The great barbarian, Konan, continues on his journey to the east, taking the road to Persepolis, the new capital city of Xerxes, King of Persia, and taking with him a sacred trust. It tells of the great dangers and betrayals faced along the way, and of how Konan meets a young man from the country, Kasra, who almost loses his life because of his youth and naiveté and who soon discovers the complications of gay love. It also tells of Konan being reunited with an old friend, and of the vanity and foolishness of the self proclaimed Prince of the Medes, and the loyalty of his concubine.
