The tenth volume in the Conan series features the novel, RETURN OF CONAN written by Bjorn Nyberg and L. Sprague De Camp as well as a history of the Hyborian Age by Robert E Howard. Now, I've got to admit I came here for the feature and left before the credits so this review will just focus on the story proper...which was balls to wall machoism from first to last blood.
Conan is sitting atop his latest throne in Aquilonia, once again a king and once again with a stunningly beautiful queen by his side. Life is good, food is plentiful and times are peaceful. Until they aren't.
Within the first handful of pages, Conan's queen, Zenobia, is whisked away by a mysterious shadow which can only be the makings of a dark magician! A magician Conan must slay if he intends to bed his beauty once more!
Despite Conan's quest to save his queen from unthinkable horrors at the hands of said dark magician, he doesn't shy away from the wanton women all too willing to share their wares with him. Conan's not a one woman sort of guy - a point emphasized throughout the novel.
When he's not enjoying himself with members of the opposite sex, Conan is kicking ass and taking names on a sojourn which sees him shed blood in desert fortresses, pirate ships, ice-capped mountains, and secluded hide outs deep in the forest. He sure gets around in this one!
When all is said and done, THE RETURN OF CONAN is a stock sword and sorcery, pitched men's adventure style at pulp purists looking for an adventure dripping with blood thirsty battles and sex aplenty. While THE RETURN OF CONAN doesn't bring anything new to the table, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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