Two of the most famous contributors to the Conan legend write the
official novel of CONAN THE BARBARIAN, the seminal fantasy film by John
Milius.
The official adaptation of CONAN THE BARBARIAN, the seminal film written
by John Milius and Oliver Stone, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and
James Earl Jones. In the novel by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter, the
Cimmerian youth Conan witnesses the death of his parents at the hands of
Thulsa Doom, a priest of Set. Enslaved, he is trained as a gladiator.
Gaining his freedom he allies with Subotai, a Hyrkanian archer, and a
skilled swordswoman thief named Valeria. Together they raid the Tower of
the Serpent, then Conan breaks away to seek the cult of Doom--and
revenge on the sorcerer who leads it.