Conan leads the legions of Nemedia onto the field of battle and come out victorious, battle after battle. Rather than glory and wealth, he is showered with suspicion and jealousy. The mighty Cimmerian must watch his back for an assassin's blade even as he lays waste the the Brythunian Empire.

We join King Kull in the midst of a siege - the coven of the snake winds its coil around the City of Wonders.