Leonard Carpenter
Author of Conan the Warlord
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- Birthdate
- 1948
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Awards and honors
- Origins Award for Best Game Related Fiction (1996)
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Conan the Raider by Leonard Carpenter
F/SF
Conan an arena gladiator. An interesting moment when our Sullen Northerner get queasy at the sight of human organs. Not because he is grossed out but because he seemingly develops an insight into the parts of us that make us...us. Interesting take.
The Tor Conan novels are fun. Well the good ones anyway. I would count this one somewhere in the middle. It seems that at times they get somewhat formulaic. Conan down on his luck, Conan finds gold, Conan meets girl, Conan gets in trouble, girl gets kidnapped etc. etc. All ending with Conan right back where he started. Broken sword, no money and one foot in front of the other.
One thing Conan is good at. Getting himself into trouble. Those traits are usually combined with his desire for helping the underdog and chasing the glitter of gold. One thing you can always be sure of. Conan is going to wind up chained to a wall and will get loose because someone is stupid enough to get within arms reach of him. The Carpenter Conan's are not the worst of the series but they easily cross that threshold of being cartoony. This is something Howard, the creator of our hero, was definitely not guilty of.… (more)
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