934, vol. 24, no. 3).
Inset: Photograph of Robert E. Howard taken in 1934, author unknown.
Insert: Illustration by Hugh Rankin of a scene in part 2 of “The People of the Black Circle", Weird Tales (October 1934, vol. 24, no. 4).
Recordings
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We begin as the ever just Conan has refused to betray a friend to a fascist magistrate in the port city of Argos, emphasizing his point by killing the man. Conan forces his way onto a sailing barge and soon finds himself set upon by a gang of pirates let by Belit, the Queen of the Black Coast. His mates on the Argus are no match for the pirates, and Conan jumps ship and is spared by Belit, who admires his ferocity and other manly virtues. She asks him to be her mate. Together they plunder and terrorize the Black Coast, eventually sailing up river to a find a lost treasure, skulking hyenas and a winged monster among ancient ruins. Amidst various horrors they carry on a deep theological dialog intermixed with intense romance until Belit acquires a cursed jeweled necklace that renders her mad and leads to her demise. Conan fights his way out with the help of her spirit, avenges her death and sends her off with a Viking funeral. First published in Weird Tales in May 1934, the epic sweep and intense (and atypical) romance mark The Queen of the Black Coast as one of the favorites of Conan aficionados.
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Item Info | |
EAN - DVD case | 0701236969221 |
EAN - CD jacket | 0686175923568 |
Media | MP3 CD |
Package | DVD Case |
Author | Robert E. Howard (1906-1936) |
Year | 1934 |
Recording | |
Read by | Phil Chenevert |
Length | 1 hour and 28 minutes |
Type of Reading | Solo |
Queen of the Black Coast
- Author: Robert E. Howard
- Product Code: DB-1206
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