The People of the Black Circle (version 2)

Robert E. Howard (1906 - 1936)

The People of the Black Circle" is one of the original novellas about Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in Weird Tales magazine in three parts over the September, October and November 1934 issues. Howard earned $250 for the publication of this story.


It is set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan kidnapping a regal princess of Vendhya (pre-historical India) and foiling a nefarious plot of world domination by the Black Seers of Yimsha. Due to its epic scope and atypical Hindustan flavor, the story is considered an undisputed classic of Conan lore and is often cited by Howard scholars as one of his best tales. It is also one of the few Howard stories where the reader is treated a deeper insight on magic and magicians beyond the stereotypical Hyborian depiction as demon conjurer-illusionist-priests. - Summary from Wikipedia

Genre(s): Fantasy Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Death Strikes a King Phil Chenevert
00:13:09
Play 02 A Barbarian from the Hills Phil Chenevert
00:20:27
Play 03 Khemsa Uses Magic Phil Chenevert
00:17:12
Play 04 An Encounter in the Pass Phil Chenevert
00:14:47
Play 05 The Black Stallion Phil Chenevert
00:26:30
Play 06 The Mountain of the Black Seers Phil Chenevert
00:29:40
Play 07 On to Yimsha Phil Chenevert
00:20:14
Play 08 Yasmina Knows Stark Terror Phil Chenevert
00:19:40
Play 09 The Castle of the Wizards Phil Chenevert
00:44:49
Play 10 Yasmina and Conan Phil Chenevert
00:22:57