A young Conan is falsely accused by an avaricious queen of murdering the king of Zamora. Without adequate defense or as avenue of escape, the Cimmerian is tortured, stabbed, dragged through the streets, and thrown into a river. He is found later by his closest allies, but they discover they are too late. Conan is dead! The Chronicles of Conan collects classic Conan the Barbarian tales never-before collected and unavailable for over a quarter of a century. "These Conan stories, most importantly, are just fun to read and with fast, dynamic, action along with strange, perilous magic." -rpg.net