Through all kinds of crap, though heatwaves and illnesses and bad internet access and telecom strikes, we finally bring you Robert E. Howard's - Solomon Kane - The Hills of the Dead. After finishing this we have had to transport it out of studio to upload from a separate location because our studio net connection is still down because it's being upgraded (thank you to TalkTalk and BT for your terrible service). Chapter 1 of this seems to be at a different screen ratio than the rest, not sure how it happened and it's too late to change now (unless you'd like this delayed any another couple of days) but we feel that the intimate nature of chapter 1 being two old friends around a campfire means the ratio change (if it's even noticeable) helps draw us into the story, and the chapter is only about 5 minutes long.
Thanks for all your efforts in these troubled times. Funny thing about the weather in central Alabama. I read about heat waves and droughts world wide, but we have had a very mild and wet summer here. Usually August is upper 90s to lower 100s, but this year we have had few days over 90 and quite a bit of rain. Maybe its El nino or George Soros, or whatever current boogie man is in vogue. Loved this story, .
The moment I heard the news about this one, I've been checking your channel religiously since! This is probably the second highest Solomon Kane yarn I've wanted you to spin! I can scarcely say how excited I am to finally see it here! Thank you, Cybrarian, seriously, this is some of the most uplifting stuff for me in months. Your hard work is not unappreciated.
Listened to this twice now, even better the second time. Excellent work! The way you read Kane is perfect, and the way you brought N'Longa to life was a real treat. Thanks again!
You have done well, rest now, for when night falls, you must again be ready to produce more wonderfully visceral and rich interpretations of Howard's work...lest the axe fall upon thee. Such is the doom that I see before you, and for this, I give you my thanks and blessings to you, and your house.
@@TheCybrarian It did Have a nice ring to it. You do a great job on the inflections, hopefully you aren't haunted by a looming spectrum of doom. The character voices were especially good in this one.
Thank you so much for uploading this. I became fascinated by the Solomon Kane character recently and have been desperately trying to crash course myself on him. I started with the movie which by some miracle was free on UA-cam at the time and then came here to get the straight Robert E. Howard version. I now feel I know something about the character and seek to continue learning. I may try some of the other audiobooks aswell
we are starting to upload the audio only of our stories to bandcamp with no adds we only have some of our horror and norse tales atm but more soon thecybrarian.bandcamp.com/
I believe there was a proposed Dracula film (never made,) set in 1920s India, where, at the climax, a cult of stranglers, armed with bamboo spears, chase the Count to the top of one of the Towers of Silence - places where corpses are placed to be ritually consumed by vultures. As the sun rises, Dracula is attacked by vultures and is driven off the tower onto the spears of his pursuers. It is likely that the scriptwriter has read this story
@@TheCybrarian yeah, he's the only one who thinks he's a Puritan at this point. Killing evil people? Sure. Using witchcraft? No. Kane almost never swears, doesn't want to profane the Lord's name. But he'll use a juju man's staff? Ain't a Puritan.
@@TheCybrarian Solomon Kane: The Definitive Edition every time the source material uses words like black, white, or negro, your audiobook either skips those words or replaces them with other less 'offensive' words.
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Through all kinds of crap, though heatwaves and illnesses and bad internet access and telecom strikes, we finally bring you Robert E. Howard's - Solomon Kane - The Hills of the Dead.
After finishing this we have had to transport it out of studio to upload from a separate location because our studio net connection is still down because it's being upgraded (thank you to TalkTalk and BT for your terrible service).
Chapter 1 of this seems to be at a different screen ratio than the rest, not sure how it happened and it's too late to change now (unless you'd like this delayed any another couple of days) but we feel that the intimate nature of chapter 1 being two old friends around a campfire means the ratio change (if it's even noticeable) helps draw us into the story, and the chapter is only about 5 minutes long.
Thanks for all your efforts in these troubled times. Funny thing about the weather in central Alabama. I read about heat waves and droughts world wide, but we have had a very mild and wet summer here. Usually August is upper 90s to lower 100s, but this year we have had few days over 90 and quite a bit of rain. Maybe its El nino or George Soros, or whatever current boogie man is in vogue. Loved this story, .
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The moment I heard the news about this one, I've been checking your channel religiously since! This is probably the second highest Solomon Kane yarn I've wanted you to spin! I can scarcely say how excited I am to finally see it here! Thank you, Cybrarian, seriously, this is some of the most uplifting stuff for me in months. Your hard work is not unappreciated.
Just awesome, I'll never be able to read Solomon Kane without hearing this voice.
Listened to this twice now, even better the second time. Excellent work! The way you read Kane is perfect, and the way you brought N'Longa to life was a real treat. Thanks again!
My God this man's voice is perfect for Solomon Kane
OH HELL YEAH!!!
