WritingWritten November 1932
Iron Shadows in the Moon
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Introduction
Iron Shadows in the Moon is a Conan story first published in Weird Tales in April 1934 under the title Shadows in the Moonlight. Set around the Vilayet Sea, it follows Conan and Olivia to a remote island inhabited by pirates, a lurking creature and mysterious iron statues.
Textual states
Shown in a practical developmental order where possible: synopsis/outline, numbered drafts, submission states, then published or posthumous states. This display order does not itself assert exact chronology or textual authority.
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Publication appearances
Weird Tales 1934 AprilPopular Fiction Publishing CompanyApril 1934↗
Conan the BarbarianGnome Press1954↗
Swords & SorceryPyramid BooksDecember 1963↗
Conan the FreebooterLancer1968 through 1973 (See Notes)↗
ＳＦマガジン1969年4月 ( SF magajin 1969 nen 4 tsuki) (SF Magazine April 1969)Hayakawa Publishing CorporationApril 1969↗
ＳＦマガジン1969年10月臨時増刊号 ( SF magajin 1969 nen 10 tsuki rinji zōkan-gō) (SF Magazine October 1969 Extra Edition)Hayakawa Publishing CorporationOctober 1969↗
Conan der FreibeuterWilhelm Heyne Verlag1970 (See notes)↗
コナンと石碑の呪い (Konan to sekihi no noroi)Sōgen Suiri BunkoJune 25, 1971 Date Unknown (2nd edition)↗
狂戦士コナン(Kyōsenshi Konan)Hayakawa BunkoJune 30, 1971↗
コナンと荒鷲の道 (Konan to arawashi no michi)Sōgen Suiri BunkoDecember 1971 Date Unknown (2nd edition)↗
Science Fiction Stories No. 23Ullstein Verlag GmbHApril 1973↗
Conan el pirataEditorial Bruguera (Spain)June 1973↗
The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 1 Number 4Magazine Management Co. / Marvel ComicsFebruary 1975↗
The Last CeltDonald M. Grant1976↗
Conan de vrijbuiter (Conan the Freebooter)Zwarte Beertjes1977↗
Conan the FreebooterPrestige BooksAugust 1977 May 1979 (2nd printing)↗
The Last CeltBerkley WindhoverNovember 1977↗
Marvel Treasury Edition #19Marvel Comics1978↗
Black ColossusDonald M. Grant1979↗
Conan il pirataEditrice NordMarch 1979↗
Conan the FreebooterAce BooksApril 1982 November 1982 July 1984 January 1986 November 1986 March 1990 August 1993↗
Conan der PiratWilhelm Heyne VerlagJune 1982 (See notes) 1994↗
Conan le flibustier (Conan the Freebooter)Jean-Claude LattèsJune 1982↗
Conan el pirataEdiciones Forum (Spain)1983↗
Konan: Crni KolosNiro Dečje Novine1985↗
Conan le flibustier (Conan the Freebooter)J'ai LuSeptember 1985 (1st printing) May 1990 (2nd printing) March 1993 (3rd printing)↗
Conan zdobywcaKlubowe1986↗
Conan the FreebooterSphere1988?↗
Schwerter und Magie StoriesUllstein Verlag GmbHFebruary 1988↗
Conan Saga Volume 1 Number 13Marvel ComicsMay 1988↗
Conan PiratenAventyrsspel1989↗
Conan, a barbárCsokonai Kiado Vállalat1989↗
The Conan Chronicles Volume 1Sphere & Orbit (See Notes)August 1989 (Sphere) 1990 (Sphere, 2nd printing) 1991 (Orbit, 3rd printing) 1992 (Orbit, 4th printing)↗
La Leggenda di Conan il CimmeroEditrice NordOctober 1989↗
ConanWydawnictwo Atlantis1990↗
Conan najemnikWydawnictwo Nakom1990↗
L'ira di ConanArnoldo Mondadori Editore / Oscar MondadoriFebruary 1990↗
Conan CimmerialainenJalava1991 2001 (2nd edition)↗
Conan piratWydawnictwo PiK1991↗
Magazí n Poutník 4Klub Julese Vernea1992↗
Conan a kimmériaiPhoenix Könyvkiadó1993↗
Конан-варвар (Konan-varvar) (Conan the Barbarian) Cover and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Гамма (Gamma)1993↗
Conan il CimmeroEditrice NordJune 1993↗
ConanAFSF1994↗
Сага о Конане. Том II (Saga o Konane. Tom II) (The Saga of Conan Volume 2) Cover and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Мрiя (Mriya)1994↗
La Saga di Conan il CimmeroEditrice NordOctober 1994↗
Conan el pirataEdiciones Martinez Roca (Spain)1995↗
Conan fribytterenSemic / Nordisk Forlag A/S1995↗
