A Complete Conan Bibliography

compiled by Bruce L. Precourt

v1.0 January 1998

Overview

I. The Robert E. Howard stories

A. The Seventeen stories published in Weird Tales

B. The Four stories completed but unpublished

C. The Four unfinished stories

D. Wolves Beyond the Border (a story set in Conan's world)

II. The Gnome Press editions

III. The 12-volume Paperback Series

A. Lancer

B. Ace/Sphere

IV. The Donald Grant Editions

V. The Berkeley/Karl Edward Wagner series

VI. The Bantam & Ace paperbacks

VII. The Tor Series

VIII. Miscellaneous

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Part 1: The Robert E. Howard stories

(originally a Conan story, but after being rejected,

Howard revised it, retitled as "The Gods of the North",

the main character's name changed to "Amra of Akbitana")
19. God in the Bowl
20. Vale of Lost Women
21. The Black Stranger

(rewritten by L.S. DeCamp as "The Treasure of Tranicos";

Howard's version published in 1987 in Echoes of Valor)

C. Four other Conan stories were begun by Howard but unfinished

22. Snout in the Dark fragment
23. Drums of Tombalku fragment
24. Hall of the Dead synopsis only
25. Hand of Nergal fragment


D. Wolves Beyond the Border

a story set in Conan's world fragment

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II. Gnome Press editions

(The Hour of the Dragon)

The Sword of Conan, 1952

People of the Black Circle

The Slithering Shadow

The Pool of the Black One

Red Nails

King Conan, 1953

Jewels of Gwahlur

Beyond the Black River

The Treasure of Tranicos

The Phoenix on the Sword

The Scarlet Citadel

The Coming of Conan, 1953

The Hyborian Age, part 1

The Shadow Kingdom (featuring Kull)

The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune (featuring Kull)

The King and the Oak (featuring Kull)

The Tower of the Elephant

The God in the Bowl

Rogues in the House

The Frost-Giant's Daughter

Queen of the Black Coast

Conan the Barbarian, 1954

Black Colossus

Shadows in the Moonlight

A Witch Shall Be Born

Shadows in Zamboula

The Devil in Iron

Tales of Conan, 1955

(note: these are non-Conan Howard stories rewritten by L.Sprague DeCamp)

The Blood-Stained God

Hawks over Shem

The Road of the Eagles

The Flame-Knife

The Return of Conan, 1957

by Bjorn Nyberg & L.Sprague DeCamp

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III. The Lancer Paperback Series (1966 - 1973)

• The Hyborian Age, part 1...... Howard
• The Thing in the Crypt........ DeCamp&Carter;
• The Tower of the Elephant..... Howard
• The Hall of the Dead.......... Howard/DeCamp
• The God in the Bowl........... Howard
• Rogues in the House........... Howard
• The Hand of Nergal............ Howard/Carter
• The City of Skulls............ DeCamp&Carter;

CONAN OF CIMMERIA

• The Curse of the Monolith..... DeCamp&Carter;
• The Bloodstained God.......... Howard/DeCamp
• The Frost Giant's Daughter.... Howard
• The Lair of the Ice Worm...... DeCamp&Carter;
• Queen of the Black Coast...... Howard
• The Vale of Lost Women........ Howard
• The Castle of Terror.......... DeCamp&Carter;
• The Snout in the Dark......... Howard/DeCamp&Carter;

CONAN THE FREEBOOTER

• Hawks over Shem............... Howard/DeCamp
• Black Colossus................ Howard
• Shadows in the Moonlight...... Howard
• The Road of the Eagles........ Howard/DeCamp
• A Witch Shall be Born......... Howard

CONAN THE WANDERER

• Black Tears................... DeCamp&Carter;
• Shadows in Zamboula........... Howard
• The Devil in Iron............. Howard
• The Flame Knife............... Howard/DeCamp

