Howard affirms his style, persisting in his mistrust of modern civilizations, consumed by passivity, laxity and cruelty. Red Nails is one of Conan's most beloved and sophisticated stories. After a clash against a terrible dragon, the two go to a strange fortified city, apparently deserted.but the duo will quickly discover that a civilization lives hidden inside, and that the citadel hides a heavy secret. Here he pledges himself a mercenary, promising his sword to the highest bidder, fighting alongside fellow mercenary and fierce female warrior Valeria. In Red Nails, Conan finds himself in the Darfar region, whose territory is almost entirely covered by a huge forest.
Howard's Conan is brought to life uncensored! Discover the true Conan, unrestrained, violent, and sexual. "It holds your attention while you are reading it and you do want to get to the end of it.THE RETURN OF ROBERT E. It's also notable that it's one of the inspirations for Tom Moldvay's 1982 module, 'The Lost City,' which amped up the insanity of the warring factions, provided a multi-level dungeon, and then gave a map of an underground complex and asked Dungeon Masters to make up their own adventures in this Howardesque world." -Tim Callahan, Tor.com "Absolutely worth reading as an example of trashy sword and sorcery that's never dull for a moment and acts like a sleazy D&D game highlight reel. The finale makes the last act of Hamlet look like a Sunday school picnic." - Black Gate "The usual rip-roaring, headlong action, inventiveness, and raw violence which Howard's name on a story guaranteed. And when one of the gang leaders, a stunning woman with a vampiric lust for life, makes Valeria a target of her hunger, Conan and Valeria must escape the evil and madness that flood the city before all is lost. Seemingly deserted, Xuchotl actually harbors two gangs who are locked in an endless ancestral feud. Xuchotl is an ancient city of wealth and beauty, with walls of jade and bejeweled lights. The final sword-and-sorcery installment of the epic Conan the Barbarian Series.ĭuring the mythical Hyborian Age, Conan the Cimmerian and Valeria of the Red Brotherhood are pursued by a dragon-like monster-until they make it to civilization.
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