Conan The Unconquered [Mass Market Paperback]

Robert Jordan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 1983 | Series: Conan

For the sale of a beautiful young woman known only as Yasbet, Conan defies the sorcerous power of the Cult of Doom in an adventure which traverses from the glory of fabled Aghrapur, capital of Turan, to the demon haunted wastes of the Blasted Lands. By the author of THE EYE OF THE WORLD.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (April 15, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0523480539
• ISBN-13: 978-0523480534
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,075,352 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Robert Jordan was born in 1948 in Charleston, South Carolina. He taught himself to read when he was four with the incidental aid of a twelve-years-older brother and was tackling Mark Twain and Jules Verne by five. He is a graduate of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, with a degree in physics. He served two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Army; among his decorations are the Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and bronze oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm. A history buff, he has also written dance and theater criticism and enjoyed the outdoor sports of hunting, fishing, and sailing, and the indoor sports of poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting.

Robert Jordan began writing in 1977 and went on to write The Wheel of Time(R), one of the most important and best selling series in the history of fantasy publishing with over 14 million copies sold in North America, and countless more sold abroad.

Robert Jordan died on September 16, 2007, after a courageous battle with the rare blood disease amyloidosis.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Jordan Read, April 29, 2011

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Anathaniel Wallace "Nosidino" (Wash, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Conan The Unconquered (Mass Market Paperback)

Another fine work by the late great Robert Jordan. I read this book as part of a three part Conan omnibus, this being the third work in the omnibus.

All I can say is how in awe I am of Conan the Barbarian! He can do anything that he puts his mind to. Indomitable and tenacious, Conan will do whatever it takes to save a damsel in distress while slaying her said tormenter. In this book Conan embarks on a quest to destroy the evil Cult of Doom. It is this cult that seeks to bring the Turanian Empire under its sway. However, its wizard does not count on having Conan stand in his way.

Conan journeys to Hyrkania for a magical object that can bring balance in favor of those opposing the order. In order to succede, Conan must battle pirates, assassins, nomads and hideous monsters and then prevail over the tempests of the Vialyet Sea. But prevail he does and woe to any who stand against the Cimmerian. Those who do are cut down in ruthless savagery.

The scenes described in Agrahpur were realistic and precise in prose. Jordan's descriptions have always been precise. He is second to none in the Conan Genre. He may not have created it but he did perfect it. My one quibble with Jordan is that he tended to be quite verbose when going deep into prose; he used words that were difficult to understand. I took the SAT, but the words he used were never on any of my vocabulary lists! Despite this, I loved the book and the characters even more.

Seeing Esmira enslave Davinia in the book's end brought a shock of surprise to my system at firt, but I realize it was a woman's revenge against she who had intended to kill her. Davinia was sold to a brothel. She went from being the concubine of one of the most powerful men in the empire to being nothing but a slut in a whore house. Esmira was ruthless to Davinia! Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned.

Get this book and you won't be dissapointed.

A. Nathaniel Wallace, Jr.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Howard would be proud!, August 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Conan The Unconquered (Mass Market Paperback)

Well, if you don't already know who Robert Jordan is please ask whoever it is that has kept you locked in that closet to buy you the entire Wheel of Time series--and this book of course--before inserting you back into that dark, miserable vault. Then read them all voraciously. You will not be disappointed, with this or any of the other many books Mr. Jordan has written. This book in particular is probably the best Conan novel I have read in a great many moons. Why you ask? Well, the plotting is crisp and fast moving, the prose and dialogue effectively create action in the reader's mind, and as all of us RJ sycophants have come to expect, the characterizations are well done and extremely believable. A great book.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just ok., June 27, 2000

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Daniel Dean (Myrtle Beach, SC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Conan The Unconquered (Mass Market Paperback)

This was my third of Jordan's Conan Books, and, unfortunately, my least favorite. All three were nearly identical... so maybe I was just bored at this point and you may well think I am nuts. But frankly, I recommend you skip this one unless you plan to read EVERY Conan book ever written.

In CONAN the UNCONQUERED, the barbarian once again arrives in a new city looking for a way to fill his pockets with gold and manages to end up knee deep in trouble. As usual, he does some bar crawling, sleeps with some gorgeous women, and after a variety of brawls, he of course stops the evil wizard.

-If you are looking for more "Wheel of Time" you are likely to be disappointed -but it is fun watching Jordan hone his skills.

-As far as Conan goes, I hear R E Howard's works are the best -so you might want to look there instead. That's next for me as well.