Conan, the barbarian.

Did you ever read "Conan, the Barbarian", from Robert E. Howard? I mean any of the books, written in the 30´s of the 20th Century.

I read one of them, only once. I was 25. And I loved it. I read it in English (maybe it helped to not find the story too "teenager" the fact of reading in a foreign language), the level of vocabulary was quite good (at least higher than I expected and certainly higher than today´s standards) and the speed of the storyline was amazing. The story was simple, the characters ellaborated, the descriptions brief enough to set the stage for a wealth of action.

For once, it was a good surprise in reading something "new". I did not bother searching for more books of the same... maybe because I was too busy at the time, but I was enlightened with the strength of the story and the characters. Of course, I had seen the film and seen some cartoons... and in general my expectations were low before I started reading... but were totally exceeded. I strongly reccomend it.. if you like simple, direct, fresh stories. I wish I could be so direct.

It sold 12 Million books worldwide.

What? Did you expect me to write about serious stuff or politics all the time?