TheBloodyCrownofConan

Inhishugelyinfluentialandtempestuouscareer，RobertE.Howardcreatedthegenrethatcametobeknownasswordandsorcery-andbroughttolifeoneoffantasy'sboldestandmostenduringfigures：ConantheCimmerian-reaver，slayer，barbarian，king.ThislavishlyillustratedvolumegatherstogetherthreeofHoward'slongestandmostfamousConanstories-twoofthemprintedforthefirsttimedirectlyfromHoward'stypescript-alongwithacollectionoftheauthor'spreviouslyunpublishedandrarelyseenoutlines，notes，anddrafts.Longtimefansandnewreadersalikewillagreethat"TheBloodyCrownofConanmeritsaplaceofhonoroneveryfantasylover'sbookshelf.THEPEOPLEOFTHEBLACKCIRCLEAmidthetoweringcragsofVendhya，intheshadowycitadeloftheBlackCircle，YasminaofthegoldenthroneseeksvengeanceagainsttheBlackSeers.Heronlyallyisalsohermostformidableenemy-Conan，theoutlawchief.THEHOUROFTHEDRAGONToppledfromthethroneofAquiloniabytheevilmachinationsofanundeadwizard，ConanmustfindthefabledjewelknownastheHeartofAhrimantoreclaimhiscrown...andsavehislife.AWITCHSHALLBEBORNAmalevolentwitchofevilbeauty.Anenslavedqueen.Akingdomintheirongripofruthlessmercenaries.AndConan，whoplotsdeadlyvengeanceagainstthehumanwolfwholefthiminthedeserttodie.