Conan the Mercenary

Conan the Mercenary
Conan the Mercenary  
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Conan the Mercenary by Andrew J. Offutt, Ace Books, 1981
Author(s) Andrew J. Offutt
Illustrator Esteban Maroto
Cover artist Sanjulián
Country United States
Language English
Series Conan the Barbarian
Genre(s) Sword and sorcery
Publisher Ace Books
Publication date 1981
ISBN 0-441-11659-0
Preceded by Conan and the Sorcerer
Followed by The Sword of Skelos

Conan the Mercenary is a 1981 fantasy novel written by Andrew J. Offutt and illustrated by Esteban Maroto featuring Robert E. Howard's seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian, the second volume in a trilogy beginning with Conan and the Sorcerer and concluding with The Sword of Skelos. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books.