- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Tor Books (Jan 1 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0765310546
- ISBN-13: 978-0765310545
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.8 x 3.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 658 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #479,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Imagine a world of gods and demons, where men are warriors, women are beautiful, life is a fantastic adventure, and the fate of kingdoms balances on the bloody blade of a fabulous hero: Conan of the iron thews, the blue-eyed barbarian giant who towers above the savage Hyborian world.
For the very first time in trade, this is the work that relaunched Conan in both the 1970s and 80s, back in print after more than a decade.
Come live the adventure again.
For the very first time in trade, this is the work that relaunched Conan in both the 1970s and 80s, back in print after more than a decade.
Come live the adventure again.
About the Author
L. Sprague de Camp, a SFWA Grand Master and winner of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, wrote the definitive biography of Conan's creator, Robert E. Howard. De Camp died in 2000.
Lin Carter was the key figure behind the popular Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series of the 1970s. He died in 1988.
Björn Nyberg first began collaborating with de Camp on Conan works in the 1950s. He lives in France.
Lin Carter was the key figure behind the popular Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series of the 1970s. He died in 1988.
Björn Nyberg first began collaborating with de Camp on Conan works in the 1950s. He lives in France.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
conan the conqueror,
By Dr.manjeet singh (klang Malaysia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sagas of Conan (Paperback)
I was 9yrs old when i read this book and it stayed in my mind when ibecame a Docter and recieved my 1st pay ibought all conan books icould find andstill am looking for fantacy books to add to my collaction 1980 to 2004. fantacy nut yes (yes)klang
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3.2 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Fun Pulpy Read,
By A Child Without An Eye "mutilatedlips" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sagas of Conan (Paperback)
To the other reviewers: Yes, the original Howard books were fantasic (we all know this), but some of the books written afterwards have been exciting too(mostly the Robert Jordan ones). I'm happy authors have kept this character alive after all these years, the books are just fun pulpy reads for me. How about reviewing some of this book though? The Spider God (actually one of the better books) and the Liberator (sokay) are both in this book and I have them as stand alone novels. If you can get the book for under $5 (with shipping) it should a fun read and that is all that matters.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Lin Carter, L. Sprague de Camp,
By LM - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sagas of Conan (Paperback)
This book reprints some of the Conan stories Lin Carter and L. Sprague de Camp wrote from the 1950s (de Camp) to the 1970s (Carter). None are great. De Camp has been revered as the man who kept Conan alive with the Gnome Press editions in the `50s. He has also been vilified as the man who changed Howard's original tales into something else. Carter came along when Lancer Books was reprinting the Conan stores, and added a few of his own, usually with more of a dark magic theme than de Camp.De Camp always defended his actions, and at one science-fiction/fantasy convention he needed a bodyguard just to walk around. Fans did not like his heavy-handed edits of the stories, and told him so in person while he was still alive. But it's all over now, the original stories are back in print, and this book is a curiosity for the avid Conan fan. 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Better than the other Howard imitators,
By M. Mason - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sagas of Conan (Paperback)
I don't know why the reviews of these books are so negative. L Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter did more to keep Conan alive that anyone else. I read these books many years ago, and although they aren't as good a Robert E. Howard (who is surely the best writer of action scenes ever) they are by far the Best of the Rest. As true to the spirit of Conan as they could be, and certainly better than Robert Jordan, whose tales are tame by comparison.
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