
Conan: Blood of the Serpent
The All-New Chronicles of the World's Greatest Barbarian Hero
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Narrated by:
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Bradford Hastings
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By:
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S. M. Stirling
About this listen
The pulse-pounding return of Conan, the most iconic fantasy hero in popular culture
Conan the Barbarian, the world’s most famous fantasy hero, returns in an all-new novel tied directly to the famous works by his legendary creator, Robert E. Howard.
In this story, set early in his life, Conan has left his northern homeland to cut a bloody swath across the legendary Hyborian Age. A mercenary, a soldier, a thief, and a pirate, he faces conquering armies, malicious sorcerers, and monstrous creatures—against which he wields only the sword held in his powerful grasp.
The first new Conan novel in more than a decade, Blood of the Serpent leads directly into one of Robert E. Howard’s most famous sword-and-sorcery adventures, “Red Nails,” which as a bonus feature is included in this volume.
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- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
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From Robert E. Howard's fertile imagination sprang some of fiction's greatest heroes, including Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull, and Solomon Kane. But of all Howard's characters, none embodied his creator's brooding temperament more than Bran Mak Morn, the last king of a doomed race.
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Not as advertised!
- By Christopher Grenier on 03-23-19
By: Robert E. Howard
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The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane
- By: Robert E. Howard
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
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With Conan the Cimmerian, Robert E. Howard created more than the greatest action hero of the twentieth century---he also launched a genre that came to be known as sword and sorcery. But Conan was not the first archetypal adventurer to spring from Howard's fertile imagination.
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Just as real and absorbing as I remember.
- By Stephen P. Suelzle on 09-07-13
By: Robert E. Howard
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The Hyborian Age
- By: Robert E. Howard
- Narrated by: Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot
- Length: 57 mins
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Before writing the Conan stories, Robert E. Howard wrote an alternate history of the world that included the origins of the various races and countries that formed the background of his most famous heroic character. This history shows where the Cimmerians originated and the tribes they fought to establish their kingdom. How did the backward skin-wearing Picts overrun an empire? The answers are here. Fans of the Conan stories will enjoy this grand view of the history of the Hyborian Age.
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A must-have for any Howard/Conan fan
- By Nicolas Rocha on 08-28-18
By: Robert E. Howard
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The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard
- By: Robert E. Howard
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 23 hrs and 39 mins
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Robert E. Howard, renowned creator of Conan the Barbarian, was also a master at conjuring tales of hair-raising horror. In a career spanning only 12 years, Howard wrote more than 100 stories, with his most celebrated work appearing in Weird Tales, the preeminent pulp magazine of the era.
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- By Ben Preston on 02-05-15
By: Robert E. Howard
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Savage Realms Monthly: January 2021
- Savage Realms Monthly Dark Fantasy Sword and Sorcery Adventure Magazine, Book 1
- By: Willard Black, Steve Dilks, David Sims, and others
- Narrated by: Moose Matson
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
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The masters of sword and sorcery fiction might be dead, but just because Robert E. Howard is no longer penning Conan tales doesn't mean you have to go without your fix of axe-wielding barbarians, lusty wenches, and evil wizards! Literary Rebel is proud to bring you a whole new crop of monthly fantasy fiction by talented new authors. In this first issue: savages kidnap virgins for sacrifice, a slave escapes his bonds only to fall victim to royal machinations, treasure seekers find more than they bargained for, and a sword-wielding maiden does battle with a serpent lord.
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Simple and enjoyable storytelling.
- By francisco michels on 03-22-25
By: Willard Black, and others
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The Black Stone
- By: Robert E. Howard
- Narrated by: H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
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Dark Adventure Radio Theatre presents Robert E. Howard's tale of horrors in Eastern Europe in a 1930s-style radio drama. Charlie Tower seeks refuge from the horrors of the Great War in Berlin's most notorious nightclubs. There a chain of events is set in motion that will lead him across Europe to investigate the mysterious Black Stone. Is it merely a creation of superstitious peasants, or is it a nexus for hideous gods of the ancient world to set foot into ours?
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More, please, more!
- By alikabok1966 on 03-15-23
By: Robert E. Howard
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Billy the Barbarian: The Omnibus
- By: Virgil Knightley
- Narrated by: Ellory Lane, Patrick Dubois
- Length: 21 hrs and 1 min
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Billy the Barbarian is an Isekai adventure story about a normal man from our Earth whose destiny changes when he gets snatched up by the gods of a magical world. He then wakes up to find himself in a strange, cruel land known as Thune to the locals. It turns out the gods of Thune have pretty big plans for Billy, and before he knows it he's swept up into an adventure the likes of which you've never seen before.
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A rock star in the stone age.
- By DaynenMc on 02-23-24
By: Virgil Knightley
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Lord of a Shattered Land
- Chronicles of Hanuvar, Book 1
- By: Howard Andrew Jones
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 21 hrs and 22 mins
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The Dervan Empire has at last triumphed over Volanus, putting the great city to the torch, its treasures looted, temples defiled, and fields sown with salt. What little remains of Volanus is scattered across the empire, its wealth plundered and its survivors sold into slavery. It is an absolute victory for the Dervans in every way but one. Hanuvar, last and greatest general of Volanus, still lives. He now travels the length of the Dervan Empire that conquered his homeland, driven by a singular purpose—to find what remains of his people who were carried into slavery across the empire.