Tutti i cicli fantastici - Il ciclo di Conan Tomo INewton Compton EditoriApril 1995↗
Conan I: Barbar / Conan II: DobyvatelAFSF1997↗
Ανθολογία Επιστημονικής Φαντασίας: Ιστορίες σε Παράξενες Θάλασσες 2, Τόμος 55 Antholoyía Epistimonikís Phantasías: Istoríes se Paráxenes Thálasses 2; Tómos 55 Anthology of Science Fiction: Stories in Strange Seas 2, Volume 55Ωρόρα (Oróra) (Aurora)1997↗
Конан и кольцо власти (Konan i kol-tso vlasti) (Conan and the Ring of Power) Covers and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Северо-Запад (Severo-Zapad) (North-West)1998↗
ConanClaude Lefrancq EditeurOctober 1998↗
Conan ja Musta ranniku kuningannaElmatar1999↗
The Conan Chronicles Volume 1 - The People of the Black CircleGollancz / MillenniumAugust 2000↗
Conan: Vĕž Slona a jiné povidky (The Tower of the Elephant and other stories)BB Art2001↗
Complete Conan of Cimmeria Volume OneWandering Star2002↗
Конан из Киммерии (Konan iz Kimmerii) (Conan of Cimmeria) Cover and publication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Эксмо (Eksmo) Валери СПД (Valeri SPD) (See Notes)2002 2007↗
Konan: Σκιές στο φεγγαρόφωτο και άλλα διηγήματα Konan: Skiés sto phengaróphoto kai álla diiyímata Conan: Shadows in the Moonlight and Other StoriesΑίολος (Aeolus)July 2003↗
ConanWilhelm Heyne VerlagSeptember 2003↗
The Coming of Conan the CimmerianBallantine Books - Del ReyDecember 2003 ( Trade paperback ) December 2003 (eBook ) November 2005 ( Hardcover )↗The Coming of Conan the CimmerianScience Fiction Book ClubDecember 2003↗
összes Conan története I.Szukits Konyvkiado2004↗
Conan de Cimmeria Volumen I (1932-1933)Timun Mas (Spain)November 2004↗
Conan el cimmerio 2Timun Mas (Spain)March 2005↗
Conan. Il cerchio neroArnoldo Mondadori Editore / Oscar MondadoriJune 2005 2008↗
Conan - O Demónio de Ferro (The Iron Devil)Saída de Emergência2006↗
Conan, O Cimério Volume 2Conrad Editora2006↗
The Complete Chronicles of Conan - Centenary EditionGollancz / BCA (with dustjacket)January 2006↗
The Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard volume 1Girasol CollectablesJanuary 2006↗
Conan 1Wilhelm Heyne VerlagFebruary 2006↗
Valley of the Worm: The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard, Volume 5Wildside PressApril 2006↗
Danny StreetContentsJune 2006↗
新訂版コナン全集2:魔女の誕生 (Shinteiban Konan zenshū 2: Majo no tanjō) (The Authorized Conan Chronicles 2: A Witch Shall Be Born)Tōkyō SōgenshaDecember 2006↗
Conan le Cimmérien (Conan the Cimmerian)BragelonneOctober 2007 ( Hardcover ) April 2008 (Trade Paperback, 2nd printing ) 2010 (Trade Paperback, 3rd printing) September 2013 (Trade Paperback, 4th printing)↗
People of the Dark: The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard Volume TwoCosmos BooksNovember 2007↗
Shadows in the MoonlightDodo PressFebruary 2008↗
The Conan Chronicles Volume 1GollanczApril 2008↗
. . . and their memory was a bitter tree . . .BlackBart BooksAugust 2008↗
Conan: Τα χρονικά ενός θρυλικού ήρωα #4 Conan: Ta khroniká enós thrilikoú íroa #4 Conan: The Chronicles of a Legendary Hero #4AnubisOctober 2008↗
The Adventurous Tales of Conan the CimmerianOnno TaslerOctober 2008↗
Dolazak Konana SimerijancaIPS Media2009↗
Conan the BarbarianPrion BooksMay 2009 (U.K.) November 2010 (U.S.)↗
The Coming of Conan the CimmerianTantor Media Inc.June 2009↗
Conan the ReaverHalcyon Press, Ltd.December 2009↗
Conan the BarbarianEaston PressJanuary 2010↗
Conan the BarbarianMetro Books2010↗
The Conan Series: Iron Shadows in the MoonParadox Entertainment Inc.January 2010 (Trade paperback) September 2011 (eBook)↗
Конан. Рожденный в битве (Konan. Rozhdennyi v bitve) (Conan. Born in Battle) Cover and publication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Эксмо (Eksmo) Домино (Domino) (See Notes)2010↗
