This is a really good volume on the Sullen Northerner. Conan fans will like it as it takes the history of the character back to the start and emphasizes not only the marvel/Arnold era but the beginnings of the character from Howard's time. ( )

A real disappointment. While there was plenty of artwork throughout the book, taken from Frazetta, and the Conan comic books, as well as other sources, it was impossible to follow the text, or the thread of Conan's life. I realize that Howard didn't write all the Conan stories with a clear biography in mind. But in trying to pull everything together that's ever been written about Conan, from Howard's work to the comic books to the other books written, it turned out to be just one big hodge-podge that was more trouble to read than it was worth. ( )