Conan the Barbarian (novel)
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| Conan the Barbarian | |
 Conan the Barbarian by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter, Bantam Books, 1982 |
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| Author | L. Sprague de Camp Lin Carter Catherine Crook de Camp |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Conan the Barbarian |
| Genre(s) | Sword and sorcery Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
| Publication date | 1982 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 181 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0553225448 |
Conan the Barbarian is a 1982 fantasy novel written by L. Sprague de Camp, Lin Carter and Catherine Crook de Camp featuring Robert E. Howard's seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian, a novelization of the feature film of the same name. It was first published in paperback by Bantam Books in 1982. Catherine Crook de Camp's authorial role was not credited.
[edit] Plot summary
The book retells the story of the hero's youth, in a version quite different from the account established in previous tales by Howard, de Camp and Carter. Conan is the son of a blacksmith in barbaric Cimmeria, learning "the riddle of steel" from his father as the latter forges a sword. His village is massacred by the cultic followers of Thulsa Doom, an evil sorcerer, and Conan himself enslaved. Set with others to push a millstone, he develops prodigious strength over the years, ultimately pushing it all by himself. As an adult he wins his freedom and embarks on a life of adventure, ultimately wreaking his vengeance on the fiendish Doom with his father's sword.
[edit] Thulsa Doom in other media
Thulsa Doom, the villain of both the film and the book, was borrowed from Howard's "King Kull" series, in which he figured as an antagonist of Kull. He had never previously been depicted as a foe of Conan.
[edit] References
- Laughlin, Charlotte; Daniel J. H. Levack (1983). De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography. San Francisco: Underwood/Miller, 42.
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