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Complete Conan of Cimmeria Volume 2

Wandering Star

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Publication date: 2003

Introduction

The most beautiful Conan books there is! The second volume was published in 2003, first in the United Kingdom by Wandering Star Books under the title Conan of Cimmeria: Volume Two (1934), and the following year in the United States by Ballantine/Del Rey under the title 'The Bloody Crown of Conan'. The Science Fiction Book Club subsequently reprinted the complete set in hardcover; the set is noted for presenting the original, unedited versions of Howard’s Conan tales. This volume includes the only Conan novel and three short stories as well as miscellanea for Howard fans and enthusiasts and is illustrated by noted artist Gary Gianni.

The texts for this edition were based on Howard’s original typescripts or the first published appearance if a typescript was unavailable.

Read my article about Wandering Star.

Notes

Edited by Patrice Louinet
Series Editor Rusty Burke
Design by Marcelo Anciano
Typography by Stuart Williams

Top edges of pages gilded.
Artist credited on front of jacket and on title page.
6 color plates, colored endpapers and numerous B&W illustrations.
Appendix pages numbered A1-A20.

The texts for this edition were based on Howard's original typescripts or the first published appearance if a typescript was unavailable.
Limited Edition: Signed and numbered by the artist, this book comes complete with gilt edging, gorgeous slipcase cover with embossed plate, dust jacket, full color paintings, and hordes of astounding illustrations. Limited to 1950 copies.

Ultra Limited Edition: Also known as the Artists Edition, it includes everything found in the Limited Edition, plus eight additional preliminary sketches. This Ultra Limited Edition offers the reader greater insight into the artistic process that created the wonderful illustrations and artwork. Limited to only 100 copies.

Leatherbound Edition: Includes everything found in the Limited and Ultra Limited Editions plus an extra color plate of the dust jacket painting from the Limited Edition. Also included are character studies and an eight page artist's sketchbook. Both the book and slipcase are bound in exquisite leather. This Leather Edition is only for the true Howard collector. Limited to only 100 copies.

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Edition and production details

Edition
1st
Format
Hardcover with dust jacket
Publication date
2003
Identifiers
0954682203 (Limited Edition) 0954682211 (Ultra Limited Edition) 095468222X (Leatherbound Edition)
Pages
392
Publisher / imprint
Wandering Star
Cover art
Gary Gianni
Illustrations
Gary Gianni

10 linked Howard works

33 contents entries

  1. "Artist's Forward"
  2. A1 • Hyborian Genesis Part II: Notes on the Creation of the Conan Stories • essay by Patrice Louinet essay
  3. "Introduction" by Rusty Burke
  4. A15 • Notes on the Conan Typescripts and the Chronology (The Bloody Crown of Conan) • essay by Patrice Louinet essay
  5. "The People of the Black Circle"
  6. The Bloody Crown of Conan • interior artwork by Gary Gianni artwork
  7. "The Hour of the Dragon"
  8. A17 • Notes on the Original Howard Texts (Robert E. Howard's Complete Conan of Cimmeria Volume Two (1934)) • essay by uncredited essay
  9. "A Witch Shall Be Born"
  10. Foreword (Robert E. Howard's Complete Conan of Cimmeria Volume Two (1934)) • essay by Gary Gianni i · introduction
  11. Miscellanea
  12. Introduction (Robert E. Howard's Complete Conan of Cimmeria Volume Two (1934)) • essay by Rusty Burke iii · introduction
  13. Untitled Synopsis ( " The People of the Black Circle " )
  14. The People of the Black Circle • [Conan] • (1934) • novella by Robert E. Howard 1 · novelette
  15. The Story Thus Far... ( " The People of the Black Circle " )
  16. The Hour of the Dragon • [Conan] • (1977) • novel by Robert E. Howard (variant of Conan the Conqueror 1950) 81 · novel
  17. Untitled Synopsis "Amalric, a son of a nobleman ..."
  18. A Witch Shall Be Born • [Conan] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 255 · novelette
  19. Untitled Draft "Three men squatted beside the ..."
  20. The People of the Black Circle (synopsis) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 305 · story
  21. Untitled Synopsis ( " The Hour of the Dragon " )
  22. The Story Thus Far ... • (1934) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 309 · story
  23. Notes on "The Hour of the Dragon"
  24. Untitled Synopsis ("Amalric a son of a nobleman...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 311 · story
  25. Untitled Synopsis ( " A Witch Shall Be Born " )
  26. Untitled Draft ("Three men squated beside the...") • short story by Robert E. Howard 315 · story
  27. Appendices
  28. The Hour of the Dragon (synopsis) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 335 · story
  29. Hyborian Genesis Part II by Patrice Louinet
  30. Notes on "The Hour of the Dragon" • essay by Robert E. Howard 339 · essay
  31. Notes on the Conan Typescripts and the Chronology by Patrice Louinet
  32. A Witch Shall Be Born (synopsis) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 343 · story
  33. Notes on the original Howard text s

Contributors

Gary Gianni
Cover artist, Illustrator

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Bibliographic and editorial layers

Howard Works source layer

Title
Complete Conan of Cimmeria Volume Two
Publisher
Wandering Star
Date
May 2003
Source file
ConanofCimmeria2-WanderingStar.html

REH World editorial layer

Title
Complete Conan of Cimmeria Volume 2
Publisher
Wandering Star
Date
2003
Source provenance

This record combines the preserved Howard Works bibliography with a reviewed REH World editorial overlay. Editorial values are displayed when present; Howard Works remains the source and fallback.