Track | Chapter | Length |
01 | 1 - The Blood-Red Crescent | 22:06 |
02 | 2 - The Tree of Death | 26:31 |
03 | 3 - A Letter to Nemedia | 23:32 |
04 | 4 - Wolves of the Desert | 13:41 |
05 | 5 - The Voice from the Crystal | 17:46 |
06 | 6 - The Vulture's Wings | 21:48 |
Notes & Credits
Running time: 2 hour and 5 minutes
Read by: Phil Chenevert
Book Coordinator: Phil Chenevert
Meta Coordinator: Phil Chenevert
Proof Listener: Brittania
Artwork
Cover: Cover of Weird Tales, December 1934, by Margaret Brundage.
Inset: Cover of the pulp magazine Avon Fantasy Reader (May 15, 1949, no. 10) featuring "A Witch Shall be Born"
Inset: Photograph of Robert E. Howard taken in 1934. Author unknown.
Recordings
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Written in a few days in the spring of 1934 and published by Weird Tales that same year, A Witch Shall Be Born by Robert E. Howard tells the story of a witch, Salome, who replaces her twin sister, Queen Taramis of the city-state Khauran, as queen and her resulting conflict with Conan, the captain of the deposed queen’s guard. Themes of paranoia, the good and evil reflected in the duality of the sisters, and the conflict of civilization and barbarism are prominent. There is a strong undertone of Christianity as well. A prophecy by Salome makes clear she is an early incarnation of the Salome of the New Testament. The second chapter, “The Tree of Death”, is noted for the scene of Conan’s crucifixion, a variation of which was included in the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian featuring Arnold Schwartzenegger as Conan.
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Item Info | |
EAN - DVD case | 0701236969252 |
EAN - CD jacket | 0686175923575 |
Media | MP3 CD |
Package | DVD case, CD jacket, CD security sleeve |
Author | Robert E. Howard (1906-1936) |
Year | 1934 |
Recording | |
Read by | Phil Chenevert |
Length | 2 hours and 5 minutes |
Type of Reading | Solo |
A Witch Shall Be Born
- Author: Robert E. Howard
- Product Code: DB-1207
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