Conan the Defender

Book Details

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Author(s):

Robert Jordan

First Pub:

1982

Genre(s):

Fantasy

First Read:

Unknown

Times Read:

Never (or unknown...)

Rating:

Chapters:

25 chapters

Internal ID:

2574

Series:

<- Conan the Invincible - Conan the Unconquered ->

Conan (Robert Jordan)*

#2 of 7

Conan (Robert Jordan)*

The seven book Conan series written by Robert Jordan.

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1) Conan the Invincible
2) Conan the Defender
3) Conan the Unconquered
4) Conan the Triumphant
5) Conan the Magnificent
6) Conan the Destroyer
7) Conan the Victorious

Copyright:

Dedication:

To
L. Sprague de Camp
whose mighty thews have borne
the muscular Cimmerian on high
for lo these many years.

First Sentence:

Sunlight streaming through marble-arched windows illumined the tapestry-hung room.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

He did not look back.

Comments:

No comments on file

Synopsis not on file
Extract not on file

Added: 04-Nov-2019

Last Updated: 16-Mar-2020

Publications

01-Oct-1985

Tor Books

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Oct-1985

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$2.95

Pages*:

280

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

2026

Publisher:

Tor Books

ISBN:

0-812-54228-2

ISBN-13:

978-0-812-54228-8

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Ron Walotsky - Cover Artist

Embroiled in seething rebellion,
Sworn to defend the tottering throne of ancient Nemedia,
Pursued by the luscious and shameless Sularia,
Cimmeria's bravest hero challenges the magic-spawned menace that cannot die:
The invincible, diabolical Simulacrum of Albanus.

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First printing: December 1982
First mass market printing: December 1983
Fourth printing: October 1985
Other prices: Canada $3.50 (ISBN 0-812-54229-0)

I picked this up at Second Chance Books and Comics with a Christmas gift certificate from my daughter.

Author(s)

Robert Jordan
Birth: 17 Oct 1948 Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Death: 16 Sep 2007 Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Notes:

From About the Author in The Eye of the World:

Robert Jordan was born in 1948 in Charleston, South Carolina. He taught himself to read when he was four with the incidental aid of a twelve-years-older brother, and was tackling Mark Twain and Jules Verne by five. He was a graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, with a degree in physics. He served two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Army; among his decorations are the Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with “V” and bronze oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with Palm. A history buff, he also wrote dance and theater criticism. He enjoyed the outdoor sports of hunting, fishing, and sailing, and the indoor sports of poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting. He began writing in 1977 and continued until his death on September 16, 2007.

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