Conan: Spawn of the Serpent God

A Scourge of the Serpent Men Novel

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On sale Oct 28, 2025 | 416 Pages | 9781835411841

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A new chapter of the Titan comics & Heroic Signatures massive narrative event: Scourge of the Serpent Men. A thrilling story about Conan the Barbarian facing violent abominations written by Bram Stoker Award Winning Author Tim Waggoner

“What do the two of you know of the Cult of Set?”

In Zamora, the city of thieves, Conan meets Valja, a thrill-seeking thief. She entices him to join
her on a heist, where they steal a golden statuette of Ishtar, said to contain the goddess herself.
After killing a dozen guards and failing to escape, the pair are saved by priestesses of Mitra. But
Conan knows that nothing is free.

The priestesses have need of their skills. They have waged war against Set, god of chaos and
serpents, who demands constant sacrifice from his subjects and massacred thousands of his
followers. Yet they are no match for Uzzeran, a powerful sorceror, who has been performing
unspeakable experiments on humans in the name of Set. To defeat Uzzeran, they will need a
legendary warrior on their side. They need Conan the Barbarian.
Tim Waggoner writes original dark fantasy, horror, and media tie-ins including Supernatural, Kingsman, and Resident Evil. In 2017 he received the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction, he’s been a finalist for the Shirley Jackson and the Scribe awards, and his fiction has received numerous honorable mentions in volumes of Best Horror of the Year. Tim teaches creative writing and composition at Sinclair College in Dayton, Ohio.

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A new chapter of the Titan comics & Heroic Signatures massive narrative event: Scourge of the Serpent Men. A thrilling story about Conan the Barbarian facing violent abominations written by Bram Stoker Award Winning Author Tim Waggoner

“What do the two of you know of the Cult of Set?”

In Zamora, the city of thieves, Conan meets Valja, a thrill-seeking thief. She entices him to join
her on a heist, where they steal a golden statuette of Ishtar, said to contain the goddess herself.
After killing a dozen guards and failing to escape, the pair are saved by priestesses of Mitra. But
Conan knows that nothing is free.

The priestesses have need of their skills. They have waged war against Set, god of chaos and
serpents, who demands constant sacrifice from his subjects and massacred thousands of his
followers. Yet they are no match for Uzzeran, a powerful sorceror, who has been performing
unspeakable experiments on humans in the name of Set. To defeat Uzzeran, they will need a
legendary warrior on their side. They need Conan the Barbarian.

Author

Tim Waggoner writes original dark fantasy, horror, and media tie-ins including Supernatural, Kingsman, and Resident Evil. In 2017 he received the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction, he’s been a finalist for the Shirley Jackson and the Scribe awards, and his fiction has received numerous honorable mentions in volumes of Best Horror of the Year. Tim teaches creative writing and composition at Sinclair College in Dayton, Ohio.

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