Conan the Barbarian #16

Book excerpt: Amidst the bloodstained snow, Conan of Cimmeria slew the last of the Vanir war party. Thinking himself alone, Conan was surprised to see a mysterious woman at the battlefield’s edge, who taunted him with her nudity and mocked his ignorance of the gods. Stoking his desire, the woman led Conan on a merry chase through the deepening snows and into twilight realms not meant for mortal men. There, thunder preceded the arrival of the woman’s Frost-Giant brothers, who attempted to slay the Cimmerian. But Conan was underestimated, succeeding in felling both brothers before chasing the woman to fulfil his raging desires. Capture, the woman beseeched her father, Ymir, who rescued his daughter from her folly and rendered Conan unconscious. When the Cimmerian awoke, he was surrounded by Niord and his Aesirmen who’d followed his spoor through the wastes. Though first disbelieving his tale, all recognized the truth when they beheld the gossamer in the Cimmerian’s hands: Conan had met Atali, the Frost-Giant’s daughter.