
Conan the Destroyer is a movie novelization written by Robert Jordan in 1984 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Richard Fleischer in 1984. The movie features Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Wilt Chamberlain, Tracey Walter, Sarah Douglas, Mako, and others.
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Book by Robert E. Howard
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Storyline
Conan and his companion, the thief Malak, are confronted by Queen Taramis of Shadizar. She tests their combat ability with several of her guards. Satisfied, she tells Conan that she has a quest for him. He refuses her, but when she promises to resurrect his lost love, Valeria, Conan agrees to the quest.
Movie vs Book

Year
1984
Minutes
103
Movie Rate
5.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
Conan the Destroyer
Director: Richard Fleischer
Country: USA
Year: 1984
Length: 1h43m
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Year
1984
Pages
288
Book Rate
7.66
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Book
Conan the Destroyer
Author: Robert Jordan
Country: USA
First published in: 1984
Length: 288 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Robert Jordan's Conan Novels
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Novelizations aren’t just a transcription of the film story. They also add details and backstory to the plot in a literary way.
“The purest experience for the movie is not to have read the book because when you've read the book you're just ticking off boxes.”
ZACK SNYDER (Filmmaker)

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