Book excerpt: While Conan's army celebrates their defeat of the fearsome Picts, an enemy alliance assails the crown city of Conan's kingdom. Even Conan's prowess is not enough to lead his outnumbered and depleted legions to victory against these new adversaries, but an alliance with his homeland is possible, but only if Conan can defeat the mighty Cimmerian chieftain — in a battle to the death! The Chronicles of King Conan furthers 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.