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The Hour of the Dragon (Conan the Conqueror), Part 4

Jonathan Bowden

915 words

Part 4 of 4

In our final installment we will examine the end of this novel and its denouement. The Heart of Ahriman—the foundation to resist Xaltotun’s magick—has been obtained by Conan after numerous adventures. This means that the Aquilonians do not need to fear his necromancy as they begin their final rebellion against the Nemedians—prior to expelling them from the kingdom for good. Read more …

Published: October 4, 2011 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged barbarism, book reviews, Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Conqueror, Jonathan Bowden, literature, political pessimism, racialism, Robert E. Howard, the critique of civilization, vitalism | Leave a comment

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The Hour of the Dragon (Conan the Conqueror), Part 3

Jonathan Bowden

849 words

Part 3 of 4

In our synopsis and analysis, we left Conan and Hadrathus discussing how to regain the initiative by seizing the Heart of Ahriman. Conan then heads south in the funereal barge of a follower of Asura — to make sure that he and Albiona are unmolested — and he quickly makes up the leagues necessary to visit Count Trocero’s Poitain in the deep south of Aquilonia. Read more …

Published: September 22, 2011 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged barbarism, book reviews, Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Conqueror, Jonathan Bowden, literature, political pessimism, racialism, Robert E. Howard, the critique of civilization, vitalism | Leave a comment

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The Hour of the Dragon (Conan the Conqueror), Part 2

Jonathan Bowden

1,054 words

Part 2 of 4

In my previous installment, I had brought Conan up from the pits underneath the Royal palace at Belverus in Nemedia. Read more …

Published: September 16, 2011 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged barbarism, book reviews, Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Conqueror, Jonathan Bowden, literature, pessimism, racialism, Robert E. Howard, the critique of civilization, vitalism | Leave a comment

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The Hour of the Dragon (Conan the Conqueror)

Jonathan Bowden

999 words

Part 1 of 4

Moving on from my recent review of Robert E. Howard’s “Rogues in the House,” I would like to have a look at the only full-length Conan novel, The Hour of the Dragon (sometimes known as Conan the Conqueror).

This piece again illustrates the subliminal racialism of the Howard mythos as well as providing a template for his mordant, pessimistic, and ultra-conservative views about civilization. Read more …

Published: September 1, 2011 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged barbarism, book reviews, Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Conqueror, Jonathan Bowden, literature, political pessimism, racialism, Robert E. Howard, the critique of civilization, vitalism | 2 Responses

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