“Conan The Barbarian” by L. Sprague de Camp, Lin Carter and Catherine Crook de Camp. Bantam 22544-8 Paperback Original (May 1982). First Printing. Movie tie-in. Cover Art by Renato Casaro.
With Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan, and Sandahl Bergman as Valeria featured on the cover.
From the back cover:
Out of a Dark Age Undreamed of Comes the Greatest Warrior of All Time
He is Conan. The fate of kingdoms balances on his bloody blade. The story begins as the young Conan witnesses the brutal slaying of his parents by Thulsa Doom, chief of the evil Snake Cult. Pressed into slavery, Conan grows to manhood, trained as a master swordsman and gladiator. Freed from his captors through a twist of fate, he sets out on the long dangerous journey to avenge the deaths of those he loved. To become the fabulous hero, Conan.
It is a landscape of primordial twilight . . . a world of wizards and jeweled treasures . . . of fantastic monsters and savage warriors. And there is only one Conan. Thief, Warrior. Barbarian. King.
Based on a Screenplay by John Milius and Oliver Stone.
“Conan The Barbarian” by L. Sprague de Camp, Lin Carter and Catherine Crook de Camp. Bantam 22544-8 Paperback Original (May 1982). First Printing. Movie tie-in. Cover Art by Renato Casaro.
With Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan, and Sandahl Bergman as Valeria featured on the cover.
From the back cover:
Out of a Dark Age Undreamed of Comes the Greatest Warrior of All Time
He is Conan. The fate of kingdoms balances on his bloody blade. The story begins as the young Conan witnesses the brutal slaying of his parents by Thulsa Doom, chief of the evil Snake Cult. Pressed into slavery, Conan grows to manhood, trained as a master swordsman and gladiator. Freed from his captors through a twist of fate, he sets out on the long dangerous journey to avenge the deaths of those he loved. To become the fabulous hero, Conan.
It is a landscape of primordial twilight . . . a world of wizards and jeweled treasures . . . of fantastic monsters and savage warriors. And there is only one Conan. Thief, Warrior. Barbarian. King.
Based on a Screenplay by John Milius and Oliver Stone.