The Road of the Eagles
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The Road of the Eagles is a 1955 Conan the Barbarian
novelette by L. Sprague de Camp
based on a story by Robert E. Howard
, by the same name. It is usually credited to Howard and de Camp.
in 1595 into Howard's Hyborian Age
and extensively re-worked the plot and story-line so that a new "Howard" story could be added to the collection Tales of Conan
in 1955.
in December 1955 under the name Conan, Man of Destiny. In the same year it was also published as part of Tales of Conan
but now under the original title The Road of the Eagles. In 1968 it was republished, under the same title, in the collection Conan the Freebooter
.
The original story, now renamed The Way of the Swords, can be found in The Road of Azrael
published in 1979.
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian is a fictional sword and sorcery hero that originated in pulp fiction magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, several films , television programs, video games, roleplaying games and other media...
novelette by L. Sprague de Camp
L. Sprague de Camp
Lyon Sprague de Camp was an American author of science fiction and fantasy books, non-fiction and biography. In a writing career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and notable works of non-fiction, including biographies of other important fantasy authors...
based on a story by Robert E. Howard
Robert E. Howard
Robert Ervin Howard was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. Best known for his character Conan the Barbarian, he is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre....
, by the same name. It is usually credited to Howard and de Camp.
Differences from Howard's original story
De Camp gave Ivan Sablianka's role to Conan, changed the setting from the Ottoman EmpireOttoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
in 1595 into Howard's Hyborian Age
Hyborian Age
The Hyborian Age is a fictional period within the artificial mythology created by Robert E. Howard, in which the sword and sorcery tales of Conan the Barbarian are set....
and extensively re-worked the plot and story-line so that a new "Howard" story could be added to the collection Tales of Conan
Tales of Conan
Tales of Conan is a 1955 collection of four fantasy short stories written by Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp featuring Howard's seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. The tales as originally written by Howard were adventure yarns mostly set in the Middle Ages; they were...
in 1955.
Publication history
The Road of the Eagles was first published in Fantastic UniverseFantastic Universe
Fantastic Universe was a U.S. science fiction magazine which began publishing in the 1950s. It ran for 69 issues, from June 1953 to March 1960, under two different publishers. It was part of the explosion of science fiction magazine publishing in the 1950s in the United States, and was moderately...
in December 1955 under the name Conan, Man of Destiny. In the same year it was also published as part of Tales of Conan
Tales of Conan
Tales of Conan is a 1955 collection of four fantasy short stories written by Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp featuring Howard's seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. The tales as originally written by Howard were adventure yarns mostly set in the Middle Ages; they were...
but now under the original title The Road of the Eagles. In 1968 it was republished, under the same title, in the collection Conan the Freebooter
Conan the Freebooter
Conan the Freebooter is a 1968 collection of five fantasy short stories written by Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp, featuring Howard's seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. Most of the stories originally appeared in the fantasy magazine Weird Tales in the 1930s...
.
The original story, now renamed The Way of the Swords, can be found in The Road of Azrael
The Road of Azrael
The Road of Azrael is a collection of historical short stories by Robert E. Howard. It was first published in 1979 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc...
published in 1979.