The People of the Black Circle and Other Stories
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In his short life Robert E. Howard produced hundreds of short stories and works of poetry. Commonly associated with the era of pulp fiction he created numerous characters of which the most popular is Conan the Cimmerian. The titular story "The People of the Black Circle" because of its epic scope and atypical Hindustan flavor is considered one of Howard's best Conan stories. The plot of the story revolves around Conan's kidnapping of a regal princess of Vendhya, a pre-historical India, and foiling a nefarious plot of world domination by the Black Seers of Yimsha. "The People of the Black Circle and Other Stories" is a collection of popular Conan stories which also include the following tales: "Gods of the North," "Shadows in the Moonlight," "Queen of the Black Coast," "The Devil in Iron," and "A Witch Shall Be Born."
Robert E Howard
Robert E. Howard (1906-1936) was born and raised in rural Texas, the son of a pioneer physician. He began writing professionally at the age of fifteen and turned out dozens of tales of heroic and supernatural fantasy, featuring many memorable creations - including the character he is best remembered for: Conan of Cimmeria. These stories, mostly published in Weird Tales, won him a huge audience across the world and influenced a whole generation of writers, from Robert Jordan to Raymond E. Feist. Sadly, Howard killed himself in June 1936 when he learned that his beloved mother had fallen into a coma.
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