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Black Colossus

Robert E. Howard (1933)

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages42 (Quick Read (<250))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age16
Goodreads3.76/5 (730)
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Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

wargraphic violence

Positive tags

mentor figure

Tropes

Dark LordAncient Evil ReturnsMorally Gray ProtagonistAntiheroWarSword and SorceryNon-Western SettingReluctant HeroSoft Magic System

Themes

power and corruptionsacrificepolitical intriguegood vs evil

Synopsis

Black Colossusby Robert E. HowardThe story is set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan leading the demoralized army of Khoraja against an evil sorcerer named Natokk, the Veiled One.

Tags

Sword and SorceryPulp FantasyMilitary FantasyDark Fantasy