The Hour of the Dragon

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The Hour of the Dragon

by Robert E. (Robert Ervin) Howard

EN·~7 hours·23 chapters

Chapters

23 total
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THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON - By Robert E. Howard

0:17
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1. O Sleeper, Awake!

19:09
3

2. A Black Wind Blows

18:46
4

3. The Cliffs Reel

18:04
5

4. 'From What Hell Have You Crawled?'

17:52
6

5. The Haunter of the Pits

18:00
7

6. The Thrust of a Knife

23:57
8

7. The Rending of the Veil

26:50
9

8. Dying Embers

18:47
10

9. 'It is the King or His Ghost!'

20:26

Description

A secretive cabal gathers in a candle‑lit chamber, their eyes fixed on a jade sarcophagus that has just cracked open. By invoking an ancient rite, they summon a long‑dead magician whose very presence seems to pull darkness toward the stone doors of the room. The ritual’s success is both awe‑inspiring and terrifying, as the resurrected sorcerer awakens, his blank stare hinting at powers far beyond mortal comprehension.

The four conspirators—each driven by ambition, fear, or curiosity—must now contend with the consequences of their forbidden act. As the ancient enchantments flare and unseen forces press against the chamber’s doors, the fragile alliance among them begins to fray. Listeners are drawn into a world of shadowed sorcery, where the line between power and damnation is razor‑thin, and the looming threat of a forgotten evil promises to reshape the fate of all who dared to awaken it.

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Language

en

Duration

~7 hours (408K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2013-03-02

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Robert E. (Robert Ervin) Howard

Robert E. (Robert Ervin) Howard

1906–1936

Best known as the creator of Conan the Barbarian, this Texas writer helped shape modern sword-and-sorcery fantasy while also turning out horror, adventure, boxing tales, and westerns for the pulp magazines. His stories move fast, hit hard, and still feel vivid nearly a century later.

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