CONAN THE ADVENTURER

• People of the Black Circle.... Howard
• The Slithering Shadow......... Howard
• Drums of Tombalku............. Howard/DeCamp
• The Pool of the Black One..... Howard

CONAN THE BUCCANEER............... DeCamp&Carter;

CONAN THE WARRIOR

• Red Nails..................... Howard
• Jewels of Gwahlur............. Howard
• Beyond the Black River........ Howard

CONAN THE USURPER

• The Treasure of Tranicos...... Howard/DeCamp
• Wolves Beyond the Border...... Howard/DeCamp
• The Phoenix on the Sword...... Howard
• The Scarlet Citadel........... Howard

CONAN THE CONQUEROR............... Howard

(aka The Hour of the Dragon)

CONAN THE AVENGER................. Nyberg & DeCamp

(aka The Return of Conan)

CONAN OF AQUILONIA

• The Witch of the Mists........ DeCamp&Carter;
• Black Sphinx of Nebthu........ DeCamp&Carter;
• Red Moon of Zembabwei......... DeCamp&Carter;
• Shadows in the Skull.......... DeCamp&Carter;

CONAN OF THE ISLES................ DeCamp&Carter;

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Lancer paperback printing history

The Lancer paperbacks were reprinted several times. The way to at least partially determine which edition it is, is to note the cover price and the color of the page edges.


Conan the Adventurer

• 1966,1967,1968,1969 purple edges, 60 cents
• 1970 purple edges, 95 cents
• 1971, Apr 1972, Sep 1972 yellow edges, 95 cents
• May 1973 yellow edges, $1.25

Conan the Warrior

• 1967,1968,1969 purple edges, 60 cents
• 1970 purple edges, 95 cents
• 1971, Apr 1972, Sep 1972 yellow edges, 95 cents
• May 1973 yellow edges, $1.25

Conan the Conqueror

• 1967,1968,1969 purple edges, 60 cents
• 1970 purple edges, 95 cents
• 1971, Aug 1972, Jan 1973 yellow edges, 95 cents

Conan the Usurper

• 1967,1969 purple edges, 60 cents
• 1970 purple edges, 95 cents
• 1971, Aug 1972, Jan 1973 yellow edges, 95 cents

Conan the Avenger

• 1968,1969 purple edges, 60 cents
• 1970 purple edges, 95 cents
• 1971, Apr 1972, Sep 1972 yellow edges, 95 cents
• May 1973 yellow edges, $1.25

Conan

• 1968 purple edges, 60 cents
• 1968,1969 purple edges, 75 cents
• 1970,1970 purple edges, 95 cents
• 1971, Apr 1972, Sep 1972 yellow edges, 95 cents
• May 1973 yellow edges $1.25

Conan the Freebooter

• 1968,1969 purple edges, 75 cents
• 1970 purple edges, 95 cents
• 1971, Jan 1973 yellow edges, 95 cents

Conan the Wanderer

• 1968,1969 purple edges, 75 cents
• 1970 purple edges, 95 cents
• 1971, May 1972, Sep 1972 yellow edges, 95 cents
• May 1973 yellow edges $1.25

Conan of Cimmeria

• 1969,1970 purple edges, 95 cents
• 1971, Apr 1972, Sep 1972 yellow edges, 95 cents
• May 1973 yellow edges $1.25

Conan of the Isles (data incomplete)

• 1968 purple edges, 60 cents

Conan the Buccaneer (data incomplete)

• 1971 purple edges, 95 cents
• 1971 yellow edges, 95 cents

The final volume, 11th in the series, was never published by Lancer, which went out of business about 1974. The series was reprinted by Ace, and included the one never before published in book form, namely:

Conan of Aquilonia

• 1977 yellow edges, $1.25

All 12 volumes were reprinted several times by Ace in the USA and by Sphere in the UK.

All except Freebooter, Wanderer, Aquilonia and Isles feature cover-paintings by Frank Frazetta.

