The Three Palladins is a novel of historical fiction by Harold Lamb. It was first published in book form in 1977 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 1,350 copies. The novel originally appeared in the magazine Adventure in 1923.Hulse, Ed. "The Camp-Fire: Summer 2010 Edition", in Blood N' Thunder Magazine Summer 2010, (p.58). The Three Palladins was later reprinted in the 2010 omnibus volume Swords From The East.Murphy, Brian. "Swords from the Sea, by Harold Lamb, and Swords from the East, by Harold Lamb (review)". Black Gate 15, Spring 2011 (p. 363-5)
Plot The novel is an adventure story about the rise of the young Genghis Khan and the fabled kingdom of Prester John. The hero of The Three Palladins is a young Chinese prince, Mingan.
Influence Robert E. Howard read The Three Palladins on its magazine publication. Howard later quoted from the book in his 1923 amateur magazine, The Golden Caliph. The scene in Howard's Conan story The Scarlet Citadel where Conan lifts a villain and hurls him to his death off a high building, is similar to a scene in The Three Palladins.
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