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| Author | Karl Edward Wagner |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Bob Larkin |
| Language | English |
| Series | Conan the Barbarian |
| Genre | Sword and sorcery |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
Publication date | 1979 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 209 |
| ISBN | 0-553-12026-3 |
| OCLC | 79406374 |
The Road of Kings is afantasy novel by American writerKarl Edward Wagner, featuringRobert E. Howard'ssword and sorcery heroConan the Barbarian. It was first published in paperback byBantam Books in October 1979. Later paperback editions were issued byAce Books (1987) andTor Books 2001. The first trade paperback edition was published byWarner Books in 1989. The first British edition was published bySphere Books (1986, reissued 1989). Aside from the Bantam and Tor editions all other editions were issued under the variant titleConan: The Road of Kings.[1]
The novel features Conan during his buccaneering days. After being sentenced to death for a duel in the turbulent kingdom of Zingara, he escapes and joins a group of rebels who plan to overthrow their tyrannical king. When the divided leadership foolishly turns to a wizard for aid, their cause becomes complicated by sorcery rooted in the lost kingdom of Acheron, and the result is not freedom but despotism. Conan helps in overthrowing the new regime. However, when he's given an opportunity to take the throne for himself, Conan uncharacteristically turns down the offer.
ReviewerDon D'Ammassa calls the book "[q]uite good."[2]
Roy Thomas'Conan: Road of Kings (2010) is not an adaptation of Wagner's novel.
| Preceded by | Bantam Conan series (publication order) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Complete Conan Saga (William Galen Gray chronology) | Succeeded by |
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