Beastslayer

Sword and Sorcery bonanza 730 pages of adventure. "Another great sword and sorcery novel by author Chris Turner. Lizard Men, giant snake, and a fast paced story that will leave you trying to catch… Lue lisää Sword and Sorcery bonanza 730 pages of adventure. "Another great sword and sorcery novel by author Chris Turner. Lizard Men, giant snake, and a fast paced story that will leave you trying to catch your breath. Strong characters and monsters aplenty. A must read for fans of Robert E. Howard. "- kindle reviewer ★★★★★ For all Conan enthusiasts: the dark exploration which picks up where the film "Conan the Barbarian" left off. The larger-than-life Cimmerian hero and Subotai the Hyrkanian archer engage in a daring adventure. Saeth. A word barely kept lingering on the tongue of even the bravest warrior. The name of an age darkest to humankind. An age of sorcerers and far-flung magic. After the death of the sorcerer Thulsa Doom, Conan and Subotai flee north through the Ophirean highlands. In the shadowy land of Darfala, refuge is scarce, terrors many. A cave carved into the side of the mountain . . . a respite from a wicked storm? No, a sight to chill the blood. It will take everything the warriors have to survive the secrets of the mountain. .. and the ultimate menace, a far darker, older terror brewed by the lizard-men of lost Xatu. Heroic adventure in the tradition of Conan and Jurassic Park. A multi-book swordfest. Novellas contained in this collection: THE DRAGON OF SKARDRAGON LORDSTHE HUNTRESS OF CAERLINENCHANTRESS OF RURNEAHRION'S MINIONSBEASTSLAYER: RISE OF THE RGNADONCURSE OF THE KRAKEN "Our seers translated the ancient tablets from forgotten tongues-and they spoke in hushed whispers of a time before man, when a great flood rose flashing through the valleys, a cataclysm, some hundred thousand years ago. The rain sloughed from the heavens. The great glaciers cracked and shivered before bolts of lightning. Tempestuous gales blew around a globe on fire. "Hear me, O valiant people of Xatu, that when I say the ice splintered, slid, melted in massive shards, the waters rose "The animals, stripped of their habitat, swarmed to Vharad, the only standing island in a sea of azure stretching as far as the eye could see. Some beasts burrowed into the ancient mountain and founded the tunnels below. Others fought for resources, scarce on a windy, water-cursed world-but only the reptiles survived-to evolve into creatures of nightmare, a horrendous brood, relying on strength and size to survive. .. " -Legend of the Flood, the mountain king Excerpt from Beastslayer: Rise of the Rgnadon