The Robert E. Howard Omnibus: 99 Collected StoriesHalcyon Press, Ltd.May 2010↗
Conan the Cimmerian #22Dark Horse ComicsJuly 2010↗
野蛮人柯南 (Conan the Barbarian)金城出版社 (Jincheng Publishing House)September 2010 (Paperback) August 2014 (eBook)↗
Conan the Cimmerian #23Dark Horse ComicsSeptember 2010↗
Sword's Edge: Paintings Inspired by the Works of Robert E. HowardUnderwood BooksSeptember 2010↗
Conan the Cimmerian #24Dark Horse ComicsOctober 2010↗
Conan the Cimmerian #25Dark Horse ComicsNovember 2010↗
Conan i pradawni bogowieRebisJanuary 2011 (Trade paperback) July 2012 (eBook)↗
Сага о Конане. Свиток второй. Конан-Воин ( Saga o Konane. Svitok vtoroi. Konan-Voin) (Saga of Conan. Scroll Three. Conan the Pirate) Cover and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .ДВД Классика (DVD Klassika) (DVD Classic)2011↗
Conan Volume 10: Iron Shadows in the Moon and Other StoriesDark Horse BooksApril 2011 (Hardcover) May 2011 (Trade paperback)↗
Conan - The Frazetta Cover Series #8: Iron Shadows in the MoonDark Horse ComicsJuly 2011↗
Conan il barbaroNewton Compton EditoriJuly 2011 (Trade paperback) October 2011 (eBook)↗
蛮王柯南 (Conan the Barbarian)中国青年出版社 (China Youth Publishing House)July 2011↗
野蛮人柯南Ⅰ (Conan the Barbarian I)凤凰出版社 (Phoenix Publishing House)July 2011↗
Conan the DestroyerGollanczOctober 2011↗
Конан-варвар. Легенда о киммерийце (Konan-varvar. Legenda o kimmeriitse) (Conan the Barbarian. The Legend of the Cimmerian) Cover and publication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Эксмо (Eksmo) Домино (Domino) (See Notes)November 2011↗
Conan 1Urco Editora2012↗
Приключения Конана-варвара (Prikliucheniia Konana-varvara) (The Adventures of Conan the Barbarian) Cover and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Клуб Семейного Досуга (Family Leisure Club)2012↗
蛮王柯南 (Conan the Barbarian)Chongqing University PressJanuary 2012↗
Conan barbarzyńcaReaApril 2012 November 2015↗
Conan the BarbarianJame-BooksAugust 2012↗
Conan: Meč s fénixem a jiné povídky (Conan: Phoenix on the Sword and Other Stories)Dobrovský2013↗
Robert E. Howard's Collected WorksJame-BooksFebruary 2013↗
Weird Tales: Shadows in the MoonlightUMash Marketing LtdMarch 2013↗
Weird Tales: 101 Weird, Strange, and Supernatural Stories Volume 9Civitas MediaJune 2013↗
Shadows in the MoonlightSpeculative!May 2014↗
Weird Tales Volume 23 Number 4Girasol CollectablesAugust 2014↗
Conan Barbarzyńca. Tom 1Code Red / BookRageDecember 2014↗
Конан Tom 1 (Conan Volume 1)Изток-Запад (East West)2015↗
Conan the Barbarian, selected short storiesBenediction ClassicsApril 2015↗
Robert E. Howard - Die Original Erzählungen Band 2 ConanFesta VerlagJune 2015↗
Conan the BarbarianUlwencreutz MediaNovember 2015↗
Конан. Пришествие варвара (Konan. Prishestvie varvara) (Conan. The Coming of the Barbarian) Cover and publication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Эксмо (Eksmo)December 2015↗
Shadows in the MoonlightOzymandias PressMay 2016↗
Conan the Barbarian - Collected AdventuresThe Castanea GroupDecember 2016 (eBook) June 2017 (Trade paperback)↗
Conan il barbaroArnoldo Mondadori EditoreOctober 2016↗
Shadows in the MoonlightSpeculative!October 2016↗
Shadows in the MoonlightJovian PressNovember 2016↗
Conan the Cimmerian BarbarianEaston Press2017↗
Conan: Broadsword Legacy CollectionShirtsleeve PressApril 2017↗
Shadows in the MoonlightSir AngelsApril 2017↗
Conan the Cimmerian BarbarianPulp-Lit Productions & Audible AudioJune 2017↗
Conan le Cimmérien (Stars Edition)BragelonneNovember 2017↗
Conan the BarbarianPrion Books2018↗
Nacerá una brujaSportulaMarch 2018 April 2019 (2nd edition)↗
Conan - édition collectorBragelonneSeptember 2018↗
Conan, o Bárbaro - Livro 2Pipoca e NanquimSeptember 2018↗
Le Cimmérien (Conan, Tome 1)Le Livre de PocheJanuary 2019↗
