Introduction
Edited by L. Sprague de Camp
Conan the Warrior is a 1967 collection of three fantasy short stories by American writer Robert E. Howard, featuring his sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. The collection is introduced and edited by L. Sprague de Camp. The stories originally appeared in the fantasy magazine Weird Tales in the 1930s. The book has been reprinted a number of times since by various publishers and has also been translated into Japanese, German, French, Polish, Spanish, Swedish and Italian.
Notes
Reprinted 1984. .
No printing number line in book.
Copyright © L. Sprague de Camp 1967.
First published in Great Britain by Sphere Books, Ltd 1973.
Reprinted 1976 (four times), 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
"Red Nails originally published in Weird Tales for July, August/September and October, 1936; copyright 1936 Popular Fiction Co. Reprinted in The Sword of Conan by Robert E. Howard; Gnome Press, Inc. 1952".
"Jewels of Gwahlur originally published in Weird Tales for March 1935; copyright 1935 Popular Fiction Co. Reprinted in King Conan by Robert E. Howard, Gnome Press, Inc., 1953."
"Beyond the Black River originally published in Weird Tales for May and June 1935; copyright 1935 Popular Fiction Co. Reprinted in King Conan.
Cover artist not credited in the book. Art is the same as in previous versions.
Se complete Sphere publishing story.
Additional introduction
Edited by L. Sprague de Camp
This is the 1973 publication from Sphere.
Conan the Warrior is a 1967 collection of three fantasy short stories by American writer Robert E. Howard, featuring his sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. The collection is introduced and edited by L. Sprague de Camp. The stories originally appeared in the fantasy magazine Weird Tales in the 1930s. The book has been reprinted a number of times since by various publishers and has also been translated into Japanese, German, French, Polish, Spanish, Swedish and Italian.
Additional notes
Reprinted 1984. .
No printing number line in book.
Copyright © L. Sprague de Camp 1967.
First published in Great Britain by Sphere Books, Ltd 1973.
Reprinted 1976 (four times), 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
"Red Nails originally published in Weird Tales for July, August/September and October, 1936; copyright 1936 Popular Fiction Co. Reprinted in The Sword of Conan by Robert E. Howard; Gnome Press, Inc. 1952".
"Jewels of Gwahlur originally published in Weird Tales for March 1935; copyright 1935 Popular Fiction Co. Reprinted in King Conan by Robert E. Howard, Gnome Press, Inc., 1953."
"Beyond the Black River originally published in Weird Tales for May and June 1935; copyright 1935 Popular Fiction Co. Reprinted in King Conan.
Cover artist not credited in the book. Art is the same as in previous versions.
Se complete Sphere publishing story.
Edition and production details
- Format details
- Mass-market paperback
- Edition
- Reprint from '85
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Identifiers
- ISBN: 0-7221-4748-1
- Pages
- 192
- Publisher / imprint
- Sphere
- Cover art
- Frank Frazetta
- Illustrations
- None
- Edition
- First edition
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Identifiers
- ISBN: 0-7221-4689-2
- Pages
- 192
- Publisher / imprint
- Sphere
- Cover art
- Frank Frazetta
- Illustrations
- None
3 linked Howard works
- Beyond the Black Riverstory
- Jewels of Gwahlurstory
- Red Nailsstory
15 contents entries
- Map of the Hyborian Age (Frontispiece)
- A Map of the World of Conan in the Hyborian Age • (1966) • interior artwork by John D. Clark, Ph.D. and L. Sprague de Camp and Robert E. Howard and David A. Kyle and P. Schuyler Miller [as by John D. Clark and L. Sprague de Camp and Robert E. Howard and David Kyle and P. Schuyler Miller] 6 · artwork
- A Map of the World of Conan in the Hyborian Age • (1966) • interior artwork by John D. Clark, Ph.D. and L. Sprague de Camp and Robert E. Howard and David A. Kyle and P. Schuyler Miller [as by John D. Clark and L. Sprague de Camp and Robert E. Howard and David Kyle and P. Schuyler Miller] 6 · artwork
- "Introduction" by L. Sprague de Camp
- Introduction (Conan the Warrior) • (1967) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 9 · introduction
- Introduction (Conan the Warrior) • (1967) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 9 · introduction
- "Red Nails"
- Red Nails • [Conan] • (1936) • novella by Robert E. Howard 11 · novelette
- Red Nails • [Conan] • (1936) • novella by Robert E. Howard 11 · novelette
- "Jewels of Gwahlur"
- Jewels of Gwahlur • [Conan] • (1935) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 92 · novelette
- Jewels of Gwahlur • [Conan] • (1935) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 92 · novelette
- "Beyond the Black River"
- Beyond the Black River • [Conan] • (1935) • novella by Robert E. Howard 136 · novelette
- Beyond the Black River • [Conan] • (1935) • novella by Robert E. Howard 136 · novelette
Contributors
- Frank Frazetta Blas Gallego (June 1988)
- Cover artist
- Frank Frazetta
- Cover artist
Additional related terms
Preserved from the former REH World tagging system; these terms have not yet been assigned as contributors, characters or subjects.
Bibliographic and editorial layers
Howard Works source layer
- Title
- Conan the Warrior
- Publisher
- Sphere
- Date
- 1973 1976 1977 1982 1983 1984 1985 June 1988
- Source file
- conanthewarrior-sphere.html
REH World editorial layer
- Title
- Conan the Warrior
- Publisher
- Sphere
- Date
- 1985