kiki

Well, the only thing I can add is that the non-Howard novels kept me from reading ANY Conan. By the time I was in Jr. High, I'd heard about Conan and was eager to try him - I love adventure stories. The only books my library had were the Jordan ones I believe. I tried one. Couldn't get past the first chapter. It was dull and wooden (and please don't stake me but that was my opinion then and it hasn't changed all that much since.). It wasn't at all what I had been led to believe, so I just gave up. Fortunately I found the original Howard tales later - or I wouldn't be here now.

The idea of new stories is great - and I guess I'm with the short story camp - but I really think it might be better just to re-educate people about the original for awhile first.