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== Other authors == |
== Other authors == |
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Over the decades, many other authors have written official [[Fanfic|fanfics]] - or more formally, [[wikipedia:Pastiche|pastiches]] - of Conan. There are more [[wikipedia:Conan |
Over the decades, many other authors have written official [[Fanfic|fanfics]] - or more formally, [[wikipedia:Pastiche|pastiches]] - of Conan. There are more [[wikipedia:Conan (books)|Conan stories by other writers]] combined than Howard himself ever wrote. |
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Their ranks include [[The Wheel of Time|Robert Jordan]] and [[Harry Turtledove]], but the most significant of them was the [[Show Runner]]-of-sorts back in the day, [[L. Sprague de Camp|L Sprague De Camp]] (1907-2000). He wrote several pastiches with the frequent collaboration of another author, Lin Carter (1930-1988). Both were prolific fantasy and SF authors in their own right, but they are perhaps most associated with Conan today. |
Their ranks include [[The Wheel of Time|Robert Jordan]] and [[Harry Turtledove]], but the most significant of them was the [[Show Runner]]-of-sorts back in the day, [[L. Sprague de Camp|L Sprague De Camp]] (1907-2000). He wrote several pastiches with the frequent collaboration of another author, Lin Carter (1930-1988). Both were prolific fantasy and SF authors in their own right, but they are perhaps most associated with Conan today. |
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* The infamous ''Conan: Mysteries of Time'' (1991) for [[NES]] (in reality [[Dolled-Up Installment]] based on ''[http://www.mobygames.com/game/myth-history-in-the-making Myth: History in the Making]'', which was considered a classic on Commodore 64 and [[ZX Spectrum]], although the NES version was [[Porting Disaster|entirely different story]]). |
* The infamous ''Conan: Mysteries of Time'' (1991) for [[NES]] (in reality [[Dolled-Up Installment]] based on ''[http://www.mobygames.com/game/myth-history-in-the-making Myth: History in the Making]'', which was considered a classic on Commodore 64 and [[ZX Spectrum]], although the NES version was [[Porting Disaster|entirely different story]]). |
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* ''Conan'' (2004), also known as ''Conan: The Dark Axe''. An action-adventure game for the Xbox, [[Game Cube]], [[Play Station]] 2, and Microsoft Windows that was released only in Europe. |
* ''Conan'' (2004), also known as ''Conan: The Dark Axe''. An action-adventure game for the Xbox, [[Game Cube]], [[Play Station]] 2, and Microsoft Windows that was released only in Europe. |
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* ''Conan'' (2007), for the [[ |
* ''Conan'' (2007), for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]]. More or less a ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]'' clone, based on elements from Howard's stories. |
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* ''[[Age of Conan]]'' (2008) |
* ''[[Age of Conan]]'' (2008) |
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