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Illustrated CONAN Adventures: The Scarlet Citadel

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A heavily illustrated version of the second published Conan story, "The Scarlet Citadel" by Robert E. Howard, originally published January 1933. 50+ detailed full-color illustrations.

Conan the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, has risen to the kingship of Aquilonia. Captured by a dark wizard and betrayed by former allies who lust for his kingdom, Conan must escape supernatural horrors, fight free, and win back his kingdom by force of arms.

Neural networks were heavily leveraged to create the breadth of illustrations in the story, capturing the epic detail, dark magic, and heroic deeds of Conan's world.

Note: this is an illustrated short story. More info

Illustrated CONAN Adventures: The Phoenix on the Sword

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A heavily illustrated version of the first published Conan story, "The Phoenix on the Sword" by Robert E. Howard, originally published December 1932. 40+ detailed full-color illustrations, plus more than 30 bonus images.

Conan the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, has risen to the kingship of Aquilonia. Shadowy forces conspire to overthrow his rule, and Conan must fall back on his warrior prowess to defend his throne. But what dark magic lies behind the conspirators?

Neural networks were heavily leveraged to create the breadth of illustrations in the story, capturing the epic detail, dark magic, and heroic deeds of Conan's world.

Note: this is an illustrated short story. More info

Murder on the Stellar Schooner

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A spaceman's head is blown off as he repairs the outer hull of the spaceship. A beautiful dame suspects foul play, and hires a detective.

Can our hero track down the murderer before getting his lights punched out?

11 full color illustrations. Old school pulp fiction meets hard science fiction.

A review from Royal Road:
Overall: 5 stars.

Space noir!
Reviewed at: In the dens of dragons
by Tim Craire11/18/2024, 10:25 PM
Very nice so far, after just two installments. A film-noir-style private eye tries to solve a murder on a spaceship, surrounded by dames and wiseguys, etc. etc. The prose style is appropriately over the top.

Although WE KNOW WHAT A SLIDE RULE IS :) or maybe the younger waves don't, these days.

Note: this is an illustrated short story. More info