Writers Kurt Busiek and Len Wein, team up with the grandmaster of horror art, Kelley Jones, to tell the horrifying origin of Thoth-amon - Conan's greatest adversary.
In the dank alleys of a decaying city, a beggar child conjures visions of a future where, instead of spitting on him in the streets, the rich and privileged cower in fear of his terrible authority. Through cunning, murderous means, he ingratiates himself into a benevolent priesthood, only to turn the church and the nation itself over to the terrible snake-god, Set.
This essential piece of the Conan mythos reveals the secrets behind the dread sorcerer Thoth-amon for the first time.