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Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, several films (including Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer), television programs (animated and live-action), video games, role-playing games, and other media. The character was created by the writer Robert E. Howard in 1932 for a series of fantasy stories published in Weird Tales magazine.


This book contains the complete Conan stories in the chronological order of their original publication.The Phoenix on the Sword (novelette; vol. 20, #6, December 1932)
The Scarlet Citadel (novelette; vol. 21, #1, January 1, 1933)
The Tower of the Elephant (novelette; vol. 21, #3, March 1933)
Black Colossus (novelette; vol. 21, #6, June 1933)
The Slithering Shadow (novelette; vol. 22, #3, September 1933, alternate title Xuthal of the Dusk)
The Pool of the Black One (novelette; vol. 22, #4, October 1933)
Rogues in the House (novelette; vol. 23, #1, January 1934)
Iron Shadows in the Moon (novelette; vol. 23, #4, April 1934, published as Shadows in the Moonlight)
Queen of the Black Coast (novelette; vol. 23, #5, May 1934)
The Devil in Iron (novelette; vol. 24, #2, August 1934)
The People of the Black Circle (novella; vol. 24, #3-5, September-November 1934)
A Witch Shall Be Born (novelette; vol. 24, #6, December 1934)
Jewels of Gwahlur (novelette; vol. 25, #3, March 1935, author's original title The Servants of Bit-Yakin)
Beyond the Black River (novella; vol. 25, #5-6, May-June 1935)
Shadows in Zamboula (novelette; vol. 26, #5, November 1935, author's original title The Man-Eaters of Zamboula)
The Hour of the Dragon (novel; vol. 26, #6 & vol. 27, #1-4, December 1935, January-April 1936)
Red Nails (novella; vol. 28, #1-3, July, September, October 1936)