>>96299691
Have you read classic Conan short stories? You can measure a man by his opinion of them. Try them, they don't require any prior reading, won't take that much of your time, and you can read in any order you want. I recommend the most famous 3-volume edition starting with "The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian", the stories there are given in the order of their publication plus there's an audiobook version of all 3 volumes with an excellent narrator.