The main novel in Robert E. Howard’s oeuvre, which gave birth to the genre of heroic fantasy, spawned hundreds of imitators, and made Conan the Cimmerian a literary super-star.
Conan smashed the Picts head-on at Velitrium—back then a barbarian commanded the Aquilonian army. The victory put him on the throne of Aquilonia—though he had to free himself from the cruel king first. Since Conan himself was a simple man, his realm prospered under him. But jealous neighbors decided to overthrow him from the throne. They succeeded—though only for a short time. How Conan saved his kingdom—read in the novel “The Hour of the Dragon.”