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{{short description|Book by Robert E. Howard}}
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| caption = Cover of first edition
| image_caption = ''Conan the Warrior'' by [[Robert E. Howard]], [[Lancer Books]], [[1967]]
| author = [[Robert E. Howard]]
| author = [[Robert E. Howard]]
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| cover_artist = [[Frank Frazetta]]
| cover_artist = [[Frank Frazetta]]
| country = [[United States]]
| country = United States
| language = [[English language|English]]
| language = English
| series = [[Conan the Barbarian]]
| series = [[Conan the Barbarian]]
| genre = [[Sword and sorcery]] [[Fantasy fiction|Fantasy]] [[short stories]]
| genre = [[Sword and sorcery]]
| publisher = [[Lancer Books]]
| publisher = [[Lancer Books]]
| release_date = [[1967 in literature|1967]]
| release_date = [[1967 in literature|1967]]
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| media_type = Print ([[Paperback]])
| media_type = Print (paperback)
| pages = 222 pp
| pages = 222
| isbn = NA
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| preceded_by = [[Conan the Buccaneer]]
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| followed_by = [[Conan the Usurper]]
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'''''Conan the Warrior''''' is a 1967 collection of three [[fantasy literature|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 language|Japanese]], [[German language|German]], [[French language|French]], [[Polish language|Polish]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Swedish language|Swedish]] and [[Italian language|Italian]].

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'''''Conan the Warrior''''' is a [[1967]] collection of three [[fantasy]] short stories written by [[Robert E. Howard]] featuring his seminal [[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 language|Japanese]], [[German language|German]], [[French language|French]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], and [[Italian language|Italian]].


==Contents==
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*"[[Beyond the Black River]]"
*"[[Beyond the Black River]]"


==Plot summary==
==Plot==
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In these stories from Conan's late thirties, the Cimmerian becomes involved in the civil wars of a lost city, a contest over treasure in the black kingdoms, and the border wars between the kingdom of Aquilonia and the savage [[Picts#In literature and popular culture|Picts]] in the wilderness to the west.

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In these stories from '''Conan's''' late thirties, the Cimmerian becomes involved in the civil wars of a lost city, a contest over treasure in the black kingdoms, and the border wars between the kingdom of '''Aquilonia''' and the savage '''Picts''' in the wilderness to the west.


Chronologically, the three short stories collected as ''Conan the Warrior'' fall between ''[[Conan the Buccaneer]]'' and ''[[Conan the Usurper]]''.
Chronologically, the three short stories collected as ''Conan the Warrior'' fall between ''[[Conan the Buccaneer]]'' and ''[[Conan the Usurper]]''.


==References==
==Sources==
*{{cite book | last=Laughlin | first=Charlotte | coauthors=Daniel J. H. Levack | title=De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography | location=San Francisco | publisher=Underwood/Miller | pages=112 | date=1983}}
*{{cite book | last=Laughlin | first=Charlotte |author2=Daniel J. H. Levack | title=De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography | location=San Francisco | publisher=Underwood/Miller | year=1983 | page=112}}

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Latest revision as of 10:05, 23 July 2022

Conan the Warrior
Cover of first edition
AuthorRobert E. Howard
Cover artistFrank Frazetta
LanguageEnglish
SeriesConan the Barbarian
GenreSword and sorcery
PublisherLancer Books
Publication date
1967
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages222

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.

Contents

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Plot

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In these stories from Conan's late thirties, the Cimmerian becomes involved in the civil wars of a lost city, a contest over treasure in the black kingdoms, and the border wars between the kingdom of Aquilonia and the savage Picts in the wilderness to the west.

Chronologically, the three short stories collected as Conan the Warrior fall between Conan the Buccaneer and Conan the Usurper.

Sources

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  • Laughlin, Charlotte; Daniel J. H. Levack (1983). De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography. San Francisco: Underwood/Miller. p. 112.
Preceded by Lancer/Ace Conan series
(chronological order) 		Succeeded by


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