Conan the Barbarian — born on a battlefield in Cimmeria — spent his life wandering the world of the legendary Hyborian Age. From boy-thief to pirate, mercenary and outlaw, and ultimately becoming King of Aquilonia, Conan carved a red swathe through lost cities and unexplored jungles, facing hideous horrors and supernatural menaces with nothing more than a sharp sword in his hand and a beautiful woman at his side.
Collected here in the chronological order in which they were first published are Robert E. Howard's definitive stories of Conan, exactly as he wrote them, as fresh, atmospheric and vibrant today as they were when they originally appeared in the pulp magazines more than seventy years ago.