I Read Books: Conan The Liberator
Conan The Liberator King Numedides of Auqilonia is a mad tyrant; his madness is encouraged by the sorcerer Thulandra Thuu who has promised him immortality*. This involves blood rituals; distracted by this Numedides has appointed Thuu chancellor. Several noblemen of Poitain, a southern province of Aquilonia, have decided to overthrow Numedides and for reasons not entirely clear in this volume have chosen Conan the Cimmerian, a former mercenary general who Numedides turned against, as their leader. Following a previous adventure the conspirators arrive by ship in neighbouring Zingara with a treasure they intend to fence to finance their army***. They raise an army fairly straightforwardly – the combination of money and Numedides tyranny attracting recruits. However Aquilonia has spies and agents, one of whom boasts of Alcina, a dancing girl, in front of Conan; he then picks her up. She is, of course, an agent of Thulandra Thuu, and she passes on their plan. The ford they fein...
