Conan: Songs of the Slain by Tim Lebbon

The pulse-pounding return of Conan, the most iconic fantasy hero in popular culture, with a brand-new illustrated standalone novel by New York Times bestselling author S.M. Stirling, tied directly to the famous tales written by Robert E. Howard. When Conan of Cimmeria was a prisoner of war on the verge of death, he made a promise to a fellow prisoner, Baht Tann. Conan would grant a favor, wherever and whenever Tann called it in, in return for Tann's meagre water ration. The men escaped, parted ways and the rest is history. After a life filled with violence and tumult, Conan met his destiny and became King of Aquilonia. Married with a child and presiding over a period of peace and stability, the legendary barbarian’s sword has been sheathed for too long. When Baht Tann arrives in Aquilonia, he is wounded, his wife has been murdered and his two children kidnapped. He asks Conan to save his children and avenge his wife. It will be a perilous journey, chasing men with no honour. Conan leaves without hesitation. Disguised as a scruffy wanderer and armed with a broadsword, Conan ventures into hostile lands in pursuit of Tann’s assailants. He is soon beset by assassins and learns there is a price on his head. Unknown to Conan, for reasons of honour, revenge and glory, powerful warriors want him dead. Violence and vengeance ensue as Conan takes on his mysterious foes and attempts to fulfil his promise.

Tim Lebbon is a talented, highly-respected author, and the winner of the British Fantasy Society’s August Derleth Fantasy Award for Best Novel (2006) for Dusk (Bantam Spectra, 2006), the first of his “Noreela” fantasy saga. It was followed with the release of Dawn (Bantam Spectra, 2007), and 2008 sees the publication of Fallen. Mr. Lebbon is the co-author with Christopher Golden of the novel Mind the Gap: A Novel of the Hidden Cities (Cemetery Dance: May 2008; Bantam Spectra, May 2008). He also wrote Hellboy: Unnatural Selection (Pocket Books, 2006), and The Everlasting (Necessary Evil Press, March 2007; Leisure Books, May 2007). Mr. Lebbon is also the author of The New York Times-best-selling novelization of the terrifying horror movie 30 Days of Night (Pocket Star, 2007), which is on the short-list for a “Best Novel (Adapted)” Scribe Award in the category of “Speculative Fiction”. The Second Annual Scribe Awards is presented by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, which acknowledges and celebrates excellence in licensed tie-in writing, and will be presented at the San Diego ComicCon in July of this year. Several of his novels and novellas are currently in development as movies.

Conan: Songs of the Slain

The All-New Chronicles of the Worlds Greatest Barbarian Hero