Conan the Buccaneer

For the Dungeons & Dragons module of the same name, see Conan the Buccaneer (module).

Conan the Buccaneer
Conan the Buccaneer by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter, Lancer Books, 1971
Author(s)	L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter
Cover artist	Frank Frazetta
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Conan the Barbarian
Genre(s)	Sword and sorcery Fantasy novel
Publisher	Lancer Books
Publication date	1971
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	191 pp
ISBN	NA
Preceded by	Conan the Adventurer
Followed by	Conan the Warrior

Conan the Buccaneer is a 1971 fantasy novel written by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter featuring Robert E. Howard's seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. It was first published in paperback by Lancer Books, and has been reprinted a number of times since by various publishers. It has also been translated into German, Japanese, Spanish, Swedish and Dutch. It was later gathered together with Conan the Adventurer and Conan the Wanderer into the omnibus collection The Conan Chronicles 2 (1990).

Plot summary

Conan, now in his late thirties and captain of the Wastrel, becomes embroiled in the politics of the kingdom of Zingara when he seeks the rumored treasure on the Nameless Isle. The fugitive Princess Chabela, the privateer Zarono, and the Stygian sorcerer Thoth-Amon are among those mixed up in the treasure quest.

Chronologically, Conan the Buccaneer falls between Conan the Adventurer and Conan the Warrior.

References

• Laughlin, Charlotte; Daniel J. H. Levack (1983). De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography. San Francisco: Underwood/Miller. p. 40.