A kings favorite daughter is kidnapped by his sorceror advisor and only Conan can save the girl ù with the aid of the second daughter who the king will not consider as a successor to the throne. Harsh terrain and the wizards horde of zombie warriors ù and other treachery ù stand between Conan and the beautiful young heiress. This is the hard-drinking bare-knuckled older Conan in a story set years later than the events in the current ongoing series.