Conan: Cult of the Obsidian MoonA new chapter of the Titan comics & Heroic Signatures massive narrative event: The Battle of the Black Stone. A thrilling story about Conan the Barbarian facing incomprehensible Lovecraftian horrors written by New York Times Bestselling author James Lovegrove. A NEW CHAPTER OF THE TITAN COMICS & HEROIC SIGNATURES MASSIVE NARRATIVE EVENT: THE BATTLE OF THE BLACK STONE. Still mourning Bêlit, Conan attempts to drink away his sorrows. In his tavern-hopping journey he meets and befriends married couple Hunwulf and Gudrun and their son, Bjørn. A decade ago, Hunwulf eloped with Gudrun after killing her betrothed, they live on the run from her tribe, who are desperate for revenge. Bjørn has the makings of a shaman, while Hunwulf is prone to having strange fits which bring him visions of past and future lives. When a descendant warns Hunwulf of imminent danger, he and his wife ride out to ambush the tribe, leaving Bjørn with Conan, who vows to protect the boy with his life. Unfortunately, Conan is betrayed by a former accomplice, and Bjørn is kidnapped by the tribe. Conan and Bjørn’s vengeful parents search for the lad. They catch up to the tribe, only to find Bjørn has been taken by murderous bat-winged figures, who fought with talon and sword. The boy, and other “gifted” children have been taken to the Rotlands, a place plagued by a contaminating supernatural force that warps all who go there. To save Bjørn, the trio must go to the heart of the Rotlands, where strange, horrifying fates await at every turn. |
Contents
Talk of Winged Monsters and Maneating Plants | |
An AdventurerinWaiting | |
Fortunes Precipice | |
Hunwulfs Myriad of Different Lives | |
Derketa Dust | |
A Valiant Sacrifice | |
A Ghostly Echo of Magnificence | |
The Genesis of Metamorphosis | |
The Song of Whirring Steel | |
A Shattered | |
The Granite Orrery | |
Providential Newcomer | |
Night of the Obsidian Moon | |
Questions of Faith and Fealty | |
That Rare Thing a LawAbiding Law Enforcer | |
The Tongue of | |
Kidnapping From Kidnappers | |
A Fixed Heading After Months Adrift | |
A Leprosy of Terrain | |
The Odor of Things That Had Seen Better Days | |
and Sedentary | |
The Meaninglessness of Things | |
The Poisoned Well | |
That Dreadful Calculation | |
Afterword | |
About the Author | |
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