Book description
Conan defies the sorcerous power of the Cult of Doom for the sake of a
beautiful young woman known only as Yasbet. From the glory of fabled
Aghrapur, capital of Turan, to the demon-haunted wastes of the Blasted
Lands, Conan proves himself the greatest hero of a bygone era of high
adventure. Robert Jordan was born in 1948 in Charleston. He was a
graduate of the Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, with a
degree in physics, and served 2 tours in Vietnam. His hobbies included
hunting, fishing, sailing, poker, chess, pool and pipe collecting. He
died in September 2007.