{"_id":"681b81cf8046200dd3e23fb0","title":"Black Colossus","author":"Robert E. Howard","code":"black-colossus","publish_year":1933,"publish_edition":"Vol. 21, No. 6","publish_source":"Weird Tales","publish_scan":"https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV21N06193306/page/n3/mode/2up","words":14329,"image":"sword.jpg","image_alt":"The hilt and bottom half of an iron sword. Graphite filter.","genres":["fantasy","adventure","gothic"],"description":"A thief discovers riches in an ancient tomb, but accidentally awakes something evil from its slumber.","blurb":"“In one manner may you save your kingdom, and saving it, save all the world from the fangs of the serpent which has crawled up out of the darkness of the ages. Go forth upon the streets alone, and place your kingdom in the hands of the first man you meet there.”","series":"Conan the Barbarian","rating":5,"unique_cover":"A naked woman reaches up to a statue of a king on his throne.","cover_source":true,"has_review":false,"has_collections":false}