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IV. Donald M. Grant Editions

Beginning in 1974, a series of limited edition books (about 3000 copies) was begun by Donald Grant of West Kingston, RI.

These books contain only the Robert Howard stories, one or two per volume. Each features about a half-dozen full color illustrations by semi-prominent fantasy artists. Several are still in print.


In order of publication:

1974 People of the Black Circle

Illustrations by David Ireland

1975 The Tower of the Elephant

also contains The God in the Bowl

Illustrations by Richard Robertson

1975 A Witch Shall Be Born

Illustrations by Alicia Austin

1975 Red Nails

Illustrations by George Barr

1976 Devil in Iron

also contains Shadows in Zamboula

Illustrations by Dan Green

1976 Rogues in the House

also contains The Frost-Giant's Daughter

Illustrations by Marcus Boas

1978 Queen of the Black Coast

also contains The Vale of Lost Women

Illustrations by Michael Hague

1979 Jewels of Gwahlur

also contains The Snout in the Dark (fragment)

Illustrations by Dean Morrissey

1979 Black Colossus

also contains Shadows in the Moonlight

Illustrations by Ned Dameron

1986 Pool of the Black One

also contains Drums of Tombalku (fragment)

Illustrations by Hank Jankus

1989 The Hour of the Dragon

Illustrations by Ezra Tucker

As of this writing (Jan 1998), it seems that three more volumes remain to complete the set, probably to contain:

- Beyond the Black River and The Black Stranger

- The Phoenix on the Sword and The Scarlet Citadel

- The Slithering Shadow and perhaps one or more of the fragments: Hall of the Dead, Hand of Nergal, Wolves Beyond the Border


Note: at least two of the Grant editions were reprinted as paperbacks by Grosset & Dunlap:

- The Tower of the Elephant

- The Devil in Iron

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V. Berkeley editions, edited by Karl Edward Wagner

Like the Grant books, these feature only the Robert E. Howard Conan stories, exactly as published in Weird Tales. They were published in both hard and softcover; the hardcovers were also printed in Book Club editions, which are noticably thinner, and according to some, have textual errors.

The Hour of the Dragon (Aug 1977)

• The Hour of the Dragon

The People of the Black Circle (Sep 1977)

• The People of the Black Circle
• Devil in Iron
• A Witch Shall Be Born
• Jewels of Gwahlur

Red Nails (Oct 1977)

• Beyond the Black River
• Shadows in Zamboula
• Red Nails
• The Hyborian Age

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VI. The Bantam & Ace paperbacks

Bantam paperback series

1. Conan the Swordsman(Aug 1978)
1. Legions of the Dead............ DeCamp & Carter
2. The People of the Summit....... Nyberg & DeCamp
3. Shadows in the Dark............ DeCamp & Carter
4. The Star of Khorala............ Nyberg & DeCamp
5. The Gem in the Tower........... DeCamp & Carter
6. The Ivory Goddess.............. DeCamp & Carter
7. Moon of Blood.................. DeCamp & Carter
   
   
2. Conan the Liberator................ DeCamp & Carter (Feb 1979)
   
   
3. Conan: The Sword of Skelos......... Offutt (May 1979)
   
   
4. Conan: The Road of Kings........... Wagner (Oct 1979)
   
   
5. Conan the Rebel.................... Poul Anderson (Jul 1980)
1. (erroneously labelled #6)
   
   
6. Conan and the Spider God........... DeCamp (Dec 1980)
1. (erroneously labelled #5)

Ace paperbacks/illustrated by Esteban Maroto

• Conan and the Sorceror............. Offutt (Oct 1978)
• published as both trade and mass-market paperback
• Conan: The Treasure of Tranicos.... Howard/DeCamp (Jul 1980)
• Conan the Mercenary................ Offutt (Jan 1981)
• Conan: The Flame Knife............. Howard/DeCamp (Jul 1981)

Ace paperbacks

• The Blade of Conan (May 1979)
• The Spell of Conan (Jul 1980)

These two books, edited by DeCamp, are both a collection of articles which first appeared in the Robert Howard fanzine Amra.

