The Red Slayers are King Kull’s elite guard in Robert E. Howard’s Valusian tales. Trained for absolute loyalty and deadly skill, they defend the throne from rebels, assassins, and serpent-men. Their crimson armor marks them as Valusia’s most feared warriors. Known for discipline and honor, the Red Slayers stand beside Kull during battles, conspiracies, and palace intrigues. Their presence reinforces Kull’s power and the fragile peace of the ancient Thurian Age.
My Rating “A Night On The Town!” The king has disappeared out of his balcony bedroom window! But where did he go? Councilor Tu and Brule the Spear-Slayer must act quickly to not arouse suspicion. Any word of Kull’s demise would cause panic throughout the city streets. Valusia is a big place. If the two […]
My Rating “Part Four – Unity Or Death” The truth has been revealed to Kull, Conan, and John Kirowan. Set, the great serpent god and earth mother, has spirited the three heroes through time and space for a proposed alliance. But why? What has caused a god of such power to tremble with fear before
My Rating “Part Two – Words Of Power” A temple keeper is dead and the nephew of Governor Patanius plays ignorant of Conan’s accusations. Now the Cimmerian must act quickly or be thrown to the unscrupulous Numalian Court of Justice. With a heavy hand, Conan slays all but Inquisitor Demetrio and his captain of the
My Rating “Part One – Stealing Faces & Finery” Brule scanned the mists for recognizable faces. The Shaman had promised him the truth, even if it was forcibly provided. The Spear-Slayer had to confirm the validity of his ally. Was the king of Valusia of sound mind? Gonar inhaled smoke from his pipe once again,
My Rating “The Skull of Silence!” Kull and his men had traveled for several days towards Valusia without prolonged rest. The borderlands were treacherous, indeed, but the Tiger King had filled the time contemplating a recent debate between Ka-Nu and himself. The Pict had openly ridiculed Kull for a statement he made during the previous
My Rating “A King Comes Riding!” A seditious plot begins to unfold inside the backrooms of the royal palace. As King Kull debates his own Councilor Tu from the Topaz Throne, a group of Valusian saboteurs lay plans to assassinate him. But, for what purpose? These very same men had manipulated Kull into slaying King
My Rating “The Mighty Barbarians – 01” Death has reached across time leaving a path of destruction over parallel worlds. The invading force known as Aleph grow in number through possessing those who they do not eat. Their dark objective is controlled by an architect who hides within the shadows. A sorceress from the burning
My Rating “The Age Unconquered Part 04 – Call From The Depths” Across time, the Cimmerian did travel. To what force gave tow, he could not fathom. All that mattered to Conan at that very moment was staring back at him with blazoned eye sockets. The necromancer, born in a time long before the sons
My Rating “The Age Unconquered Part 03 – Call From The Depths” Know thee, Tiger King, that in your dwindling kingdom of Atlantis, a distant son of Crom shall appear from times unseen. And thus, set the stage for a grim resurgence of evil. In the halls of thy ancestors, you and yours shall battle
My Rating “The Age Unconquered Part 02 – Far Shores & Fearless Men” Pulled into the distant past by a black stone obelisk, Conan finds himself allied with the King of Valusia. As Brule and Kull play politics over the Topaz Throne, the Cimmerian grows ever more anxious to find what plagues both timelines. Will
