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Conan the Barbarian

Marcus Nispel, 2011

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Conan the Barbarian
Michael A. Stackpole, 2011

NOVELIZATION

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.

What users say

“The movie is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

The Movie is based on

Book cover
Conan the Barbarian (1934)
Book by Robert E. Howard

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RATING

5.2

/ 10

Movie Poster: Conan the Barbarian (Marcus Nispel, 2011)

7.2

/ 10

Book Cover: Conan the Barbarian (Michael A. Stackpole, 2011)

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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

Poster of Conan the Barbarian, the 2011 movie by Marcus Nispel

Year

2011

Minutes

113

Movie Rate

5.20

Source: IMDb

Movie

Conan the Barbarian

Country: USA

Year: 2011

Length: 1h53m

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Cover of Conan the Barbarian, the 2011 book by Michael A. Stackpole

Year

2011

Pages

292

Book Rate

7.28

S: Goodreads

Book

Conan the Barbarian

Country: USA

First published in: 2011

Length: 292 pages

Genre: Fiction

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User polls & recommendations

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Poster of Conan the Barbarian, the 2011 movie by Marcus Nispel

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Cover of Conan the Barbarian, the 2011 book by Michael A. Stackpole

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book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of Conan the Barbarian, the 2011 book by Michael A. Stackpole

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