78-Red Nails

About this book

Deep in an unexplored southern forest, a notorious female pirate and a barbarian wanderer stumble upon something no map has ever recorded: a walled city rising from a cactus-dotted plain. Red Nails is one of Robert E. Howard's most celebrated Conan adventures, a savage and atmospheric tale of sword-play, peril and ancient secrets. Valeria of the Red Brotherhood, whose deeds are sung wherever seafarers gather, has fled the mercenary camps of the Stygian frontier as an outlaw. Hot on her trail comes Conan the Cimmerian, bold, sharp-witted and as dangerous as ever. Together they must decide whether to approach the mysterious city or flee deeper into the silent, brooding wilderness. Neither suspects what waits behind those towering walls. Howard's pulp storytelling is at its fiercest here: lean, vivid prose, a sinister lost-world setting and a heroine who is every bit the equal of the hero with a blade in her hand. Fans of classic sword-and-sorcery, Hyborian Age adventure and dark fantasy will find everything they love in this novella, with its tense atmosphere and relentless pace. This edition is number 78 in the Conan chronology collection, ideal for readers following the Cimmerian's career in order or discovering the legend for the first time. Start reading online instantly in your browser, no download required.

Author

Robert E. Howard

Length

~115 pages

Reading time

2 h 17 min

Chapters

6

Released

October 24, 2026

Languages

🇬🇧 EN · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇧🇷 PT-BR · 🇲🇽 ES-MX · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇺🇦 UK · 🇨🇿 CS · 🇸🇰 SK · 🇬🇷 EL · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇹🇷 TR · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇧🇬 BG · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇷🇸 SR · 🇸🇮 SL · 🇱🇹 LT · 🇱🇻 LV · 🇪🇪 ET · 🇸🇪 SV · 🇩🇰 DA · 🇳🇴 NB · 🇫🇮 FI · 🇯🇵 JA · 🇰🇷 KO · 🇨🇳 ZH · 🇹🇼 ZH-TW · 🇮🇩 ID · 🇻🇳 VI · 🇹🇭 TH · 🇮🇳 HI · 🇸🇦 AR · 🇮🇱 HE

Formats

eBook

Print format

Paperback, 13 × 20 cm, 110 pages

Age rating

Teen 13+