Excellent narration. Wonderful story. A welcome fantasy escapism!
You have done well, rest now, for when night falls, you must again be ready to produce more wonderfully visceral and rich interpretations of Howard's work...lest the axe fall upon thee. Such is the doom that I see before you, and for this, I give you my thanks and blessings to you, and your house.
Thank you. We love that story told by John milnius in the making of conan movie documentary
@@TheCybrarian It did Have a nice ring to it. You do a great job on the inflections, hopefully you aren't haunted by a looming spectrum of doom. The character voices were especially good in this one.
Amazing Story❤😊
Love the summoning of the vultures at the end. Howard always had a way of spinning a simple fact into an unexpected but sensical plot twist.
When I read Howard this is Kane's voice now.
Well sone, sir. A great telling!
Running Low Fantasy style Table Top roleplaying game and this sort of story is the stuff that inspiration is made of.
excellent, feel free to let us know how it goes or post any links
N'Longa is the best. Everyone needs a witch doctor blood bruda like him.
or a Gonar, or a Pelias, whichever is yer preference
fantastic work
Atlast a Solomon Kane story.
Fantastic work! ⚔🔥🙌
Thank you so much for uploading this. I became fascinated by the Solomon Kane character recently and have been desperately trying to crash course myself on him. I started with the movie which by some miracle was free on UA-cam at the time and then came here to get the straight Robert E. Howard version. I now feel I know something about the character and seek to continue learning. I may try some of the other audiobooks aswell
We've done all the Robert Howard original stories except 'Moon of Skulls' (which we'll be working on shortly).
Simply the best. Thank you
That was awesome, thanks
Amazing ❤
So good, I don’t understand why Kane didn’t catch on more.
Kane was REH's first creation, maybe it didn't resonate as much with American pulp readers as Kull and then Conan did.
Great work . I keep coming back to these stories .
Can't wait to watch this when my shift's over! ⚔⚔⚔
That was magnificent. Thank you.
Worth the wait. Thanks for the hard work.
The Cybrarian crushes it again. Thank you, never stop. Q: are your stories anywhere with subscription and no commercials?
we are starting to upload the audio only of our stories to bandcamp with no adds
we only have some of our horror and norse tales atm but more soon
thecybrarian.bandcamp.com/
Thank you for your hard efforts to bring this story to us . It is terrific .
Well done! Pictures and effects and music are just right to add body to the artistic narration.
Another excellent production!
I am listening to the audible version, your better
Ours shall be available on bandcamp before the end of the year
Enjoyed that one 👍🏻
Another good yarn bro
Solomon kane always quality, u check red shadows yet?
Don't think so. Still working my way through your content
Try the mature fiction playlist, everything in order of character
Will do
I believe there was a proposed Dracula film (never made,) set in 1920s India, where, at the climax, a cult of stranglers, armed with bamboo spears, chase the Count to the top of one of the Towers of Silence - places where corpses are placed to be ritually consumed by vultures.
As the sun rises, Dracula is attacked by vultures and is driven off the tower onto the spears of his pursuers.
It is likely that the scriptwriter has read this story
Yay!
Nice
pretty sure an actual Puritan would never become blood brother to a witch doctor but interesting vampire story nevertheless
think it is said that he sees himself as a Puritan, even though he isn't (doubt an actual Puritan would go around killing that many people, haha)
@@TheCybrarian yeah, he's the only one who thinks he's a Puritan at this point. Killing evil people? Sure. Using witchcraft? No. Kane almost never swears, doesn't want to profane the Lord's name. But he'll use a juju man's staff? Ain't a Puritan.
More like a witch hunter in with actual witches.
This is magnificent! Is there a podcast?
no podcast, but a lot more stories on our page and playlists, and some available to download on bandcamp (ad-free)
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Have you thought about uploading these to as podcasts?
It would be great!
We'll be putting them on audible n iTunes eventually
Great telling! Unfortunately almost as much commercial time as story telling.
We will be releasing these on audible ad-free when we sort that out.
Not sure why you decided to change a few words from the original source here? I thought this was unabridged version. 🤔
As far as we're aware, this is the original. Can u provide a link to the version u have?
@@TheCybrarian Solomon Kane: The Definitive Edition
every time the source material uses words like black, white, or negro, your audiobook either skips those words or replaces them with other less 'offensive' words.
@@GioTummy3463 oh, we didn't do that, that must be a new youtube thing, oh dear, well we plan on putting these on bandcamp or audible unabridged
@@GioTummy3463 no one else has reported that either, is that happening for everyone?
@@TheCybrarian it's weird because in your previous Solomon Kane books preceding this one everything is kept unaltered from the source material
Does anyone know where the cybrarian has been?
We are very sorry for our absense, but don't worry, an update to explain all coming v soon