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The Phoenix on the Sword by Robert E. Howard

The Phoenix on the Sword

Robert E. Howard

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

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Short Stories (Single Author)Fantasy Adventureshort storyfantasy
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Who it’s for
Step into one of Conan’s original short stories, first published in Weird Tales in 1932.
Genres
Fantasy Adventure, Short Stories (Single Author)
Published
Start Publishing LLC, June 10, 2014

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About this book

"The Phoenix on the Sword" is one of the original short stories about Conan the Cimmerian, written by US author Robert E. Howard and first published in Weird Tales magazine December 1932. The tale, in which Howard created the character of Conan, was a rewrite of the unpublished Kull story, "By This Axe I Rule!" with long passages being identical.

A Classic Fantasy Tale

Step into one of Conan’s original short stories, first published in Weird Tales in 1932.

Come here for

  • A foundational tale from Robert E. Howard’s Conan stories
  • A compact visit to classic fantasy adventure

Expect

  • A short story, not a novel-length saga
  • An early appearance of a character who became a fantasy staple

Where it sits

Short Stories (Single Author)74%
Fantasy Adventure41%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Historical Fantasy
  • Fantasy Adventure
  • Short Stories (Single Author)
Authors
Robert E. Howard
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
June 10, 2014
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Historical Fantasy