The Conan Chronicles
Encyclopedia
The Conan Chronicles is a 1989 omnibus collection of three previous fantasy
collections by Robert E. Howard
, L. Sprague de Camp
and Lin Carter
featuring Howard's seminal sword and sorcery
hero Conan the Barbarian
, published by Sphere Books
. The component collections had originally been published by Lancer Books
in 1967, 1968 and 1969, and later reissued by Ace Books
. The omnibus collection was followed by The Conan Chronicles 2
.
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
collections by Robert E. Howard
Robert E. Howard
Robert Ervin Howard was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. Best known for his character Conan the Barbarian, he is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre....
, L. Sprague de Camp
L. Sprague de Camp
Lyon Sprague de Camp was an American author of science fiction and fantasy books, non-fiction and biography. In a writing career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and notable works of non-fiction, including biographies of other important fantasy authors...
and Lin Carter
Lin Carter
Linwood Vrooman Carter was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft and Grail Undwin.-Life:Carter was born in St. Petersburg, Florida...
featuring Howard's seminal sword and sorcery
Sword and sorcery
Sword and sorcery is a sub-genre of fantasy and historical fantasy, generally characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent conflicts. An element of romance is often present, as is an element of magic and the supernatural...
hero Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian is a fictional sword and sorcery hero that originated in pulp fiction magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, several films , television programs, video games, roleplaying games and other media...
, published by Sphere Books
Sphere Books
-History:Founded in 1961, Sphere Books began work on its first publication, the 1962 paperback edition of Gottfried Benn's The Trainee Man. Originally part of The Thomson Corporation, Sphere was sold to Pearson PLC in 1985 and became part of Penguin...
. The component collections had originally been published by Lancer Books
Lancer Books
Lancer Books was a series of paperback books published from 1961 through 1973 by Irwin Stein and Walter Zacharius. While it published stories of a number of genres, it was noted most for its science fiction and fantasy, particularly its series of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian tales, the...
in 1967, 1968 and 1969, and later reissued by Ace Books
Ace Books
Ace Books is the oldest active specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The company was founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn, and began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns...
. The omnibus collection was followed by The Conan Chronicles 2
The Conan Chronicles 2
The Conan Chronicles 2 is a 1990 omnibus collection of two previous fantasy collections and one fantasy novel by Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter featuring Howard's seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian, published by Orbit Books. The component books had originally...
.
Contents
- ConanConan (collection)Conan is a 1967 collection of seven fantasy short stories and associated pieces written by Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter featuring Howard's seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. Most of the stories were originally published in various pulp magazines...
(Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter) - "Introduction" (L. Sprague de Camp)
- "Letter from Robert E. Howard to P. Schuyler Miller" (Robert E. Howard)
- "The Hyborian AgeThe Hyborian AgeThe Hyborian Age is an essay by Robert E. Howard pertaining to the Hyborian Age, the fictional setting of his stories about Conan the Cimmerian. It was written in the 1930s but not published during Howard's lifetime...
, Part 1" (Robert E. Howard) - "The Thing in the CryptThe Thing in the Crypt"The Thing in the Crypt" is a short story written by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian created by Robert E...
" (L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter) - "The Tower of the ElephantThe Tower of the Elephant"The Tower of the Elephant" is one of the original short stories starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard. It is set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan infiltrating a perilous tower in order to steal a...
" (Robert E. Howard) - "The Hall of the DeadThe Hall of the Dead"The Hall of the Dead" is one of the original short stories by American author Robert E. Howard starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, a fragment begun in the 1930s but not finished or published in Howard's lifetime. It was completed by L...
" (Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp) - "The God in the BowlThe God in the Bowl"The God in the Bowl" is one of the original short stories featuring the sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard but not published during his lifetime. It is set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan robbing a temple museum only to...
" (Robert E. Howard) - "Rogues in the HouseRogues in the House"Rogues in the House" is one of the original short stories starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in Weird Tales magazine circa January 1934...
" (Robert E. Howard) - "The Hand of NergalThe Hand of Nergal"The Hand of Nergal" is one of the original short stories by American author Robert E. Howard starring the sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, a fragment begun in the 1930s but not finished or published in Howard's lifetime...
