Queen Taramis of Khauran wakes to find her twin sister Salome, a witch born with a crimson crescent on her breast, standing in her chamber. Salome seizes the throne with the help of the adventurer Constantius, and Conan, captain of the queen’s guard, is nailed to a tree in the desert, from which he must survive to lead the fight for the city.
One of the most celebrated Conan stories, first printed in Weird Tales in 1934. Download the free EPUB.