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Rogues in the House by Robert E. Howard

Rogues in the House

Robert E. Howard

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · June 10, 2014

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Who it’s for
A compact Conan tale brings sword-and-sorcery adventure into a city’s struggle for power.
Themes
Political power struggle, Control of a city
Genres
Fantasy Adventure, Short Stories (Single Author), Dark Fantasy

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About this book

"Rogues in the House" is one of the original short stories starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in Weird Tales magazine circa January 1934. It is set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan inadvertently becoming involved in the power play between two powerful men fighting for control of a city. It was the seventh Conan story Howard had published.

Steel and Intrigue

A compact Conan tale brings sword-and-sorcery adventure into a city’s struggle for power.

Come here for

  • Classic fantasy with a political edge
  • A short story starring Conan the Cimmerian

Expect

  • A power play between two powerful men
  • A focused read in Howard’s Hyborian Age

Where it sits

Dark Fantasy65%
Fantasy Adventure54%
Short Stories (Single Author)46%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Fantasy Adventure
  • Romance Adventure
  • Short Stories (Single Author)
Authors
Robert E. Howard
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
June 10, 2014
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Political power struggle · Control of a city
Reading lane
Fantasy Adventure