Conan goes against his ingrained barbarian instincts and sides with a strange wizard in order to topple those who ensnared them both in the horrific dungeons beneath the Scarlet Citadel! Timothy Truman, Toms Giorello, and Jos Villarrubia-the monthly team behind the critically acclaimed Conan the Cimmerian comic-book run-move ahead many years in the barbarian's life to a time when Conan has just lost the crown of Aquilonia and must fight to reclaim it from several betrayers and their evil wizard!