Conan Cult of the Obsidian Moon, James Lovegrove
Conan Cult of the Obsidian Moon, James Lovegrove
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Conan: Cult of the Obsidian Moon

Author: James Lovegrove

Narrator: Bradford Hastings

Unabridged: 9 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/07/2026


Synopsis

A new chapter of the Titan comics & Heroic Signatures massive narrative event: The Battle of the Black Stone. A thrilling story about Conan the Barbarian facing incomprehensible Lovecraftian horrors written by New York Times Bestselling author James Lovegrove. A NEW CHAPTER OF THE TITAN COMICS & HEROIC SIGNATURES MASSIVE NARRATIVE EVENT: THE BATTLE OF THE BLACK STONE.Still mourning Bêlit, Conan attempts to drink away his sorrows. In his tavern-hopping journey he meets and befriends married couple Hunwulf and Gudrun and their son, Bjørn. A decade ago, Hunwulf eloped with Gudrun after killing her betrothed. They live on the run from her tribe, who are desperate for revenge. Bjørn has the makings of a shaman, while Hunwulf is prone to having strange fits which bring him visions of past and future lives. When a descendant warns Hunwulf of imminent danger, he and his wife ride out to ambush the tribe, leaving Bjørn with Conan, who vows to protect the boy with his life.Unfortunately, Conan is betrayed by a former accomplice, and Bjørn is kidnapped by the tribe. Conan and Bjørn’s vengeful parents search for the lad. They catch up to the tribe, only to find Bjørn has been taken by murderous bat-winged figures, who fought with talon and sword. The boy, and other “gifted” children have been taken to the Rotlands, a place plagued by a contaminating supernatural force that warps all who go there. To save Bjørn, the trio must go to the heart of the Rotlands, where strange, horrifying fates await at every turn.

About James Lovegrove

New York Times bestselling author James Lovegrove has been shortlisted for many awards including the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and the Scribe Award. He won the Seiun Award for Best Foreign Language Short Story in 2011, and the Dragon Award in 2020 for Firefly: The Ghost Machine. He has written many acclaimed Sherlock Holmes novels, including Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon. As well as writing books, he reviews fiction for the Financial Times. He lives in Eastbourne in the UK. jameslovegrove.com,  @jameslovegrove7


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on December 31, 2024

It’s nice to finally get new Conan novels. Sure there are differences and they are not Howard, but still they entertain. This is definitely one of the better modern Conan’s, it features everything you love from Howard’s stories - sorcery, swordplay, to monsters and creepy, eldritch locations.......more

Goodreads review by Jim on November 27, 2024

This book is a mixed bag. On one hand it’s actually a sword and sorcery book, unlike most of Sterling’s Conan book. On the other hand, it doesn’t compare well to a sword and sorcery author like Hocking and his Titan publication. At times, Conan was indomitable as he should be, at other times he was......more

Goodreads review by Ståle on December 19, 2024

Book Review: Conan: Cult of the Obsidian Moon When I first picked up Conan: Cult of the Obsidian Moon, I wasn’t sure how well it would fit into Conan’s world. Lovecraftian horror combined with Conan’s raw barbarism, plus the return of characters like Hunwulf and Gudrun from The Garden of Fear, seemed......more

Goodreads review by Joel on August 12, 2025

This is a good illustration of how hard it is to capture the magic of Robert E Howard's Conan. Lovegrove is a great writer, and I'm a particular fan of his Holmes/Cthulhu mash-ups and Firefly novels. This is a good story, but it doesn't seem completely Howardian. Conan allows himself to be extorted b......more

Goodreads review by Robert on November 08, 2025

This is Terrible Did Not Finish (DNF). I made it to about page 85. I paid good money for this book so I kept trying to forgive it until I just couldn't anymore. Hunwulf and Gudrun were a couple of northern nomads who ran off from their tribe after Hunwulf bashed Gudrun's fiance over the head with a ro......more


Quotes

“Impeccably researched, intricately plotted.” The Guardian on The Age of RA