Echoes of Valor II is an American anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Karl Edward Wagner. It was first published in hardcover by Tor Books in August 1989. Tor subsequently issued a trade paperback edition in 1993.

The book collects nine classic fantasy short stories by various authors, along with associated commentary by the editor and personages associated with the stories. It is notable for issuing the two original versions of Howard’s Conan story “The Frost-Giant’s Daughter”, one for the first time since its original publication, and the other for the first time in print.

Contents

• 2 • Introduction: Robert E. Howard • essay by Karl Edward Wagner
• 7 • The Frost-King’s Daughter • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Gods of the North 1934)
• 16 • The Frost-Giant’s Daughter • [Conan] • (1976) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 29 • Introduction: C. L. Moore • essay by Karl Edward Wagner
• 36 • An Autobiographical Sketch of C. L. Moore • (1936) • essay by C. L. Moore
• 40 • Quest of the Starstone • [Jirel of Joiry] • (1937) • novelette by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore
• 73 • Nymph of Darkness • [Northwest Smith] • (1935) • short story by Forrest J. Ackerman and C. L. Moore
• 90 • The Genesis of an Invisible Venusienne • essay by Forrest J. Ackerman
• 92 • The “Nymph” o’ Maniack • (1948) • essay by Forrest J. Ackerman
• 102 • Werewoman • [Northwest Smith] • (1938) • novelette by C. L. Moore
• 129 • Foreword to “Song in a Minor Key” • essay by Sam Moskowitz
• 131 • Song in a Minor Key • [Northwest Smith] • (1940) • short story by C. L. Moore
• 137 • Introduction: Leigh Brackett and Ray Bradbury • essay by Karl Edward Wagner
• 141 • Lorelei of the Red Mist • [Venus (Brackett)] • (1946) • novella by Leigh Brackett and Ray Bradbury
• 209 • Introduction: Manly Wade Wellman • essay by Karl Edward Wagner
• 213 • Hok Visits the Land of Legends • [Hok] • (1942) • novella by Manly Wade Wellman
• 273 • Untitled Hok Fragment • [Hok] • short fiction by Manly Wade Wellman

Notes

Edited by Karl Edward Wagner
First appearance of the letter to Charles Hornig, editor of the amateur fantasy magazine, THE FANTASY FAN

“First Edition: August 1989” stated on the copyright page with a complete number line: “0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1”.
“Jacket art by Rich Berry” [sic] (over) “Jacket design by Carol Russo” printed on the back jacket flap of the dustjacket. The misspelled artist credit has been corrected because there is another artist by that name in the database.