
Conan the Barbarian is a movie novelization written by Michael A. Stackpole in 2011 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Marcus Nispel in 2011. The movie features Jason Momoa, Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lang, Rose McGowan, Ron Perlman, Bob Sapp, and others.
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Book by Robert E. Howard
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Storyline
Conan is the son of Corin, who is a barbarian chieftain. Conan escapes imprisonment, kills several of the guards, and confronts Lucius, forcing him to reveal that Zym seeks a girl, the pure-blood descendant of the sorcerers of Acheron; sacrificing the descendant and using blood from the girl will unleash the mask’s power.
Movie vs Book

Year
2011
Minutes
113
Movie Rate
5.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
Conan the Barbarian
Director: Marcus Nispel
Country: USA
Year: 2011
Length: 1h53m
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Year
2011
Pages
292
Book Rate
7.28
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Book
Conan the Barbarian
Author: Michael A. Stackpole
Country: USA
First published in: 2011
Length: 292 pages
Genre: Fiction
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