The Bloody Crown of Conan is a work of fiction. Names, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

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Published by The Random House Publishing Group

Copyright © 2003 by Conan Properties International, LLC.
Editor: Patrice Louinet
Series Editor: Rusty Burke

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2004103781

eISBN 0-345-48078-3

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