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He hadn’t been with a woman since Princess Farah—his betrothed. Then he wondered if she and her brother King Kassim were well. Sinbad was ready to marry Farah, but a spell was cast on Kassim by their evil stepmother Zenobia turning him into a baboon just as he was going to be crowned caliph.

Then Sinbad and Farah had to set off in search of the Greek alchemist Melanthius who had the cure that could break the spell. They eventually found the wise man and his daughter Dione, who agreed to help them with their quest. Then Metlanthius told Sinbad and his crew that they must travel to Hyperboria where an ancient civilization once existed, to find an ancient pyramid where Kassim can be restored to his original state.

But Zenobia and her equally wicked son Rafi pursued them by unleashing hordes of monsters, including a bronze golem called a Minaton that resembled a minotaur. However, Sinbad and his crew were able to turn the tide with the unlikely help of a friendly troglodyte. In the end, Zenobia and her son were slain, Kassim is restored by the magic of Hyperborea and is crowned King upon his return.

Sinbad was gone for a very long time.

Had it been weeks?

Months?

Has it been over a year since he crash-landed on Mars?

He feared his disappearance might have made her feel jilted. He shook it off his mind, knowing Farah wouldn’t misconstrue this predicament. She probably had Kassim sent fleets of ships in search for him.

If only those ships could fly into the stars.

Then Sinbad wondered if the search had been called off and he had been pronounced legally dead.

How long did Farah mourn for him?

How many tears had she wept?

How lonely and cold she felt when she laid in her bed at night.

SINBAD: ROGUE OF MARS

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