My Rating “A Death In Scarlet” On the rough and tumble streets of Khorusun, two young women scan the incoming merchant trains looking for a mark. The day is young, as is their flesh. Sonja points to a Khitai trader lavishly adorned with gold and silk; a peacock seemingly out of place amongst the prostitutes […]
My Rating “Tattered Wings” What is the worth of a father’s son? Gold? Artifacts? Immortality? In the snow-laid mountains of Hyrkania, Conan will move heaven and earth to rescue the boy of a local warlord. As for Conan’s men, those brash mercenaries from the land of Khitai, would never return to claim their reward. Lurking
My Rating “The Frost Giant’s Daughter” Note: This is a remastered version of the story first published by Marvel Comics. The daughter of Ymir traipsed around the icy field as the Vanir gave battle to Conan and his Aesir allies. One by one, they all fell, each by the other’s hand. However, it would be
My Rating “The Conquering Crown – Part 01: The Implausible General” The lands of Aquilonia continue to deteriorate under the maniacal leadership of King Numedides. While Count Trocero of Poitain attempts to strengthen ties with Tarantia, to the west, King Ferdrugo De Ramiro III of Zingara plots to overthrow the mad king. If Poitain does
Red Sonja: The She-Devil’s Ballad (A Poem By An Unknown Bard) Beneath the crimson, burning skies,She rides where blood and legend rise.A scarlet mane, a flash of steel,Her laughter cuts, her fury real. Born from sorrow, forged in flame,A thousand men have cursed her name.She drinks from cups of battle’s brew,Her heart is fierce, her
“The Secret of the Hyrkanian Mountains” (A Poem of Hyboria) Where the Hyrkanian peaks in silence brood,’Neath veils of storm and whispering wood,There lies a vale no mortal sees—A cradle shrouded by ancient trees. The winds cry tales through frozen stone,Of riders lost, of kings dethroned;The moonlight drapes the peaks in flame,Yet none return who
My Rating “The Serpent Ring – Part 01: Dead Man’s Promise” The spears flew past Paolo Laurenti as he ran through the jungle brush, the scream from one of his porters erupted just ahead. The natives were not known for their accuracy in the dark. However, where aim was a hindrance, the number of missiles
My Rating “Chapter Four” They survived! Red Sonja, Luna the witch, and two out of the three pilgrims trapped by the suffocating sandstorm, defeated the monsters which sprung up from the dunes to feast upon human flesh. But, as Lucas prepared to bury his companion Polly, Luna took it upon herself to scout the area
My Rating “Chapter Three” Trapped! A blinding sandstorm has engulfed Red Sonja and the sorcerer Luna in the red sands of the eastern desert. As they try to make headway toward the Hyrkanian valley marked on their map, the two treasure hunters stumble upon a party of lost Pilgrims. Reluctantly, Sonja agrees to help the
My Rating “Chapter Two” Red Sonja had arrived at the foothills leading into the Hyrkanian Mountains. Two days prior, she had cut out a map tattooed on human skin of the deceased, but the imagery is incomplete. As the red-haired warrior studies each marking, a scream can be heard from a short distance away. In
