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Conan the Conqueror
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Conan: Book 9

Conan the Conqueror (1967) (edit title/settings)

also known as The Hour of the Dragon

by Robert E. Howard (Author), L. Sprague de Camp (Author) (edit contributors)

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The Lion banner sways and falls in the horror-haunted gloom; A scarlet Dragon rustles by, borne on winds of doom. In heaps the shining horsemen lie, where the thrusting lances break, And deep in the haunted mountains, the lost, black gods awake. Dead hands grope in the shadows, the stars... read more

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The plot is a loosely based melange of motifs from previous Conan short stories, most notably "The Scarlet Citadel", with which it shares an almost identical storyline. It takes place when Conan is about forty-five, during his reign as King of Aquilonia, and follows a plot by a group of... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

The plot is a loosely based melange of motifs from previous Conan short stories, most notably "The Scarlet Citadel", with which it shares an almost identical storyline. It takes place when Conan is about forty-five, during his reign as King of Aquilonia, and follows a plot by a group of conspirators to depose him in favor of Valerius, heir to Conan's predecessor Numedides, whom he had slain to gain the throne. To accomplish this they resort to necromancy, resurrecting Xaltotun, an ancient sorcerer from the pre-Hyborian empire of Acheron. With his aid the Aquilonian army is defeated by that of the rival kingdom of Nemedia and occupied. Conan, captured, is slated for execution until the sympathetic slave girl Zenobia risks her life to free him.
Conan's quest to retrieve the Heart of Ahriman in order to defeat the wizard and regain his throne takes him through all the lands of Hyboria.
After his eventual triumph he vows to make Zenobia his queen.

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This is book 9 of 92 in Conan. (standard series)

Preceded by Conan The Usurper, and followed by Conan The Avenger.

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  1. Robert E. Howard (Author)
  2. L. Sprague de Camp (Author)

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  1. L. Sprague de Camp (Editor)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Prestige Books, Inc
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1967
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 191

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