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| Authors | L. Sprague de Camp Lin Carter Catherine Crook de Camp |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Renato Casaro |
| Language | English |
| Series | Conan the Barbarian |
| Genre | Sword and sorcery Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
Publication date | 1982 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 181 |
| ISBN | 0-553-22544-8 |
| OCLC | 8449461 |
| LC Class | CPB Box no. 2618 vol. 4 |
Conan the Barbarian is a 1982 fantasy novel written by L. Sprague de Camp, Lin Carter and Catherine Crook de Camp featuring Robert E. Howard's seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian, a novelization of the feature film of the same name. It was first published in paperback by Bantam Books in May 1982.[1][2] The first hardcover edition was issued by Robert Hale in 1983, and the first British edition by Sphere Books in April 1988.[2] A later novel with the same title by Michael A. Stackpole was issued by Berkley Books in 2011 as a tie-in with the 2011 remake of the 1982 film.[3]
While the authorial role of Catherine Crook de Camp is not credited in the book, it has been acknowledged that the novel was a three-way collaboration, with Lin Carter writing the first draft, L. Sprague de Camp the second, and Catherine Crook de Camp the third.[1][4][5] L. Sprague de Camp stated that "Credit for such virtues as this novel may possess should go to her."[4]
- ^ a b Laughlin, Charlotte; Daniel J. H. Levack (1983). De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography. San Francisco: Underwood/Miller. p. 39.
- ^ a b Conan the Barbarian (1982) title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ Conan the Barbarian (2011) title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ a b Canby, Vincent. "Film View: Questions Grown in the Dark." Article in the New York Times, June 6, 1982, pages H19-H20.
- ^ D'Ammassa, Don. "Conan the Barbarian" (review on Critical Mass). Sep. 9, 2017.