Shadows in Zamboula: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Shadows in Zamboula, credited to Robert E. Howard, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Shadows in Zamboula by Robert E. Howard. Read by Mark Nelson Despite a warning received in the Suq by an elderly desert nomad, Conan stays the night in a cheap tavern in Zamboula, run by Aram Baksh. As night falls, a black Darfarian cannibal enters to drag him away to be eaten. All of the Darfar slaves in the city are cannibals who roam the streets at night. As they only prey on travellers, the people of the city tolerate this and stay locked securely in their homes, while nomads and beggars make sure to spend the night at a comfortable distance from its walls. This night, however, Conan finds a naked woman chasing through the streets after her deranged lover; Conan rescues them from an attack by the cannibals. She tells him that she tried to secure her lover's unending affection via a love potion which instead made a raving lunatic of him. Promising Conan "a reward" in return for his assistance, they attempt to kill the high priest responsible for the man's madness. (Summary by Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Shadows in Zamboula
• Author credits: Robert E. Howard
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 4
• Listed recording duration: 1:26:51

Catalogue topics

• Robert E. Howard
• fantasy
• Conan

Track guide

1. 1 - A Drum Begins — 17:22
2. 2 - The Night Skulkers — 30:26
3. 3 - Black Hands Gripping — 15:35
4. 4 - Dance, Girl, Dance! — 23:30

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