Bantam paperback

• Conan the Barbarian (Movie adaptation).. DeCamp & Carter (May 1982)

(note: this has the same title, but different contents, as the 1954 Gnome Press hardcover)

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VII. The Tor series

Note: some of the Tor Conan books first appeared as 'trade' (oversized) paperbacks [5.25" x 8"]; they were later reprinted in standard paperback size [4.25" x 6.75"]

Those which first appeared as trade paperbacks are here marked (T)

In order of publication:

• Conan the Invincible................... Robert Jordan (Jun 1982)
• Conan the Defender (T).................. Robert Jordan (Dec 1982)
• Conan the Unconquered.................. Robert Jordan (Apr 1983)
• Conan the Triumphant (T)................ Robert Jordan (Oct 1983)
• Conan the Magnificent.................. Robert Jordan (May 1984)
• Conan the Destroyer (movie adaptation). Robert Jordan (Jul 1984)
• Conan the Victorious (T)................ Robert Jordan (Nov 1984)
• Conan the Valorous (T).................. John M. Roberts (Sep 1985)
• Conan the Fearless (T).................. Steve Perry (Feb 1986)
• Conan the Renegade..................... Leonard Carpenter (Apr 1986)
• Conan the Raider (T).................... Leonard Carpenter (Oct 1986)
• Conan the Champion..................... John M. Roberts (Apr 1987)
• Conan the Defiant (T)................... Steve Perry (Oct 1987)
• Conan the Marauder..................... John M. Roberts (Jan 1988)
• Conan the Warlord...................... Leonard Carpenter (Mar 1988)
• Conan the Valiant (T)................... Roland Green (Oct 1988)
• Conan the Hero......................... Leonard Carpenter (Feb 1989)
• Conan the Bold......................... John M. Roberts (Apr 1989)
• Conan the Great........................ Leonard Carpenter (Apr 1989)
• Conan the Indomitable (T)............... Steve Perry (Oct 1989)
• Conan the Free Lance................... Steve Perry (Feb 1990)
• Conan the Formidable (T)................ Steve Perry (Nov 1990)
• Conan the Guardian..................... Roland Green (Jan 1991)
• Conan the Outcast...................... Leonard Carpenter (Apr 1991)
• Conan the Rogue (T)..................... John M. Roberts (Nov 1991)
• Conan the Relentless................... Roland Green (Apr 1992)
• Conan the Savage (T).................... Leonard Carpenter (Nov 1992)
• Conan of the Red Brotherhood........... Leonard Carpenter (Feb 1993)
• Conan and the Gods of the Mountain..... Roland Green (May 1993)
• Conan and the Treasure of Python (T).... John M. Roberts (Nov 1993)
• Conan the Hunter....................... Sean A. Moore (Jan 1994)
• Conan, Scourge of the Bloody Coast..... Leonard Carpenter (Apr 1994)
• Conan and the Manhunters............... John M. Roberts (Oct 1994)
• Conan at the Demon's Gate (T)........... Roland Green (Nov 1994)
• Conan the Gladiator.................... Leonard Carpenter (Jan 1995)
• Conan and the Amazon................... John M. Roberts (Apr 1995)
• Conan and the Mists of Doom............ R. Green (Aug 1995)
• Conan and the Emerald Lotus (T)......... J. Hocking (Nov 1995)
• Conan and the Shaman's Curse........... S. Moore (Jan 1996)
• Conan, Lord of the Black River......... Leonard Carpenter (Apr 1996)
• Conan and The Grim Grey God (T)......... S. Moore (Nov 1996)
• Conan and the Death Lord of Thanza..... R. Green (Jan 1997)

In 1995, Tor reprinted three of the Robert Jordan novels in one harcover volume "The Conan Chronicles"; it includes

• Conan the Invincible
• Conan the Defender
• Conan the Unconquered

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Two other Tor book are worth noting:

Echoes of Valor, ed. by Karl Edward Wagner, Feb 1987contains Howard's original version of "The Black Stranger", which was rewritten by DeCamp as "The Treasure of Tranicos".

