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==Plot summary==
==Plot summary==


In these stories from '''Conan's''' late 1930s, 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.
In these stories from '''Conan's''' late 30s, 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]]''.

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Conan the Warrior
Conan the Warrior by Robert E. Howard, Lancer Books, 1967
AuthorRobert E. Howard
Cover artistFrank Frazetta
LanguageEnglish
SeriesConan the Barbarian
GenreSword and sorcery Fantasy short stories
PublisherLancer Books
Publication date
1967
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages222 pp
ISBNNA Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character
Preceded byConan the Buccaneer 
Followed byConan the Usurper 

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, German, French, Polish, Spanish, Swedish and Italian.

Contents

Plot summary

In these stories from Conan's late 30s, 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.

References

  • Laughlin, Charlotte (1983). De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography. San Francisco: Underwood/Miller. p. 112. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)