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{{short description|Book by John C. Hocking}}
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'''''Conan and the Emerald Lotus'''''is a [[fantasy]] novel written by [[John C. Hocking]] featuring [[Robert E. Howard]]'s seminal [[sword and sorcery]] hero [[Conan the Barbarian]]. It was first published in trade paperback by [[Tor Books]] in November 1995; a regular paperback edition followed from the same publisher in September 1999.<ref>{{isfdb title|id=25986|title=Conan and the Emerald Lotus}}</ref>
'''''Conan and the Emerald Lotus''''' is a [[Fantasy fiction|fantasy]] novel by American writer [[John C. Hocking]], featuring [[Robert E. Howard]]'s [[sword and sorcery]] hero [[Conan the Barbarian]]. It was first published in trade paperback by [[Tor Books]] in November 1995; a regular paperback edition followed from the same publisher in September 1999.<ref>{{isfdb title|id=25986|title=Conan and the Emerald Lotus}}</ref>


According to Hocking, he wrote the novel out of dissatisfaction with the Conan novels being published in the early 1990s, "trying to put into the story all the things I thought were missing from Conan pastiche at that time." After taking three years to write it, he was proud enough of the result that he "didn't want to just drop it into a drawer ....[s]o I sent out a handful of letters, and [[L. Sprague de Camp]] responded ...that if I sent him my book he'd look it over. He liked it a lot and LOTUS was published."<ref name="INT1">[http://www.swordandsorcery.org/int-john-hocking.htm Interview of John C. Hocking, January 2005, by Howard Andrew Jones, on Pitch Black Books' Sword & Sorcery website.]</ref><ref name="INT2">[http://sorcerersguild.blogspot.com/2010/04/interview-with-john-c-hocking-and-john.html "Interview with John C. Hocking and John O'Neill," April 5, 2010, on The Sorcerers Guild website.]</ref>
According to Hocking, he wrote the novel out of dissatisfaction with the Conan novels being published in the early 1990s, "trying to put into the story all the things I thought were missing from Conan pastiche at that time." After taking three years to write it, he was proud enough of the result that he "didn't want to just drop it into a drawer ....[s]o I sent out a handful of letters, and [[L. Sprague de Camp]] responded ...that if I sent him my book he'd look it over. He liked it a lot and LOTUS was published."<ref name="INT1">[http://www.swordandsorcery.org/int-john-hocking.htm Interview of John C. Hocking, January 2005, by Howard Andrew Jones, on Pitch Black Books' Sword & Sorcery website.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822124340/http://www.swordandsorcery.org/int-john-hocking.htm |date=August 22, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="INT2">{{Cite web|url=http://sorcerersguild.blogspot.com/2010/04/interview-with-john-c-hocking-and-john.html|title=The Sorcerers Guild: Interview with John C. Hocking and John O'Neill|first=Jeff|last=Crook|date=Apr 5, 2010|access-date=Apr 29, 2020}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Having refused to enter the service of the wizard Ethram-Fal, Conan has been subjected to a curse the is gradually robbing him of life. The sorceress Lady Zelandra offers to lift the curse in return for the barbarian retrieving for her the deadly emerald lotus to which she is addicted -- which is in the possession of Ethram-Fal. To save his own life from Ethram-Fal Conan must challenge the evil wizard again but stealing the sorceress's price from his desert fortress. He is aided by the dagger-throwing Neesa and the mute Heng Shih.
Having refused to enter the service of a Stygian wizard, Ethram-Fal, Conan suffers a curse which is gradually robbing him of his life. The beautiful sorceress, Lady Zelandra, offers to lift his curse if Conan retrieves for her a deadly emerald lotus which she is addicted to&mdash;currently in the possession of Ethram-Fal. To save his own life from the evil wizard, Conan must challenge Ethram-Fal again by stealing Zelandra's prize from his desert fortress. During his adventure, Conan faces off against bandits, a demon disguised as an oasis, and zombie bodyguards. He's aided in his quest by the dagger-throwing Neesa and a mute thief named Heng Shih.


==Reception==
==Reception==
According to Howard Andrew Jones, "If you were to ask Conan fans who wrote the best Conan story after Robert E. Howard, a lot of people would point to John Hocking. ... it is Hocking, above all, who consistently makes people's favorites list. ... Hocking may well be one of the best hopes readers of sword and sorcery have today."<ref name="INT1"/>
According to Howard Andrew Jones, "If you were to ask Conan fans who wrote the best Conan story after Robert E. Howard, a lot of people would point to John Hocking. ... it is Hocking, above all, who consistently makes people's favorites list. ... Hocking may well be one of the best hopes readers of sword and sorcery have today."<ref name="INT1"/>

==Notes==
{{reflist}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/books/n/n25013.htm Fantastic Fiction entry for ''Conan and the Emerald Lotus'']

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121020054920/http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/books/n/n25013.htm Page at Fantastic Fiction]

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Latest revision as of 15:20, 5 September 2024

Conan and the Emerald Lotus
Cover of first edition
AuthorJohn C. Hocking
Cover artistCiruelo Cabral
LanguageEnglish
SeriesConan the Barbarian
GenreSword and sorcery
PublisherTor Books
Publication date
1995
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages279
ISBN0-8125-4499-4

Conan and the Emerald Lotus is a fantasy novel by American writer John C. Hocking, featuring Robert E. Howard's sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. It was first published in trade paperback by Tor Books in November 1995; a regular paperback edition followed from the same publisher in September 1999.[1]

According to Hocking, he wrote the novel out of dissatisfaction with the Conan novels being published in the early 1990s, "trying to put into the story all the things I thought were missing from Conan pastiche at that time." After taking three years to write it, he was proud enough of the result that he "didn't want to just drop it into a drawer ....[s]o I sent out a handful of letters, and L. Sprague de Camp responded ...that if I sent him my book he'd look it over. He liked it a lot and LOTUS was published."[2][3]

Plot

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Having refused to enter the service of a Stygian wizard, Ethram-Fal, Conan suffers a curse which is gradually robbing him of his life. The beautiful sorceress, Lady Zelandra, offers to lift his curse if Conan retrieves for her a deadly emerald lotus which she is addicted to—currently in the possession of Ethram-Fal. To save his own life from the evil wizard, Conan must challenge Ethram-Fal again by stealing Zelandra's prize from his desert fortress. During his adventure, Conan faces off against bandits, a demon disguised as an oasis, and zombie bodyguards. He's aided in his quest by the dagger-throwing Neesa and a mute thief named Heng Shih.

Reception

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According to Howard Andrew Jones, "If you were to ask Conan fans who wrote the best Conan story after Robert E. Howard, a lot of people would point to John Hocking. ... it is Hocking, above all, who consistently makes people's favorites list. ... Hocking may well be one of the best hopes readers of sword and sorcery have today."[2]

References

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  1. ^ Conan and the Emerald Lotus title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  2. ^ a b Interview of John C. Hocking, January 2005, by Howard Andrew Jones, on Pitch Black Books' Sword & Sorcery website. Archived August 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Crook, Jeff (Apr 5, 2010). "The Sorcerers Guild: Interview with John C. Hocking and John O'Neill". Retrieved Apr 29, 2020.
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Preceded by Tor Conan series
(publication order) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Complete Conan Saga
(William Galen Gray chronology) 		Succeeded by
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