The Red Brotherhood is a legendary band of pirates from Robert E. Howard’s Hyborian Age. Known for their crimson flags and brutal tactics, they dominate the seas with unmatched ferocity. The Red Brotherhood includes fearless captains and crews loyal only to gold and glory—none more famous than Bêlit, Queen of the Black Coast, who commanded her own ship within their ranks. Their raids on merchant vessels, coastal towns, and rival fleets earned them eternal infamy throughout Stygia, Zingara, and Argos. In Howard’s Conan tales, the Red Brotherhood symbolizes chaos and freedom on the open sea, embodying the wild, lawless spirit of the age.
My Rating “Cursed Shores Beyond – Part Two: An Isle Of Dread” The obelisk stood above the beach at the edge of a dense jungle canopy. Was it evidence of some previous civilization, or a warning to anyone foolish enough to seek refuge here? Judging by its construction—a sickly green crystalline stone infused with human
My Rating “An Informal History Of The Thomas/Smith Conan” Roy Thomas provides a two-page history of his work with Barry Windsor-Smith. Without these two pioneers, surely Conan the Barbarian would never have reached the success that it did in the early 1970s. Fans of Conan the Barbarian will definitely want to read this exposé. “Rogues
My Rating “Cursed Shores Beyond – Part One: Perilous Waters” Crested waves spill over the deck of the Briney Wren, pushing sailors violently toward the forecastle. One turns to catch a glimpse of their newest recruit, Conan of Cimmeria. The Barbarian appears to be grappling with something much larger than himself. A man, perhaps. If
My Rating “Sword Vs. Sorcery – Part 05” We gathered on a ship and sailed to the barbarian stronghold of B’org. Across the waters the host of Hestera, my beloved Bêlit, discovered Crom had taken not the skin Conan of the north men, but a lesser man who rules this untamed lot. It was Bêlit
My Rating “Sword Vs. Sorcery – Part 04)” And thus the time came when the gods warred amongst themselves; blood flowed as pantheons fell to history. It was my lady’s deity who plucked her from the depths of the ocean and placed her into life once again. The earth mother, scorned by the Cimmerian god
My Rating “Sword Vs. Sorcery – Part 03” In the current era of high magick, a daughter of the Shemites learns her fate and that of one’s past. The knowledge comes with a high price, as the woman’s second death grows near. The spell-lords came from all corners of Hyperboria, gathered to Sin upon this
My Rating “Sword Vs. Sorcery – Part 02” In a time when the sapphire waters of the Black Coast spew back the unwanted necro flesh of slain pirate queens, and whore-masters fall by the hand their embolden courtesan, the world’s sorcerers amass in numbers to indulge their sadism at the Festival of the Blameless. It
My Rating “Sword Vs. Sorcery” Following the rise of the kingdoms of Hyboria, and before the throne of Aquilonia fell by the Cimmerian with a troubled brow, there was an age of Stygian necromancy. An unto this, Bêlit, pirate queen of the black coast, was raised up from beyond the grave to copulate her way
My Rating “Conan & Valeria: The Sunless Isle” Conan and Valeria had pillaged the Western Sea in a time preceding the fall of Bêlit, Queen of the Black Coast. The Cimmerian had found an uneasy companionship with the golden-haired beauty. Valeria was a corsair, pirate, and member of the Red Brotherhood; yet she became a
My Rating “Curse Of The Undead-Man” The cut-purse thugs had swarmed Conan in a darkened alleyway by chance, but what the Cimmerian had found on the cobblestone moments ago was worth killing for. The Maul district of Zamora had never been safe to traverse at any hour of the day, but at night, only seasoned
