The Conan Chronicles

The Conan Chronicles

Company type	Anthology volume
Industry	Publishing
Founded	1989
Products	Fantasy story collections

The Conan Chronicles is a 1989 compilation volume that brings together three fantasy story collections authored by American writers Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp, and Lin Carter. This anthology centers on Howard's legendary sword and sorcery character, Conan the Barbarian. Initially, the individual collections were published by Lancer Books between 1967 and 1969, with subsequent editions released by Ace Books. The omnibus was later followed by the release of The Conan Chronicles 2.

Contents

• Conan (Howard, de Camp, and Carter)

• • "Introduction" (de Camp)
  • "Letter from Robert E. Howard to P. Schuyler Miller" (Howard)
  • "The Hyborian Age, Part 1" (Howard)
  • "The Thing in the Crypt" (de Camp and Carter)
  • "The Tower of the Elephant" (Howard)
  • "The Hall of the Dead" (Howard and de Camp)
  • "The God in the Bowl" (Howard)
  • "Rogues in the House" (Howard)
  • "The Hand of Nergal" (Howard and Carter)
  • "The City of Skulls" (de Camp and Carter)

• Conan of Cimmeria (Howard, de Camp, and Carter)

• • "Introduction" (de Camp)
  • "The Curse of the Monolith" (de Camp and Carter)
  • "The Blood-Stained God" (Howard and de Camp)
  • "The Frost Giant's Daughter" (Howard, edited by de Camp)
  • "The Lair of the Ice Worm" (de Camp and Carter)
  • "Queen of the Black Coast" (Howard)
  • "The Vale of Lost Women" (Howard)
  • "The Castle of Terror" (de Camp and Carter)
  • "The Snout in the Dark" (Howard, de Camp, and Carter)

• Conan the Freebooter (Howard and de Camp)

• • "Introduction" (de Camp)
  • "Hawks over Shem" (Howard and de Camp)
  • "Black Colossus" (Howard)
  • "Shadows in the Moonlight" (Howard)
  • "The Road of the Eagles" (Howard and de Camp)
  • "A Witch Shall be Born" (Howard)