wizards
The Gargoyle by Greye La Spina
The Gargoyle – A Novel of Devil Worship – a monstrosity so hideous that he appears to no one in the light, and wears a thick black veil at all times, so that even his own mother will be spared the sight of his frightful countenance.
The Hour of the Dragon by Robert E. Howard
The Hour of the Dragon – A stirring story about a barbarian adventurer who made himself a king, and the strange talismanic jewel, known as the Heart of Ahriman which brings a long dead necromancer back to life.
The People of the Black Circle by Robert E. Howard
The People of the Black Circle – A stupendous story of Conan the barbarian soldier of fortune, and a tremendous adventure in the castle of the Black Seers.
The Queen of the Black Coast by Robert E. Howard
The Queen of the Black Coast: Four stories of Conan the Cimmerian in which he faces monsters, fearsome wizards, ancient curses and the love of a mighty pirate woman.
Poseidonis by Clark Ashton Smith
Poseidonis – Five stories concerning the end of the civilization of Atlantis, a land of powerful wizards yet not powerful enough to stave off the death of that once mighty realm. Poseidonis is the last remnant of the lost continent.
The Ship of Ishtar by A. Merritt
The Ship of Ishtar – John Kenton experiences eternity in one night when he becomes a pawn in the cosmic struggle between the Babylonian gods Nergal, the Destroyer, the Lord of Death, and Ishtar, the Mother, Goddess of Life.
Black Colossus – Three Conan Stories by Robert E. Howard
Black Colossus – Three Conan Stories by Robert E. Howard
Three novelettes in the Conan saga by Robert E. Howard: Black Colossus, The Slithering Shadow, and The Pool of the Black One.
The Duel of the Sorcerers by Paul Ernst
The Duel of the Sorcerers by Paul Ernst
It is magic in the dark—sorcerer against sorcerer—master against his hell-bound pupil.
Elak of Atlantis -The Complete Saga by Henry Kuttner
After the suicide of Robert E. Howard in 1936, readers were left wanting more stories of swords and sorcery similar to the Conan stories. Henry Kuttner (1915-1958) responded with the Elak of Atlantis stories.
Beyond the Black River by Robert E. Howard
In “Beyond The Black River”, Conan battles Picts, the wizard Zogar Sag, and a demon to save the settlers on the frontier of the Black River. Then, in “Shadows in Zamboula”, Conan battles cannibals, Baal-pteor the strangler of Yota-pong, and Totrasmek the priest of Hanuman to secure the rule of the satrap of Zamboula.