The Wizard promises to restore Conan's soul if he retrieves for Zul a magical artifact previously stolen from him.

Critic Don D'Ammassa's review of the novel confines itself to a plot description, not addressing the book's merits aside from a mention of its "cliff hanger ending.

"[3] The story was adapted by Roy Thomas and John Buscema in issues #53-55, cover-dated June–August 1980, of the Marvel Comics magazine series The Savage Sword of Conan.

The Thomas/Buscema tale was later reprinted in the 2009 Dark Horse Comics trade paperback The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 5.

Isparana, created by Offutt for this novel, also appeared in the miniseries Conan the Barbarian: Flame and the Fiend (August–October 2000) by Roy Thomas, and Geof Isherwood.