Book description
The Hour of the Dragon: Conan's Crown Chronicles
Robert E. Howard's The Hour of the Dragon serves up exactly what you'd expect from a barbarian on the throne: chaos, bewitchment, and enough political intrigue to make modern court dramas look like child's play. Conan, our beloved Cimmerian antihero, finds himself crowned king of Aquilonia-which is apparently what happens when you're too muscular for mere mercenary work.
The audiobook format actually works surprisingly well for Howard's prose. His writing has always been more about the punch than the poetry, and a good narrator can really sell those sword-swinging moments where Conan dispatches enemies with the casual efficiency of a medieval exterminator. The story follows our hero-king as he gets framed for his wife's murder and must reclaim his throne from usurpers and sorcerers. Classic Conan stuff, really-apparently even becoming royalty doesn't exempt you from having your life turn into a pulp magazine cover.
Howard's universe remains "a sombre universe of swashbuckling adventure and darkling horror," though listening to it feels more like sitting in a particularly dramatic tavern where someone's recounting increasingly violent tales. The barbarian-on-the-throne concept never gets old, especially when Conan approaches statecraft with the same subtlety he applies to battlefield diplomacy (i.e., swords first, questions later).
For those wondering whether sixty-year-old pulp fiction holds up in audio form-the answer is a resounding yes, provided you're not looking for literary nuance. This is pure adventure fiction, and The Hour of the Dragon delivers barbarian-sized portions of exactly that. Just don't expect Conan to solve his political problems with anything less than a healthy application of steel.
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Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
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Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
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Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience