Conan has become king of Aquilonia and, despite his history ofwanderlust, proves to be a steady, compassionate, and just king. Whenthe evil power of the ancient wizard Xaltotun is unleashed upon hiskingdom, Conan is forced to go into hiding and pursue the magical gemresponsible for reviving the long-dead Xaltotun, and necessary todefeat the vile sorcerer.Conan, loses and regains a kingdomthrough lands of mystery and enchantment as he fights this evilsorcerer from the mythical past.This book is the only novelthat Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan, wrote, and also the onlyfull length novel that he ever completed.