Believe what you may, but sword and sorcery did not begin with a barbarian named Conan. Years before the Cimmerian reached the pages of pulp magazines, Robert E. Howard brought forth his prototypical hero-king creationKull, the Tiger of Atlantis. Out of the west he came, striding boldly across Atlantis's Pre-Cataclysmic stage, brandishing both broadsword and battle-axe. Like the mighty Conan, he is a pirate, an outlaw, a gladiator, a king. But unlike Conan, the cold-eyed, hot-headed Kull rules the Lands of Enchantment with a continuous cast of comradesKa-nu the Pict, Gor-na the chief councilor, Brule the Spear-slayer. With their aid, he battles a secret dominion of serpent-men (The Shadowy Kingdom), confronts the deadly truths of The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune, foils a wizard in the guise of a talking cat (The Cat and the Skull), dares to look upon The Screaming Skull of Silence, breaks the ancient chains of the laws of Valusia (By This Axe I Rule!) and is pulled forward in time to help Bran Mac Morn fight off an invading army. Containing all the Kull stories, Kull: Exile of Atlantis also includes fragments and drafts, as well as appendices and notes on Howard's original texts. A must-have for fans of sword and sorcery adventure.