Conan the Hunter

Conan the Hunter is a fantasy novel by American writer Sean A. Moore, featuring Robert E. Howard's sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. It was first published in paperback by Tor Books in January 1994.[1]

Conan the Hunter
Cover of the first edition.
AuthorSean A. Moore
Cover artistKen W. Kelly
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesConan the Barbarian
GenreSword and sorcery
PublisherTor Books
Publication date
1994
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages245
ISBN0-8125-3531-6

Plot

After facing a sewer monster, Conan is enlisted against a demon sorceress's conspiracy in restoring the wealth of her ancient race. In their struggle against Valtresca and Azora, the Cimmerian and his allies Salvorus, Kailash the hillman, and a young priest, Madesus, encounter numerous traps and divine intervention in an adventure culminating in a ruined temple with legions of gargoyles and the resurrection of the horrific villain Skauraul.

Reception

Reviewer Ryan Harvey's assessment of this novel, Moore's first, praises the author for his "strengths ... in crafting a clever, dense plot with immense, epic scope, and populating it with an imaginative flood of action and monsters." Harvey also criticizes him for "two tremendous flaws; first, "overwrit[ing] to an incredible degree" and second, a structure that is "choppy and ... start-and-stop ... mak[ing] it difficult to keep up continual interest in the plot." But the book "does have some delicious moments where you can almost forget the overall problems"[2]

Don D'Ammassa writes "Although this first novel is yet another variation of the same theme – a sorcerer assists some traitors in an effort to usurp a throne – there are some nice touches here and there and the prose is quite good. It's a shame we never had a chance to see any original material by Moore."[3]

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References

Preceded by
Conan and the Treasure of Python
Tor Conan series
(publication order)
Succeeded by
Conan, Scourge of the Bloody Coast
Preceded by
Conan the Defiant
Complete Conan Saga
(William Galen Gray chronology)
Succeeded by
Conan the Indomitable
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