Bit-Yakin

But the servants of Bit-Yakin were unaccounted for.

The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

Bit-Yakin lived and died here without ever being discovered by the priests.

The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

Bit-Yakin was a Pelishtim who wandered into the valley with his servants after the people of Alkmeenon had deserted it.

The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

It was strange that Bit-Yakin was not mentioned in any of the legends of Alkmeenon.

The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

He had no desire to encounter the hellish servants of Bit-Yakin.

The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

Either Wright wanted to add some variety to his covers (he hadn't granted The Servants of Bit-Yakin cover privilege either), or the lack of a semi-naked heroine prevented him from doing that.

The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

If The Servants of Bit-Yakin timidly borrowed from a place Howard had visited, this time the Texan opted for a definitely American setting, at the price of an eviction of the Cimmerian himself from his Hyborian world.

The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

The Servants of Bit-Yakin The Servants of Bit-Yakin I PATHS OF INTRIGUE The cliffs rose sheer from the jungle, towering ramparts of stone that glinted jade blue and dull crimson in the rising sun, and curved away and away to east and west above the waving emerald ocean of fronds and leaves.

The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

The chest toppled on over and struck the water ninety feet below, whither the body of the servant of Bit-Yakin had already vanished.

The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

Again there rose the memory of Bit-Yakin and his mysterious servants.

The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005