Robert E. Howard Books In Order
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Conan the Conqueror | (1950) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sword of Conan | (1952) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
King Conan | (1953) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan the Barbarian | (1954) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales of Conan | (1955) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Return of Conan | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Chronological Order of Conan (Gnome Press) Books
Conan the Barbarian | (1954) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sword of Conan | (1952) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
King Conan | (1953) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan the Conqueror | (1950) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales of Conan | (1955) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Return of Conan | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Conan (Lancer/Ace) Books
The Return of Conan | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan the Adventurer | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan the Warrior | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan the Usurper | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan the Conqueror | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan the Avenger | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan of the Isles | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan the Freebooter | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan the Wanderer | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan of Cimmeria | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan the Buccaneer | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan of Aquilonia | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan the Swordsman | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan and the Sorcerer | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan the Liberator | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan: The Road of Kings | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan: The Sword of Skelos | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan and the Spider God | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan the Rebel | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan the Mercenary | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Conan (Donald M. Grant) Books
The People of the Black Circle | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Witch Shall Be Born | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tower of the Elephant | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Red Nails | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan in The Devil in Iron | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rogues in the House Conan | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Queen of the Black Coast | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jewels of Gwahlur | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Colossus | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Pool of the Black One | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Conan The Cimmerian Books
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bloody Crown of Conan | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Conquering Sword of Conan | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Bran Mak Morn Collections
Bran Mak Morn | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Worms of the Earth | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last King | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Cormac Mac Art Collections
Publication Order of Dark Man Collections
Publication Order of Dark Storm Conan Chronology Books
The Phoenix on the Sword | (1932) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Scarlet Citadel | (1933) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Colossus | (1933) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rogues in the House | (1934) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadows In The Moonlight | (1934) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Beyond the Black River | (1935) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadows In Zamboula | (1935) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hour of the Dragon | (1936) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The People of the Black Circle | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tower of the Elephant | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Red Nails | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conan in The Devil in Iron | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rogues in the House Conan | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Queen of the Black Coast | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jewels of Gwahlur | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Colossus | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Pool of the Black One | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of James Allison Books
Valley of the Worm | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Garden of Fear | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Solomon Kane Books
The Moon of Skulls | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hand of Kane | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Skulls in the Stars | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hills of the Dead | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Solomon Kane | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Right Hand of Doom & Other Tales of Solomon Kane | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Almuric | (1964) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Pride of Bear Creek | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Land of Kane | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sowers of the Thunder | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Vultures of Whapeton | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cormac Mac Art | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lost Valley of Iskander | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Incredible Adventures of Dennis Dorgan | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Swords of Shahrazar | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Return of Skull-Face | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Marchers of Valhalla | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hawks of Outremer | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last Ride | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mayhem on Bear Creek | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lord of the Dead | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Heroes of Bear Creek | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last Cat Book | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Road of Azrael | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Post Oaks and Sand Roughs | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sea Woman | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kull: Exile of Atlantis | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Skull-Face | (1929) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Iron Man | (1930) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gods of Bal-Sagoth | (1931) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Gent from Bear Creek and Other Tales | (1937) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gates of Empire | (1939) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Always Come Evening | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dark Man and Others | (1963) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
King Kull | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Red Shadows | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wolfshead | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Echoes From An Iron Harp | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Book of Robert E. Howard | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pigeons From Hell and Other Weird and Fantastic Adventures | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Second Book of Robert E. Howard | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Vulmea's Vengeance | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Night Images: A book of fantasy verse | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Singers in the Shadows / by Robert E. Howard | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Son of the White Wolf | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Canaan | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Howard Collector | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ghost Ocean | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dark Barbarian: The Writings of Robert E Howard, a Critical Anthology | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Adventures of Lal Singh | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadows of Dreams | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eons of the Night | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trails in Darkness | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Beyond the Borders | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ultimate Triumph | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nameless Cults | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Waterfront Fists and Others | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Graveyard Rats and Others | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Complete Action Stories | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gates of Empire and Other Tales of the Crusades | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Treasures of Tartary | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Black Stranger and Other American Tales | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Boxing Stories | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lord of Samarcand and Other Adventure Tales of the Old Orient | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The End of the Trail | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Riot at Bucksnort and Other Western Tales | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Haunter of the Ring & Other Tales | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
El Borak and Other Desert Adventures | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Singer in the Mist & Others | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Weird Works Of Collections
Shadow Kingdoms | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Moon of Skulls | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
