FOR HEADLONG, NONSTOP ADVENTURE AND FOR VIVID, EVEN FLORID, SCENERY, NO ONE EVEN COMES CLOSE TO HOWARD.br-Harry Turtledove pIn a meteoric career that covered only a dozen years, Robert E. Howard defined the sword-and-sorcery genre. In doing so, he brought to life the archetypal adventurer known to millions around the world as Conan the barbarian. pWitness, then, Howard at his finest, and Conan at his most savage, in the latest volume featuring the collected works of Robert E. Howard, lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist Greg Manchess. Prepared directly from the earliest known versions-often Howard's own manuscripts-are such sword-and-sorcery classics as The Servants of Bit-Yakin formerly published as Jewels of Gwahlur, Beyond the Black River, The Black Stranger, Man-Eaters of Zamboula formerly published as Shadows in Zamboula, and, perhaps his most famous adventure of all, Red Nails. pThe Conquering Sword of Conani iincludes never-before-published outlines, notes, and story dra