Conan of the Red Brotherhood

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Conan of the Red Brotherhood
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Author Leonard Carpenter
Cover artist Ken Kelly
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Series Conan the Barbarian
Genre Sword and sorcery
Publisher Tor Books
Publication date
1993
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages277
ISBN 0-812-51413-0

Conan of the Red Brotherhood is a fantasy novel by American writer Leonard Carpenter featuring Robert E. Howard's sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. It was first published in paperback by Tor Books in February 1993, and reprinted in 1998. [1]

Contents

Plot

From a fortress on the island of Djafur, Conan (using his alias as Amra the Lion') builds the piratical Red Brotherhood into a virtual naval empire on the Vilayet Sea. In one raid, Conan accidentally rescues Philiope, a nobleman's daughter, who in time threatens his romantic interests towards Olivia (a holdover from the previous story, "Shadows in the Moonlight"). However, Amra's activities present a major challenge for the region's dominant power, the empire of Turan. In the capital of Aghrapur, Emperor Yildiz, his son Yezdigerd, and their underlings plan on destroying his forces. Their wizards come up with various obstacles including a steam engine, zombie-manned ships, centipede-like creatures, and a huge monster from the depths of the sea. Conan, however, emerges triumphant with each encounter.

Reception

Reviewer Don D'Ammassa rates the novel as "[s]lightly above average for the author." [2]

Notes

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References

Preceded by
Conan the Savage
Tor Conan series
(publication order)
Succeeded by
Conan and the Gods of the Mountain
Preceded by
"Shadows in the Moonlight"
Complete Conan Saga
(William Galen Gray chronology)
Succeeded by
Conan, Scourge of the Bloody Coast