Description
Conan the Outcast by Leonard Carpenter is a novel in the Adventures of Conan series, following the wandering warrior Conan of Cimmeria as he becomes entangled in intrigue within a mysterious desert civilisation. When Conan arrives in the ancient city of Qjara, his northern customs and refusal to worship the city’s One True Goddess immediately mark him as an outsider. Despite the distrust of its rulers, he is drawn into the city’s complex political and religious tensions through his encounters with Princess Afrianda, a woman struggling to understand her own unusual powers, and Zaius, the formidable swordsman of the Temple warriors. As rival factions manoeuvre for influence, Conan’s path leads beyond Qjara to the decaying city of Sark, where the High Priest Khumanos seeks to restore the power of ancient gods using the legendary Sword of Onothimantos. Set in the harsh deserts and decaying cities of the Hyborian world, the novel blends sword-and-sorcery adventure with themes of power, faith, and survival.
Intended for adult readers of heroic fantasy, Conan the Outcast continues the tradition of Conan tales with action-driven storytelling, ancient cults, and a lone warrior confronting dangerous conspiracies.
