Ironhand of Almuric

(Dark Horse)
©1991 Robert E. Howard

Esau Cairn flees after killing a corrupt political boss in the late 1930s; and by luck, fate or misfortune, he finds himself in a mad scientist’s lab. The scientist transports Cairn to a distant planet called Almuric, where Cairn frees the citizens from a despotic queen, becomes known as Ironhand, and forges an empire of his own. But Cairn, blinded by his sudden success, fails to see the mistreatment of the Almurians going on behind his back. And when his closest troops are decimated because of Ironhand’s arrogance, his empire quickly falls. Once again, he’s on his own, on the run, and reliant only on his own wits and power to solve an intriguing mystery.

This classic character from Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan and Red Sonja, is resurrected lovingly in this four-part Dark Horse series.

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