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| Authors | L. Sprague de Camp andLin Carter |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Frank Frazetta |
| Language | English |
| Series | Conan the Barbarian |
| Genre | Sword and sorcery |
| Publisher | Lancer Books |
Publication date | 1971 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 191 |
Conan the Buccaneer is a 1971fantasy novel by American writersL. Sprague de Camp andLin Carter featuringRobert E. Howard'ssword and sorcery heroConan the Barbarian. It was first published in paperback byLancer Books, and has been reprinted a number of times since by various publishers. It has also been translated into German, Japanese, Spanish,Swedish,French andDutch. It was later gathered together withConan the Adventurer andConan the Wanderer into the omnibus collectionThe Conan Chronicles 2 (1990).
Conan, now in his late thirties and privateer captain of theWastrel, becomes embroiled in the politics of the kingdom of Zingara when he searches for a mythical treasure on the Nameless Isle. Mixed up in his adventure are Princess Chabela, daughter of a dying Zingaran king, the privateer Zarono, and the Stygian sorcererThoth-Amon.
Chronologically,Conan the Buccaneer falls between "The Pool of the Black One" inConan the Adventurer and "Red Nails" inConan the Warrior. However, the present book ends with Conan as a successful captain, high in the favor of the royal family of Zingara, while "Red Nails" starts with him as a fugitive mercenary in the jungles south of Stygia. How Conan lost his ship, left the sea, and took up again the role of a mercenary is untold.
CriticDon D'Ammassa writes "I'd bet a lot of money that this Conan adventure was largely written by Lin Carter. It reflects his style and preoccupations a great deal more than it does those of de Camp, and it lacks the latter's light touch with the prose. ... Reasonably good plot but substandard writing."[1]
| Preceded by | Lancer/Ace Conan series (chronological order) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Complete Conan Saga (William Galen Gray chronology) | Succeeded by |
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