The Devil in Iron by Robert E. Howard

"The Devil in Iron" by Robert E. Howard is a sword and sorcery story first published in August 1934. When a greedy fisherman accidentally awakens an ancient demon named Khosatral Khel on a remote island, a cyclopean fortress rises from the ruins. Meanwhile, Conan the Cimmerian is lured into a trap on the same island by an evil Turanian governor. Conan must battle mercenaries, giant serpents, and the iron-fleshed demon himself in this tale of resurrection and survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin), 1906-1936
Title The Devil in Iron
Series Title Produced from Weird Tales August 1934.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_in_Iron
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Fantasy fiction, American
Subject Conan (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 42209
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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