" (Robert E. Howard and Lin Carter) - "The City of SkullsThe City of Skulls (short story)For the fantasy roleplaying adventure game see City of Skulls"The City of Skulls" is a short story written by Lin Carter and L. Sprague de Camp starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian created by Robert E...
" (L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter) - Conan of CimmeriaConan of CimmeriaConan of Cimmeria is a 1969 collection of eight fantasy short stories written by Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter featuring Howard's seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. Most of the stories were originally published in various fantasy magazines...
(Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter) - "Introduction" (L. Sprague de Camp)
- "The Curse of the MonolithThe Curse of the Monolith"The Curse of the Monolith" is a short story written by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan of Cimmeria created by Robert E. Howard. It was first published in the magazine Worlds of Fantasy in 1968 as "Conan and the Cenotaph".-Publication...
" (L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter) - "The Blood-Stained GodThe Blood-Stained GodThe Blood-Stained God is a 1955 fantasy novella written by Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp featuring Howard's seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. It was revised by de Camp from Howard's original story, a then-unpublished non-fantasy Oriental tale that featured Kirby...
" (Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp) - "The Frost Giant's DaughterThe Frost Giant's Daughter"The Frost-Giant's Daughter" is one of the original short stories about Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard, but not published in his lifetime....
" (Robert E. Howard, edited by L. Sprague de Camp) - "The Lair of the Ice WormThe Lair of the Ice Worm"The Lair of the Ice Worm" is a fantasy short story by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter featuring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian created by Robert E. Howard. It was first published by Lancer Books in the paperback collection Conan of Cimmeria , which was reprinted several...
" (L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter) - "Queen of the Black CoastQueen of the Black Coast"Queen of the Black Coast" is one of the original short stories about Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in Weird Tales magazine circa May 1934...
" (Robert E. Howard) - "The Vale of Lost WomenThe Vale of Lost Women"The Vale of Lost Women" is one of the original short stories about Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard, but not published during his lifetime. The story was first published in The Magazine of Horror for Spring, 1967, and republished in the collection Conan of Cimmeria...
" (Robert E. Howard) - "The Castle of TerrorThe Castle of Terror"The Castle of Terror" is a fantasy short story by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter featuring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian created by Robert E. Howard. It was first published by Lancer Books in the paperback collection Conan of Cimmeria , which was reprinted several...
" (L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter) - "The Snout in the DarkThe Snout in the DarkThe Snout in the Dark is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, a fragment begun in the 1930s but not finished or published in Howard's lifetime. It was completed by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter and in this form first published in the collection Conan of...
" (Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter) - Conan the FreebooterConan the FreebooterConan the Freebooter is a 1968 collection of five fantasy short stories written by Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp, featuring Howard's seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. Most of the stories originally appeared in the fantasy magazine Weird Tales in the 1930s...
(Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp) - "Introduction" (L. Sprague de Camp)
- "Hawks over ShemHawks over ShemHawks over Shem is a 1955 Conan the Barbarian novelette by L. Sprague de Camp based on the story Hawks Over Egypt, by Robert E. Howard. It is usually credited to Howard and de Camp.-Synopsis:...
" (Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp) - "Black ColossusBlack Colossus"Black Colossus" is one of the original short stories starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in Weird Tales magazine, June 1933...
" (Robert E. Howard) - "Shadows in the MoonlightIron Shadows in the Moon"Shadows in the Moonlight" is one of the original short stories starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in Weird Tales magazine in April 1934. Howard originally named his story "Iron Shadows in the Moon"...
" (Robert E. Howard) - "The Road of the EaglesThe Road of the EaglesThe Road of the Eagles is a 1955 Conan the Barbarian novelette by L. Sprague de Camp based on a story by Robert E. Howard, by the same name...
" (Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp) - "A Witch Shall be BornA Witch Shall be Born"A Witch Shall Be Born" is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian. It was written in only a few days in spring of 1934 and first published in Weird Tales in 1934. The story concerns a witch replacing her twin sister as queen of a city state, which brings her...
" (Robert E. Howard)