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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 |
| Published | 1991 |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print Paperback |
| Pages | 280 |
| ISBN | 0-8125-0961-7 |
Conan the Guardian is afantasy novel by American writerRoland Green, featuringRobert E. Howard'ssword and sorcery heroConan the Barbarian. It was first published in paperback byTor Books in January 1991, and reprinted in October 1997 and August 2000.[1]
Conan and other former mercenaries take employment as bodyguards for Lady Livia, head of one of the ruling merchant houses of Argos. Livia is threatened by a rival seeking to gain personal control of all Argos, who is secretly backed by a sorcerer.
Writing of this novel, reviewerDon D'Ammassa noted that "Green's Conan is a good deal more sophisticated, even as a young man, than he is portrayed in most of the books by other authors."[2]
| Preceded by | Tor Conan series (publication order) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Complete Conan Saga (William Galen Gray chronology) | Succeeded by |