Track | Track Title | Length |
01 | 01 - Death Strikes a King | 13:03 |
02 | 02 - A Barbarian from the Hills | 20:26 |
03 | 03 - Khemsa Uses Magic | 17:12 |
04 | 04 - An Encounter in the Pass | 14:47 |
05 | 05 - The Black Stallion | 26:29 |
06 | 06 - The Mountain of the Black Seers | 29:38 |
07 | 07 - On to Yimsha | 20:14 |
08 | 08 - Yasmina Knows Stark Terror | 19:39 |
09 | 09 - The Castle of the Wizard | 44:45 |
10 | 10 - Yasmina and Conan | 22:55 |
Notes & Credits
Running Time: 3 hours 48 minutes
Read by: Phil Chenevert
Book Coordinator: Phil Chenevert
Meta Coordinator: Phil Chenevert
Proof Listener: Ann Boulais
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).
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The People of the Black Circle is the eleventh of the Conan stories published by Weird Tales in three parts in the fall of 1934. Set in the mythical Hyborian Age in the south Asian regions of Vendhya and Ghulistan (now India-Pakistan and Afghanistan), the story centers around Conan’s kidnapping of princess Devi Yasmina of Vendhya and thwarting an attempt at world domination by the Black Seers of Yimsha. The action begins when Conan, chief of a tribe of hillmen, sets out to rescue seven of his men that have been captured and held by the princess to force him into killing her enemies. Conan instead kidnaps the princess, but the two are set upon by Kerim Shah, agent of the King of Turan, intent upon invading Vendhya. They escape into the mountains, followed by Kemsha, who catches up with them just as he is attacked by Rakhshas from Yimsha, who kill him and capture Devi. Enter a group of Irakzai, who team up with Conan to rescue the princess. All are eventually rescued by the Vendhyan army and join forces to defeat the Turanians.The inevitable attraction between Conan and the princess smolders but never catches fire as forces inexorably draw them apart. The action-packed story is considered one of the finest in the Conan canon due to its epic sweep and insights into magical powers.
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Item Info | |
EAN - DVD case | 0701236969221 |
EAN - CD jacket | 0686175923544 |
Media | MP3 CD |
Package | DVD Case |
Author | Robert E. Howard (1906-1936) |
Year | 1934 |
Recording | |
Read by | Phil Chenevert |
Length | 3 hours and 49 minutes |
Type of Reading | Solo |
The People of the Black Circle
- Author: Robert E. Howard
- Product Code: DB-1204
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