The novel follows two parallel storylines. In the first, Conan is sent to a Brythunian prison mine after he accused his gambling opponent of cheating. Escaping via an underground river, he ends up in a wild region, where he is badly injured in his fight with a bear. He is nursed back to health by Songa, a woman from a local tribe, with whom he eventually settles. Conan finds her tribe's culture and way of life as simplicity rewarding. However, his idyllic life is disrupted when Brythunian soldiers, under orders to locate a magic jewel in possession of the tribe, attack and destroy their village.
The other narrative is the life-story of a sorceress named Tamsin, who, as a child, watched in horror as her mother is raped and killed by mercenaries in the service of Typhas, the king of Brythunia. Tamsin seeks vengeance after she and her doll begin manifesting disturbing magical powers; the doll being possessed by Ninga, a minor deity. Tamsin challenges the kingdom's main cult, in time establishing Ninga's in its place, murders King Typhas, and becomes queen of Brythunia herself. As the fate of Songa's tribe assets, Tamsin's rule proves she is just as corrupt and evil as that of her predecessor.
The two plot threads converge when Conan shows up in Brythunia's capital seeking vengeance. He battles Tamsin, eventually destroying her doll and its powers.
Chronological notes
There is no specific age given in Conan the Savage. There is a reference to Conan's time spent with raiding with the Vanir.[2]
Reception
Don D'Ammassa, also observing that "Conan is only present in about half of this novel," notes that while there are "[s]ome goods [sic] parts sprinkled through, ... this [book] doesn't hold together very well."[3]
conan, savage, fantasy, novel, american, writer, leonard, carpenter, featuring, robert, howard, sword, sorcery, hero, conan, barbarian, first, published, trade, paperback, books, november, 1992, regular, paperback, edition, followed, from, same, publisher, aug. Conan the Savage is a fantasy novel by American writer Leonard Carpenter featuring Robert E Howard s sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian It was first published in trade paperback by Tor Books in November 1992 a regular paperback edition followed from the same publisher in August 1993 and was reprinted in March 1999 1 Conan the SavageCoverAuthorLeonard CarpenterCover artistKen KellyCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishSeriesConan the BarbarianGenreSword and sorceryPublisherTorPublication date1992Media typePrint Paperback Pages280ISBN0 8125 1412 2 Contents 1 Plot synopsis 2 Chronological notes 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot synopsis EditThe novel follows two parallel storylines In the first Conan is sent to a Brythunian prison mine after he accused his gambling opponent of cheating Escaping via an underground river he ends up in a wild region where he is badly injured in his fight with a bear He is nursed back to health by Songa a woman from a local tribe with whom he eventually settles Conan finds her tribe s culture and way of life as simplicity rewarding However his idyllic life is disrupted when Brythunian soldiers under orders to locate a magic jewel in possession of the tribe attack and destroy their village The other narrative is the life story of a sorceress named Tamsin who as a child watched in horror as her mother is raped and killed by mercenaries in the service of Typhas the king of Brythunia Tamsin seeks vengeance after she and her doll begin manifesting disturbing magical powers the doll being possessed by Ninga a minor deity Tamsin challenges the kingdom s main cult in time establishing Ninga s in its place murders King Typhas and becomes queen of Brythunia herself As the fate of Songa s tribe assets Tamsin s rule proves she is just as corrupt and evil as that of her predecessor The two plot threads converge when Conan shows up in Brythunia s capital seeking vengeance He battles Tamsin eventually destroying her doll and its powers Chronological notes EditThere is no specific age given in Conan the Savage There is a reference to Conan s time spent with raiding with the Vanir 2 Reception EditDon D Ammassa also observing that Conan is only present in about half of this novel notes that while there are s ome goods sic parts sprinkled through this book doesn t hold together very well 3 References Edit Conan the Savage title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Carpenter Leonard Conan the Savage p 29 D Ammassa Don Conan the Savage review on Critical Mass Aug 12 2017 External links EditPage at Fantastic FictionPreceded byConan the Relentless Tor Conan series publication order Succeeded byConan of the Red BrotherhoodPreceded byConan the Relentless Complete Conan Saga William Galen Gray chronology Succeeded byConan the Defender Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Conan the Savage amp oldid 1110908287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
