Conan the Valiant
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Author | Roland Green |
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Cover artist | Ken Kelly |
Language | English |
Series | Conan the Barbarian |
Genre | Sword and sorcery |
Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | 1988 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 280 |
ISBN | 0-812-50082-2 |
Conan the Valiantis afantasynovel by American writerRoland Green,featuringRobert E. Howard'ssword and sorceryheroConan the Barbarian.It was first published in trade paperback byTor Booksin October 1988; a regular paperback edition followed from the same publisher in August 1989, and was reprinted in July 2000.[1]
Plot
[edit]Conan the Valiantbegins in Turan, where a 22-year-old Conan is recovering from his victory over the Cult of Doom (found inRobert Jordan'sConan the Unconquered).[2]Conan finds himself involved in court intrigue and joins forces with a sword maiden, Raihna, and her employer, a sorcerer named Illyana, in their efforts against the growing menace of an evil wizard named Eremius. Using one of theJewels of Kurag— the other is held by Illyana — Eremius has command over his growing army of the Transformed, former humans who were mutated into reptilian demons, and is looking to conquer a large region of Turan. The combination of local villagers, Conan's sword, and Illyana's magic destroy Eremius as well as the twin Jewels.
Reception
[edit]Writing of this novel,Don D'Ammassanoted that "Green spends a lot more time on background detail than did some of Conan's chroniclers."[3]
References
[edit]- ^Conan the Valianttitle listing at theInternet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^Green, Roland.Conan the Valiant.22.
- ^D'Ammassa, Don."Conan the Valiant"(review onCritical Mass). Sep. 6, 2017.