The Hour of the Dragon
Robert E. Howard · 1935
A 1935 sword-and-sorcery novel by Robert E. Howard, originally serialized in Weird Tales, following the barbarian Conan. In the opening, conspirators use a magical gem to resurrect the ancient sorcerer Xaltotun to help them seize thrones in Nemedia and Aquilonia.
Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.
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