Conan the Rebel
by Poul Anderson
Bantam Conan (6), Conan-Saga (07), Serie Conan (19), Conan Series (19), Conan's Journeys (26; Between Chap. 1 & 2 of "Queen")
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A grand adventure of the mighty thewed barbarian, from one of Fantasy's biggest names Conan, The name has inspired generations, one that resounds through time immemorial. Yet it all began with a handful of stories from Robert E. Howard. In the decades since, there have been feature films, television and comic book series, and numerous spin-off novels. In 1979, Poul Anderson--winner of a staggering eight Hugo and three Nebula Awards--wrote what is regarded as one of the finest adventures in show more the canon of Conan: "Conan the Rebel." Conan the barbarian and Belit, his raven-haired beauty, lead a band of savage pirates striving to free Belit's people from the iron grip of an evil reptile god and its cruel minions. Striking at the heart of tyranny, Conan must break the chains of oppression before eternal darkness claims them all. show lessTags
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One of the better written post Howard Conan stories, but Anderson tends to lean more towards the high end of the fantasy world by allowing the characters to do and achieve things sort of outlandish. Yeah...it is fantasy but there are big differences between high and low.
A satisfying Conan tale. This book had a whole lot of things going on; pirate battles, zombies, giant snakes, a standoff against tribal natives, a quest for a legendary ax, shape-shifting sorcery, battling armies, a voodoo doll, and more... all in less than 200 pages, but it didn't feel like it was jumping around too quickly.
I would have to agree with most reviews I wasn't sure if Paul Anderson was trying to write SS or fantasy on this one as it had a mix of both. I think it would have been better if he stuck to more SS and less fantasy storytelling. I could have done with less of his approach to explaining the world but I guess he was trying to tie in some background knowledge in connecting his story to Robert E Howards. I was expecting SS high adventure and action and what I got is a great opening set up just to have Belit not appear in the majority of the adventure and then Conan going off to save the day with some predictable fantasy tropes and all too convenient coincidences.
Overall there were entertaining moments of Conan sword and sorcery in between show more laborious fantasy story telling and two didn't mix well in such a sort novel.
I have read around 8 plus Poul Anderson stories and I rated them all about the same I think I like it better when he writes with Niven or another author than by himself. show less
Overall there were entertaining moments of Conan sword and sorcery in between show more laborious fantasy story telling and two didn't mix well in such a sort novel.
I have read around 8 plus Poul Anderson stories and I rated them all about the same I think I like it better when he writes with Niven or another author than by himself. show less
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Poul Anderson, November 25, 1926 - July 31, 2001 Poul Anderson was born on November 25, 1926 in Bristol, Pennsylvania to parents Anton and Astrid. After his father's death, Poul's mother took them first to Denmark and then to Maryland and Minnesota. He earned his degree in Physics from the University of Minnesota, but chose instead to write show more stories for science fiction magazines, such as "Astounding." Anderson is considered a "hard science fiction" writer, meaning that his books have a basis in scientific fact. To attain this high level of scientific realism, Anderson spent many hours researching his topics with scientists and professors. He liked to write about individual liberty and free will, which was a well known theme in many of his books. He also liked to incorporate his love of Norse mythology into his stories, sometimes causing his modern day characters to find themselves in fantastical worlds, such as in "Three Hearts and Three Lions," published in 1961. Anderson has written over a hundred books, his last novel, "Genesis" won the John W. Campbell Award, one of the three major science fiction awards. He is a former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and won three Nebula awards and nine Hugo Awards. In 1997, Anderson was named a Grandmaster by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and was also inducted into the Science Fiction Fantasy Hall of Fame. Poul Anderson died on July 31, 2001 at the age of 74. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Bantam Conan
6 works (6)
Conan-Saga
39 works (07)
Serie Conan
11 works (19)
Conan Series
28 works (19)
Conan's Journeys
53 works (26; Between Chap. 1 & 2 of "Queen")
Belongs to Publisher Series
Heyne Allgemeine Reihe (4037)
Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy (06/4037)
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Conan the Rebel
- Original title
- Conan the Rebel
- Alternate titles
- Conan el rebelde
- Original publication date
- 1980-07
- People/Characters
- Conan (of Cimmeria)
- Important places
- Aquilonia
- First words*
- Drückend lag die Nacht über Stygien.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Bêlit über ihnen auf dem Vorderdeck lachte glücklich.
- Publisher's editor*
- Stanya, F.
- Original language
- English
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 813.087662
*Some information comes from Common Knowledge in other languages. Click "Edit" for more information.
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Fantasy, General Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 813.087662 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English By type Genre fiction Adventure fiction Speculative fiction Fantasy Sword and Sorcery
- LCC
- PS3551 .N378 .C58 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 1961-
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Statistics
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- 376
- Popularity
- 83,278
- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (3.12)
- Languages
- 8 — Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 14
- UPCs
- 1
- ASINs
- 9
