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Conan the Buccaneer
Conan the Buccaneer by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter, Lancer Books, 1971Author(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.
Categories:- American fantasy novels
- 1971 novels
- Conan the Barbarian novels
- Novels by L. Sprague de Camp
- Novels by Lin Carter
- Fantasy novel stubs
- 1970s novel stubs
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