Conan the Guardian
{{short description|Novel by Roland J. Green}}
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| name = Conan the Guardian
| title_orig =
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| image = Conantheguardian.JPG
| caption = Cover of first edition
| author = Roland Green
| illustrator =
| cover_artist = Ken Kelly
| country = United States
| language = English
| series = Conan the Barbarian
| subject =
| genre = Sword and sorcery
| published = 1991
|publisher= Tor Books
| english_release_date =
| media_type = Print Paperback
| pages = 280
| isbn = 0-8125-0961-7
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Conan the Guardian is a fantasy novel by American writer Roland Green, featuring Robert E. Howard's sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. It was first published in paperback by Tor Books in January 1991, and reprinted in October 1997 and August 2000.{{ISFDB title|id=982247|title=Conan the Guardian}}
Plot
Conan and other former mercenaries take employment as bodyguards for Lady Livia, head of one of the ruling merchant houses of Argos. Livia is threatened by a rival seeking to gain personal control of all Argos, who is secretly backed by a sorcerer.
Reception
Writing of this novel, reviewer Don D'Ammassa noted that "Green's Conan is a good deal more sophisticated, even as a young man, than he is portrayed in most of the books by other authors."D'Ammassa, Don. [http://dondammassa.com/R2C2017.htm#Conan_the_Guardian "Conan the Guardian"] (review on [http://www.dondammassa.com/index.htm Critical Mass]). Sep. 9, 2017.
References
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External links
- [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/roland-j-green/conan-guardian.htm Page at Fantastic Fiction ]
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Category:Conan the Barbarian novels
Category:Novels by Roland J. Green