Not sure about the way this 5th installment was written. It seems like Sadler took some leftovers from the second book and just tossed them together. The story is light but graphic as usual. We find CACSA back in the company of Norsemen along with all the intrigues, lost love and other things that you would expect to find in this series. The start of the book is strong with CASCA wandering through the Arabian Desert. Like most happenings in the books it is easy to see the first few chapters on the screen. The director of the first CONAN film, John Milius would work wonders with this character. His suffering is endless and ironically most of it is brought on by his own hands. That is his curse though, doomed to wander the earth. It would be easy for him to find a place and just put down some roots but I guess we can understand why he has to move on. There is a scene in this book that probably seemed like it was ok when it was written, but no it honestly was not. Time frames taken into consideration it is mildly understandable. ( )