Conan - Blood of the Serpent

The iconic fantasy hero Conan returns in a brand-new illustrated standalone novel by S.M. Stirling, tied directly to the famous tales written by Robert E. Howard. Conan of Cimmeria is a mercenary, thief, soldier, and usurper who finds himself in Sukhmet, a filthy backwater town south of the River Styx. He encounters Valeria of the Red Brotherhood, a veteran of freebooters with whom he also sailed, and embarks on a deadly turn when she runs afoul of an exiled Stygian noble.

Format: Hardback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 06 December 2022
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

The pulse-pounding return of Conan, the most iconic fantasy hero in popular culture, with a brand-new illustrated standalone novel by New York Times bestselling author S.M. Stirling, is tied directly to the famous tales written by Robert E. Howard. Mercenary, thief, soldier, usurper...CONAN OF CIMMERIA As a sword for hire for a mercenary troop, Conan finds himself in Sukhmet, a filthy backwater town south of the River Styx considered the arse-end of Stygia. Serving in the company known as Zarallo's Free Companions, he fights alongside soldiers of fortune from Zingara, Koth, Shem, and other lands—a hard-handed band of killers loyal to anyone who pays them well. In a Sukhmet tavern, he encounters one soldier in particular—Valeria of the Red Brotherhood, a veteran of freebooters with whom Conan also sailed, launching raids out of the Barachan Isles on the Western Sea. Valeria's reputation is that of a deadly swordswoman, a notoriety she quickly proves to be accurate. When she runs afoul of an exiled Stygian noble, however, things take a deadly turn, embroiling them both in the schemes of a priest of the serpent god Set. The first new Conan novel in more than a decade, Blood of the Serpent leads directly into one of Robert E. Howard's most famous sword-and-sorcery adventures, Red Nails. As a bonus feature, that story, as well, is included in this volume.

Weight: 668g
Dimension: 164 x 241 x 40 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781803361833