Conan and the Sorcerer

Conan and the Sorcerer

Conan and the Sorcerer by Andrew J. Offutt, Ace Books, 1978
Author	Andrew J. Offutt
Illustrator	Esteban Maroto
Cover artist	Sanjulián
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Conan the Barbarian
Genre	Sword and sorcery
Publisher	Ace Books
Publication date	1978

Conan and the Sorcerer is a fantasy novel written by Andrew J. Offutt and illustrated by Esteban Maroto. Featuring Robert E. Howard's sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian, it is the first in a trilogy continuing with Conan the Mercenary and concluding with The Sword of Skelos. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in October 1978, and reprinted in May 1979, 1982, and March 1984.

The story was adapted by Roy Thomas and John Buscema in issues #53-55, cover-dated June–August 1980, of the Marvel Comics magazine series The Savage Sword of Conan. The Thomas/Buscema tale was later reprinted in the 2009 Dark Horse Comics trade paperback The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 5.