The Sword of Skelos

The Sword of Skelos
Cover of the first edition
AuthorAndrew J. Offutt
Cover artistBob Larkin
LanguageEnglish
SeriesConan the Barbarian
GenreSword and sorcery
PublisherBantam Books
Publication date
1979
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages246
ISBN0-553-12970-8

The Sword of Skelos is a fantasy novel by American writer Andrew J. Offutt, featuring Robert E. Howard's sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian, the third and final volume in a trilogy beginning with Conan and the Sorcerer and continuing with Conan the Mercenary (which was actually published after The Sword of Skelos,[1] though relating events prior to it). It was first published in paperback in May 1979 by Bantam Books, and reprinted in August 1981. Later editions were issued by Ace Books (September 1987, reprinted May 1991) and Tor Books (February 2002). The first British edition was published by Sphere Books in 1989.[2]