Book description
In the fabled city of Shadizar, Princess Tamaris hires Conan to recover
the magical gem known as the Heart of Ahriman. The Cimmerian warrior
must vanquish the princess's murderous henchman and face the sinister
Guardians of the Horn, only to confront the ancient power of the foul
demon-god Dagoth. 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.