Echoes of Valor II, ed. by Karl Edward Wagner, Aug 1989contains two different versions of "The Frost Giant's Daughter", both by Howard. The first, featuring Conan, appears under its original title "The Frost King's Daughter". The second version was printed in an amateur magazine, where the main character had been renamed Amra of Akbitana.

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VIII. Miscellaneous

A. Books/Anthologies

Horror anthology, includes Rogues in the House

Skull-Face and Others, Arkham House, 1946

First hardcover collection of Howard fantasy stories, includes the following Conan tales:

• Phoenix on the Sword
• Scarlet Citadel
• Tower of the Elephant
• Rogues in the House
• Shadows in Zamboula

Conan the Conqueror, Ace Books, 1953

First paperback edition of Conan; an 'Ace Double Novel', also includes The Sword of Rhiannon by Leigh Brackett

More Not at Night, Arrow, 1961

Horror anthology, includes Rogues in the House; reprinted as Never at Night, Arrow, 1972

Swords and Sorcery, Pyramid, 1963

Anthology, includes Shadows in the Moonlight

The Spell of Seven, Pyramid, 1965 & 1969

Antholgy, includes Shadows in Zamboula

The Fantastic Swordsmen, Pyramid, 1967

Anthology, includes Drums of Tombalku

Beyond the Gates of Dream, Belmont, 1969

Anthology, contains the Carter-edited version of The Hand of Nergal

The Mighty Barbarians, Lancer, 1969

Anthology, contains A Witch Shall Be Born

The Mighty Swordsmen, Lancer, 1970

Anthology, contains Beyond the Black River and The People of the Summit

Warlocks and Warriors, Mayflower, 1971

Anthology, contains The Curse of the Monolith

The Last Celt, Grant, 1976

Contains the fragmentary Hand of Nergal and the synopsis of Hall of the Dead (and the source of most of the data in this section of the bibliography)

B. Magazines (other than Weird Tales)

Magazine reprint of Queen of the Black Coast

Avon Fantasy Reader 10, 1949

Magazine reprint of A Witch Shall Be Born

Space Science Fiction, Sep 1952

First publication of The God in the Bowl

Fantasy Magazine, Mar 1953

First version of DeCamp-edited The Black Stranger (aka The Treasure of Tranicos)

Fantasy Fiction, Aug 1953

Magazine publication of The Frost-Giant's Daughter

Fantastic Universe, Oct 1955

Magazine publication of Hawks Over Shem

Fantastic Universe, Dec 1955

Magazine publication of Conan, Man of Destiny (aka The Road of the Eagles)
Fantastic Universe, Apr 1956

Magazine reprint of The Bloodstained God

Fantastic Universe, Sep 1957

Magazine publication of The Return of Conan (ch. 2-5 only)

Fantastic, Jan 1967

Magazine reprint of People of the Black Circle

Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Feb 1967

Magazine publication of The Hall of the Dead

Magazine of Horror, Spr 1967

First publication of The Vale of Lost Women

Worlds of Fantasy, v.1, no.1, 1968

Magazine publication of Conan and the Centoaph (aka Curse of the Monolith)
Fantastic, Aug 1972

Magazine publication of The Witch of the Mists

Fantastic, Jul 1973

Magazine publication of Black Sphinx of Nebthu

C. Books about Conan

All three of these books are a collection of articles which first appeared in the Howard fanzine Amra. Many of the articles were reprinted in the paperbacks The Blade of Conan and The Spell of Conan.

Robert Weinberg, The Annotated Guide to Robert E. Howard's Sword & Sorcery, Starmont House, 1976

Lee Falconer, A Gazeteer of The Hyborian World of Conan, Starmont House, 1977

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