Conan le Cimmérien: Chimères de fer dans la clarté lunaireGlénatJune 2019 (Full color edition) June 2019 (Black & White Special Edition)↗
Conan der Cimmerier: Schatten im MondlichtSplitter Verlag GmbH & Co. KGNovember 2019 September 2020 (eBook, Kindle)↗
Conan il cimmero 6: Ombre di ferro al chiaro di lunaStar ComicsNovember 2019↗
Conan the Barbarian: complete collectionNighttime Editions2020↗
Conan z Cimmerie, Svazek IIArgo2020↗
Conan: Schaduwen in het maanlichtGlénatAugust 2020↗
The Feasting of Swords: Epic Tales of Blood and ThunderLegendary PlanetAugust 2020↗
Krönikan om Hyboria: Skuggor i månljuset ( Chronicle of Hyboria: Shadows in the Moonlight )YabotSeptember 2020↗
Krönikan om Hyboria ( Chronicle of Hyboria )YabotNovember 2020↗
The Legendary Conan the BarbarianWyldblood PressJanuary 2021↗
The Cimmerian: Iron Shadows in the Moon #1Ablaze PublishingApril 2021↗
Os Contos Mais Épicos de ConanSaída de EmergênciaMay 2021↗
The Cimmerian: Iron Shadows in the Moon #2Ablaze PublishingMay 2021↗
Feniks na maču (The Phoenix on the Sword)StrahorJune 2021↗
The Cimmerian: Iron Shadows in the Moon #3Ablaze PublishingJune 2021↗
Conan le Cimmérien (Conan the Cimmerian)BragelonneJuly 2021↗
Conan af Cimmeria - Sorte Statuer I Månens SkærShadow ZoneOctober 2021↗
Los mejores cuentos de Conan el bárbaro (The Best Tales of Conan the Barbarian)Mestas Ediciones (Spain)October 2021↗
The Cimmerian Volume 3: Iron Shadows in the Moon & The Man-Eaters of ZamboulaAblaze PublishingJanuary 2022↗
The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter v16 #4Robert E. Howard FoundationWinter 2022/23 (mailed February 2022)↗
Конан-варвар. Алая цитадель (Konan-varvar. Alaia tsitadel-) (Conan the Barbarian. Scarlet Citadel) Cover and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Феникс (Phoenix)May 2022 August 2023 (eBook)↗
Cònan. La cançó de BelitLaertes (Spain)June 2022↗
愛蔵版 英雄コナン全集１: 風雲篇 The Complete Conan Collectors Edition 1: The Caller of StormsShinkigenshaJune 2022 July 2022↗
Conan, O Cimério Volume 2Pipoca e NanquimOctober 2022↗
Conan de Cimmeria nº 01/03 1932-1933Minotauro (Argentina)November 2022↗
Las Crónicas Nemedias La Saga Completa del CimerioSportulaDecember 2022↗
Conan Simerijanac 6 - Sjene na mjesečiniBookglobe2023↗
Conan – Dcéra pána mrazu (Conan - The Frost Giant's Daughter)Zabudnuté knihy (Forgotten Books)February 2023↗
蛮王科南Ⅱ：黑海岸女王 (Conan the Barbarian II: Queen of the Black Coast)盖亚文化 (Gaia Culture)February 2023↗
蠻王科南套書 (Conan the Barbarian Box Set)盖亚文化 (Gaia Culture)February 2023↗
A Sombra Rastejante e Outras Histórias (The Slithering Shadow and Other Stories)Red Dragon PublisherApril 2023↗
Conan el Cimerio - Sombras a la luz de la luna (Conan the Cimmerian - Shadows in the Moonlight)Saga Egmont (Spain)June 2023 (Nook) July 2023 (Kindle)↗
The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter v17 #1Robert E. Howard FoundationSpring 2023 (mailed June 2023)↗
Tower of the Elephant & Other TalesChenault & Gray PublishingJune 2023↗
Конан-киммериец: Дочь ледяного великана. Алая цитадель. Тени в лунном свете (Konan-kimmeriets: Doch- ledianogo velikana. Alaia tsitadel-. Teni v lunnom svete) (Conan the Cimmerian: The Frost Giant's Daughter. The Scarlet Citadel. Shadows in the Moonlight) Cover and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Тopcreator PublishingJuly 2023↗
Las Crónicas Nemedias 2SportulaAugust 2023↗
Conan, o Bárbaro Box SetPipoca e NanquimDecember 2023↗
The Cimmerian Slipcased SetAblaze PublishingDecember 2023↗
Conan el cimmerio nº 06 - Sombras de hierro a la luz de la lunaPlaneta CómicJune 2024↗
Le Cronache Barbariche Volume 1 (The Barbarian Chronicles Volume 1)Providence PressJuly 2024↗
Conan de Cimmeria Volume 1Portal Ediciones (Spain)May 2025↗
Conan IAurora200 7↗