But even though her arousal at such shameful treatment cannot be denied, she is far too proud to yield to his dominance without a fight. Yet though Xander does his best to convince himself that Avin shared in the responsibility for her father’s actions, he can’t help wondering if she was merely a pawn in a treacherous game.Determined to win Avin’s submission, Xander sets out to master her body completely, and soon enough she has been stripped bare, soundly spanked, and made to kneel at his feet and eat from his hand. But now, as a queen defeated in battle and forsaken by her people, Avin is determined to remain defiant even as Xander usurps her throne.Leading a rebellion against the woman he had hoped would be his bride was the last thing Xander wanted, but her father’s murderous betrayal of his closest allies left no other choice. When she was still a carefree, lovestruck princess, Avin of Windbourne would have happily surrendered herself to Lord Xander of Ravenscroft, the bold, handsome warrior who was to have been her husband. Truly, this is heroic fantasy at its finest. The Conquering Sword of Conan includes never-before-published outlines, notes, and story drafts, plus a new introduction, personal correspondence, and the revealing essay “Hyborian Genesis”–which chronicles the history of the creation of the Conan series.

Prepared directly from the earliest known versions–often Howard’s own manuscripts–are such sword-and-sorcery classics as “The Servants of Bit-Yakin” (formerly published as “Jewels of Gwahlur”), “Beyond the Black River,” “The Black Stranger,” “Man-Eaters of Zamboula” (formerly published as “Shadows in Zamboula”), and, perhaps his most famous adventure of all, “Red Nails.” Howard, lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist Greg Manchess. Witness, then, Howard at his finest, and Conan at his most savage, in the latest volume featuring the collected works of Robert E.

In doing so, he brought to life the archetypal adventurer known to millions around the world as Conan the barbarian.

Howard defined the sword-and-sorcery genre. In a meteoric career that covered only a dozen years, Robert E. “FOR HEADLONG, NONSTOP ADVENTURE AND FOR VIVID, EVEN FLORID, SCENERY, NO ONE EVEN COMES CLOSE TO HOWARD.”

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