Book excerpt: The forces of Conan and his allies prepare to storm the port city of Kordava and take its fleet for the final assault on Argos to crush once and for all the enemy coalition that nearly cost Conan his kingdom. With Conan's daughter about to marry the king of Asgard and ensure a future of peace and security, the malefic sorcerer Crassus readies his own wedding gift--Conan's destruction at the hands of his own son! The Chronicles of King Conan further the legend of Robert E. Howard's epic creation, collecting for the first time the long out-of-print Conan the King tales originally published by Marvel Comics.