The Devil in Iron, Robert E. Howard
The Devil in Iron, Robert E. Howard
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The Devil in Iron

Author: Robert E. Howard

Narrator: Alex Freeman

Unabridged: 1 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/06/2025


Synopsis

The Devil in Iron by Robert E. Howard is a thrilling sword-and-sorcery adventure set in the legendary Hyborian Age, starring the iconic warrior Conan the Barbarian. When an ancient iron-skinned god named Khosatral Khel is awakened on the mysterious island of Xapur, a resurrected city of forgotten magic rises from the jungle. Drawn into a deadly trap involving the captive noblewoman Octavia and the scheming Jehungir Agha, Conan must battle sorcery, monstrous guardians, and the living iron god himself. Filled with heroic combat, dark magic, lost civilizations, and high adventure, this classic tale delivers the raw intensity and mythic power that define Conan’s greatest exploits. Perfect for fans of epic fantasy, heroic legends, and pulp adventure classics.

About Robert E. Howard

Robert E. Howard (1906–1936) was an American pulp fiction writer who is best known as the creator of Conan, a character that has been featured in film, television, comics, and other media. Despite his suicide at the age of thirty, Howard wrote a huge number of stories in a variety of genres, including fantasy, westerns, horror, and even boxing stories.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter on July 21, 2020

A mighty warrior (Conan), an evil king, a beautiful scantily dressed girl, a monster... well, this is some serious pulp fiction in a land of fantasy. Oh Mitra. Typical Conan story, but definitely not one of the very best. Nice cover though. Recommended for Conan and Howard fans!......more

Goodreads review by Thibault on August 07, 2023

Conan is tricked into pursuing a girl to an island. On this island there are ruins of a fortress which are haunted by an ancient demon. The concept of this story definitely feels like a classic Conan story. And the execution of the plot is okay, there’s definitely some gripping action scenes to find......more

Goodreads review by Seth on September 29, 2015

I've been on a Conan kick the past week and have been pounding through the Librivox audio library of Howard's classics. Interesting monsters and world-building. The iron golem (for lack of a better term) was a fun concept, but the story itself felt more backseat than the other Conan adventures, and m......more

Goodreads review by Johnny on April 11, 2020

As a fella who’s dating a dynamite blonde woman, she’d be the one slaying the giant metal man and the erotically long snake.... but yeah whatever Conan.......more

Goodreads review by Clint on February 07, 2024

This was a Re-read. I read it in Vol. 1 of the three volume Del Rey collection. I read it in anticipation of reading Scott Oden’s Conan short story from Titan Books.......more