Conan the Invincible

Aside from the creator of Conan (Robert E. Howard), Jordan is the best Conan author I've read to date. He did his Conan work in the 80's before he began on his epic Wheel of Time, and they are pretty much the antithesis of each other. Jordan's Conan books are clear, concise, and to the point. Plot and background is provided (e.g. where the Necromancer in The Invincible comes from), but only enough to support the action of the novels. Fights are savage and bloody (as Conan novels should be), women are scantily clad and promiscuous, and wizards are almost always the bad guys, opposed to the muscular Cimmerian. Jordan's writing is the closest to the raw energy you can see in Howard's original stories. Conan The Invincible is my favorite of Jordan's. It's a quick, easy read, but for all that it's really well written in a classic Conan style. Plus this is the novel where we first meet Karela, The Red Hawk, a woman bandit/warrior who appears in several other of Jordan's novels. She serves as a great counterpart for Conan. I've read this book numerous times by this point, and it always satisfies my sword and sorcery hunger.

This is not an ambitious novel. Yet it perfectly fulfills the mandates of the sword & sorcery novel: plently of bloodshed, beautiful women, exotic warriors, and soulless necromancy. Jordan wrote it before his sprawling Wheel of Time books, and it offers the quick-pacing, thrill-a-minute style that his current series now lacks (for better or worse). I heartily recommend it; it was one of the original books that hooked me onto reading when I was a kid, and I've read it again a few times since.

This is an awesome book of the conan series and was actually the very first one that I read.I'd also have to say that Robert Jordan does compare very well with Robert E. Howard the original author of the barber conan books.Theres even a video game of Conan coming out soon for the Playstation 2.I think there should be more Conan movies!Don't you too?New Conan movies would be awesome!

I have read the (wot) books and the conan books are what started me on them. This book holds the true meaning of conan and is how they were ment to be written. I think I have read all of his books on conan and this one being longer than the usual short story format still keeps you reading. thanks Robert,,,keep the (wot) books rolling till you wanna finish not cause people rush ya to an ending....lol

The book Conan the Invincible clearly lies above others of it's genre. The characters are true to form and realistic. I feel that the author accurately conveys the nature of the Conan character and that the supporting characters are equally flushed out. The story was exciting and quick paced. For those into action and steel, this book is a must read