"A Witch Shall Be Born" by Robert E. Howard is a sword and sorcery novella written in 1934. When an evil twin witch replaces the rightful queen of Khauran, Conan the Cimmerian refuses to serve the impostor and faces brutal crucifixion for his defiance. The story follows Conan's survival and quest for vengeance as the witch's reign plunges the city into terror and ruin. Featuring one of the most memorable scenes in the Conan series, this tale explores themes of duality, paranoia, and the eternal conflict between barbarism and civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.)