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A GREAT new sword and sorcery from THIS century?!
- By Luke Batchelor on 11-03-24
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The Tarzan Duology of Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Tarzan of the Apes and The Return of Tarzan: A Pulp-Lit Annotated Edition
- By: Finn J.D. John, Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Narrated by: Finn J.D. John
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
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In the wild, unexplored coastal jungles of West Africa lives a wild human boy named Tarzan, the adopted son of a tribe of fierce almost-human anthropoid apes - but in reality, the unknown heir of a wealthy and titled English noble family. Then one day, a small party of American treasure-seekers is marooned on Tarzan's beach, including a lovely Baltimore belle named Jane Porter.
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A Pulp Classic
- By Ronn McCarrick on 01-25-16
By: Finn J.D. John, and others
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Alien: Covenant Origins
- The Official Prequel to the Blockbuster Film
- By: Alan Dean Foster
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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The Covenant mission is the most ambitious endeavor in the history of Weyland-Yutani. A ship bound for Origae-6, carrying 2,000 colonists beyond the limits of known space, this is a make-or-break investment for the corporation - and for the future of all mankind. Yet there are those who would die to stop the mission. As the colony ship hovers in Earth orbit, several violent events reveal a deadly conspiracy to sabotage the launch.
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Great narrator, lackluster writing
- By Tobie on 06-28-18
By: Alan Dean Foster
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- Anonymous User
- 11-13-24
I liked it
Maybe a little short for my taste but that’s only cause I skipped red nails having already read that story a few times but other than that this was a total treat
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- JustinDiPego
- 02-15-25
New adventures on ancient Earth
Before Tolkien created his ancient earth, Howard created his. I love the direct link from Howard's original story to the bland new adventure. I want more!
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- DDeanMcC
- 12-29-22
Different from the Conan I used to read.
Descent story. Leaves you hanging for the climax... next book better come our soon.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-31-24
the story was read well and the writing was super descipive and had good pace, bravo.
only that it ended, keep good works like that coming. Are there any new or relatively new Conan stories if so bring them to my attention. Very good listening, thank you.
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- Disparil
- 02-24-25
Unnecessary
Conan fights more random wild animals than men in this bland prequel to Red Nails. This doesn't feel like a well thought out story that has a real arc, this feels more like a beginner DM having a too straight-forward campaign that he's trying to spice up with some random side quests. The ending (and transition to Red Nails) is also pretty jarring. Speaking of which, while Red Nails isn't spectacular, it's much more interesting than this prequel that wasn't really even needed. City Of The Dead was much better.
The narrator does an okay job, I liked his Conan growl especially. The voice he uses for the female characters (and almost all the males who are smaller than Conan) gets irritating pretty fast though.
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- Brian K. Miner
- 01-21-23
Entertaining read
Good, well-told story. Stirling gets the character better than most pastiche authors. It made me want to re-read “Red Nails” next, and continue the adventure.
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- P.K.
- 01-24-23
When Conan met Valeria
The story directly precedes the original Conan story “Red Nails” by Robert E Howard. So any reviews saying it ended with the story unresolved haven’t read the original Conan stories or they would have immediately recognized the ending of this book is the literal beginning of Red Nails.
That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed this book as a recent Conan fan, having read most if not all original Conan pulps by REH. It provided some thorough background information to events only briefly alluded to in Red Nails. The original Conan pulps have a vague chronology at best and much of what happens in between if left to our imagination, so a story like Blood of the Serpent fills some gaps nicely and provides more depth to the Conan universe. I would totally read more Conan material that does just that, since REH’s life was tragically cut short.
The narrator was alright. Not great like any of the Ender’s Game narrators or the Elric of Melniboné narrator or Wil Wheaton from Ready Player One, but he kept me entertained and focused. I’d listen to more Conan audiobooks from him if more are made.
My only major criticism of this audiobook is that despite what the Title Details in the Audible store suggest, this audiobook does NOT include a reading of “Red Nails”. The printed copy of the book probably includes the printed prose but unfortunately this audiobook does not include an audio equivalent. Not the biggest deal for me because I already own a printed copy of “Red Nails” and the Titan comic adaptation, but was still disappointed. So you’ll need to look elsewhere to continue Conan and Valeria’s adventure.
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- patternt
- 02-02-23
Conan returns!
It’s so wonderful to have a new and worthy Conan adventure. Crom shall look on in satisfaction.
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- Kirk Anderson
- 01-05-23
Ok to good story
I didn’t like the narrator as Conan does not sound like a barbarian. The story itself was ok to good.
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- Kyle P.
- 12-26-22
Good story, great performance
I thoroughly enjoyed the story. It stretched a bit long during the "chase" and it seemed like the author just had so many ideas that it was difficult to fit it all in without it seeming like a jumble of events.
That being said the experience was enjoyable and I appreciated getting to experience a Conan story through his eyes.
I am also glad the author didn't attempt to ape Robert E. Howard's style. The author has a good voice that was easy to fall into.
The audio performance was top tier. I hope to see a pairing of this author and narrator for future Conan adventures.
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