Conan 06/buccaneer (Conan Series) [Paperback]

Robert Howard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1986 | Series: Conan Series

The hunt for a beautiful princess and a king's treasure bring Conan to the edge of the world, where he must battle the hell-fed powers of the sorcerer Thoth-Ammon. Reissue.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Ace (May 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441115853
• ISBN-13: 978-0441115853
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,886,353 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Conan, July 5, 2001

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"jmbyrne25" (West Chester, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Conan 06/buccaneer (Conan Series) (Paperback)

Carter and de Camp do a good job of capturing the Robert Howard "feel" of the tale while making it a full length story. There's plenty of action and (as Carter says in the introduction)impossibly beautiful women. Fans of Conan comics will be happy to see the Cimmerian's Kushite comrade-at-arms Juma playing a part in this adventure.

The story takes place on the high seas and sweltering southern jungles, so it makes for a great read during the hot summer months - or maybe a good escape from a snowy winter weekend. The only complaint I have is the man eating tree they have Conan face off against. This is kinda lame, but I was having so much fun with this story that I really didn't mind. This book is worth reading if you can track it down.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The nadir, April 29, 2002

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CGC (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Conan 06/buccaneer (Conan Series) (Paperback)

I'm a fan of Conan, and unlike some others, I don't object fanatically to L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter's efforts to complete Howard's unfinished stories and outlines, and to expand the Conan stories into a twelve volume series...at least in principle. The De Camp and Carter stories written in posthumous collaboration with Howard are fine, in fact, but you must be wary of the full-length novels in the series that are not at least partially credited to Howard. There are three: Volume 6 (this one), Volume 11 (Conan of Aquilonia), and volume 12 (Conan of the Isles). While volume 12 is a passable read, the other two are dreadful pastiches, the worst volumes in the series.

The story is about Conan donning pirate gear once again to hunt his old nemesis, but it's an episodic story--just a series of events poorly strung together. Conan is not a particularly profound character, and De Camp and Carter simply lack Howard's ability to make him interesting despite his basic shallowness. Without the contributions of Howard's fantastic vision, their efforts wear thin in a full-length book. Conan the Buccaneer doesn't cohere as a novel, and nothing in it stirs the imagination. You won't miss anything by skipping it, particularly since biographical summaries that appear at the start of each story in the series tell you what you need to know to continue. The next couple volumes are possibly the best in the series (Conan the Warrior, Conan the Usurper), in fact, so don't waste time in getting to them by reading this one.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If ya Like Conan, you will CRAVE this book, October 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Conan 06/buccaneer (Conan Series) (Paperback)

I would recommend this book to almost anyone. After reading it I think men would enjoy it a little more than most women. I think the authors were writing it for a target audience of men. Now don't get me wrong if you are a women that enjoys adventure, gore, and lots of sex, then this book it for you. The story might be a little to hard to follow for a young reader, ages 13 and above I think is about right.

The story starts out with Conan trying to find some treasure and he gets tangled up in the kidnapping and rescuing of a princess., and the plot of the usurping of a kingdom. Conan of course has to save the day, but not before going through many small adventures first. Before the end of the story Conan has fought a huge stone toad, a evil sorcerer, a living tree, and many amazon women warriors. Conan must save the kingdom from the evil sorcerer and then the world from the sorcerer's god. This is making a long story short, but I don't want to go into too much detail or it will ruin the story for you.

Now this book has many good aspects about it. I think the main great thing about this book it the authors wonderful use of descriptive phrases and words. The way they describe stuff makes you able to completely visualize the entire Conan world. Out of all the books I have ever read, I think this is the most descriptive out of all of them. Another great quality of the book is how the adventure never stops it is always on-going. This book is one of the most fast paced action books I have ever read. Just as you think there might be rest in the action something big and new and more exciting comes along. This book is not without its flaws though. MY only real complaint is how the authors have this pre-obsession with women's breasts. Now don't get me wrong it is not like a porno book or anything, it is just that most of the time when they describe a women her breasts are usually the key descriptive phase. The book would have been fine without so much description of the women and their beautiful bodies. It is not a horribly noticeable thing but you will start to get tired of it after a while.

So all in all I think this book was FANTASIC. It was definitely one of the better books I have read in along time. If you up for fast paced high action and adventure then this is definitely your book!