The Heroic Legends Series - Cormac Mac Art: Isle of Swords

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On sale Jul 28, 2026 | 32 Pages | 9781807590956

Capturing the electric short fiction energy that led Robert E. Howard to be one of the top fantasy writers of the century, with exclusive serialized eBook stories starring Conan, Solomon Kane, and more by many of today’s top writers in fantasy and sword-and-sorcery.

A search for Roman gold leads Cormac Mac Art and Wulfhere the Skull-Splitter to the Isle of Swords. Before they reach the shore, a shipwreck kills their entire crew and strands the duo on the cursed island.

Cormac and the injured Wulfhere must deal with spiteful Saxons, preternatural Picts and strange statues as they attempt to find the fabled gold and leave this eerie isle.
Matthew John is an author and game designer employed by Monolith Games (Conan the Hyborian Age, Batman: Gotham City Chronicles). When time allows, he likes to write, waste time at the gaming table, and chat sword and sorcery on the Rogues in the House Podcast. His work has been published in Grimdark Magazine, Old Moon Quarterly, Tales From the Magician's Skull, Weirdbook, and Savage Sword of Conan (Titan).

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Capturing the electric short fiction energy that led Robert E. Howard to be one of the top fantasy writers of the century, with exclusive serialized eBook stories starring Conan, Solomon Kane, and more by many of today’s top writers in fantasy and sword-and-sorcery.

A search for Roman gold leads Cormac Mac Art and Wulfhere the Skull-Splitter to the Isle of Swords. Before they reach the shore, a shipwreck kills their entire crew and strands the duo on the cursed island.

Cormac and the injured Wulfhere must deal with spiteful Saxons, preternatural Picts and strange statues as they attempt to find the fabled gold and leave this eerie isle.

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Matthew John is an author and game designer employed by Monolith Games (Conan the Hyborian Age, Batman: Gotham City Chronicles). When time allows, he likes to write, waste time at the gaming table, and chat sword and sorcery on the Rogues in the House Podcast. His work has been published in Grimdark Magazine, Old Moon Quarterly, Tales From the Magician's Skull, Weirdbook, and Savage Sword of Conan (Titan).
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