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Robert E. Howard: The Tower of the Elephant

“The Tower of the Elephant” is a sword and sorcery story written by Robert E. Howard, published in 1933 in the magazine Weird Tales. This story is one of the first adventures of the iconic character Conan the Barbarian, a Cimmerian warrior who faces the dangers of a world filled with dark magic, monstrous creatures, and forgotten gods. In this story, Conan ventures into the mystical Tower of the Elephant in search of a fabulous treasure, facing deadly challenges and discovering cosmic secrets that will test his strength and cunning. It is a masterpiece of the genre, notable for its intense atmosphere and plot full of action and mystery.

Robert E. Howard: Skulls in the Stars

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Skulls in the Stars is a short story by Robert E. Howard, published in January 1929 in the magazine Weird Tales. The story follows the gloomy puritan Solomon Kane, a solitary traveller who, ignoring local warnings, decides to cross a deserted wasteland on his way to Yorkertown. Despite the villagers’ fears of an invisible horror lurking in the area, Kane ventures into the darkness, where the desolate landscape and the echoes of inhuman laughter announce a supernatural threat. With his sword and faith, he faces a spectral force that will test his courage and determination.