People of the Dark | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wings in the Night | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Valley of the Worm | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Garden of Fear | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Beyond the Black River | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hours of the Dragon | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Hounds of Death | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Thunder of Trumpets | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Spear and Fang | (1925) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
In the Forest of Villefere | (1926) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fearsome Touch of Death | (1930) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Waterfront Fists | (1930) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kings of the Night | (1930) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Voice of El-Lil | (1930) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Blood of Belshazzar | (1931) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lion of Tiberias | (1933) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Talons | (1933) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tomb's Secret | (1934) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fangs of Gold | (1934) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Names In The Black Book | (1934) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Daughter of Erlik Khan | (1934) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hawk of the Hills | (1935) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blood of the Gods | (1935) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Wind Blowing | (1936) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Gent from Bear Creek | (1937) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pigeons from Hell | (1938) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sword Woman | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Three-Bladed Doom | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The She Devil | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wolfshead | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Graphic Novels
Savage Sword Of Conan#1 | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bloodstar | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Conan Chronicles, Vol. 1: The People of the Black Circle | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Conan Chronicles, Vol. 2: The Hour of the Dragon | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
King Conan: The Phoenix on the Sword | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Robert E. Howard Selected Letters, 1923-1930 | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Means to Freedom: The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Fantasy Tales Books
Fantasy Tales 1 | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fantasy Tales 2 | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fantasy Tales 3 | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fantasy Tales 4 | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fantasy Tales 5 | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fantasy Tales 6 | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fantasy Tales 7 | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Skelos: The Journal of Weird Fiction and Dark Fantasy Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
Swords & Sorcery | (1963) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1966 | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Swordsmen and Supermen | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gooseflesh | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fantastic Stories Special - 1975 Sword & Sorcery Annual | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Beyond Midnight | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lone Star Universe | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Great Fantasy | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Horror Hall of Fame | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sea-Cursed | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Giant Book of Fantasy Tales | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Spookhouse, Volume 2 | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
In Lands That Never Were: Tales of Swords and Sorcery from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine - May 1934 | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Robert E. Howard Reader | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dead That Walk | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Cthulhu Mythos Megapack | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wildside Book of Fantasy | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Woman: An Anthology | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Red Sky | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Skelos I | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Weird Fiction Collection #1 | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gunsmoke & Dragonfire | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lovecraft Mythos New & Classic Collection | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Robert E. Howard was one of the greatest authors from America, who liked to write pulp fiction novels in a wide range of genres, including fantasy, historical adventure, detective fiction, boxing, horror, sword & sorcery, and western. He is particularly well known for creating the character of Conan the Barbarian, and is considered as the father of the subgenre of sword and sorcery. Author Howard was born as Robert Ervin Howard on January 22, 1906, in Peaster, Texas, United States. He was brought up in Texas and spent most the time growing up in the Cross Plains town. From his childhood days, he was intellectual and bookish. Howard also had an interest in boxing. For a short period of time during his teens, he was involved in bodybuilding. He eventually took up amateur boxing. Howard had the dream of becoming an author of adventure novels from the age of nine, but he didn’t have any success until the age of 23. And from then on, his writings were published in numerous journals, magazines, newspapers, etc., until his death at the age of 30. Author Howard had achieved success in various genres of writing. The first Conan book written by him was released in 1934, but the stories did not come in book form when he was alive. His Conan stories were mainly published in the pulp magazine called Weird Tales. It was while writing for the Depression-era pages of this magazine that author Howard created Conan’s character. The cultural impact of this character was often compared with the likes of Count Dracula, Sherlock Holmes, Batman, Tarzan, and James Bond. With the creation of Conan and the other heroes in his books, author Howard created the sword & sorcery genre, which spawned many imitators and gave Howard a huge influence. Even today, the works of Howard are reprinted and he remains an immensely followed author. He died on June 11, 1936, by committing suicide. The circumstances that surrounded his death speculated that he was not mentally fit. After learning that his mother is not going to recover from coma, which she acquired because of fighting against tuberculosis, her entire life, Howard went out of the hospital, sat in his car and killed himself with a gunshot. Howard’s father was a traveling physician named Dr. Isaac Howard.
The early life of Howard was spent moving across numerous boomtowns and cowtowns of Texas. During his youth, he saw the breaking down of his parents’ relationship. The family also faced hardships due to financial problems. Howard’s mother, Hester Jane, had a great impact on his intellectual growth. She influenced him to develop a love towards literature and poetry. Howard always loved to read and learn, but he was not interested in the concept of schooling. He used to hate anyone who showed authority. Because of confronting bullies frequently, Howard learned about the presence of enemies and evil in the world. This made him realize the value of violence and strength. Howard was frequently exposed to effects of violence and injury as he was son of a doctor. Later, he became preoccupied with sports, particularly boxing. He was greatly influenced by the popular names in the boxing world such as Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Bob Fitzsimmons, and James Jeffries. Due to his voracious reading habits and having a natural talent of prose writing, Howard developed an interest in professional writing. He started writing stories from an early age, most of which were typically based on the historical fiction stories centering on the Arabs, Vikings, and battles. At the same time, he also began studying the popular works of some prominent of that time and this also had a great impact on his growth as a novelist. Howard shifted to Cross Plains from Texas when he was 13 years old and stayed there for the rest of his life. When he turned 15, Howard began sampling pulp magazines. In the next several years, he was busy creating characters. Howard also began submitting stories to the magazines. He even faced rejections, but that did not stop him from achieving his goals. As he did not have any mentor to teach him, Howard started finding the mistakes on his own and correcting. This helped him in the long run of his career.
The Conan book series written by Robert E. Howard consist of 12 books, which were released between the years 1936 and 1977. An initially written book of this series is entitled ‘Conan the Buccaneer’. It was released in 1968 by the Ace publication. The main characters introduced in this book include Conan and Thoth-Amon. Author Howard has set the story of the book in Hyboria. At the start of the book, Conan is shown as being in the late thirties. He is the captain of Wastrel. Conan gets involved in the Zingara kingdom’s politics, while seeking the treasures on the rumored Nameless Isle. He is not alone in the quest of the treasure. The others who join Conan in the mix up include a fugitive named Princess Chabela, a privateer called Zarono, and Thoth-Amon, a Stygian sorcerer. As the story proceeds further, all these characters are shown trying to outplay each other. They try to find the treasure before anyone else and become powerful. However, none of them realize that the news about the treasure was just a rumor. When Conan comes to know about the spreading rumor, he decides to return back to his kingdom. During his journey, he faces many obstacles and successfully overcomes them to remain alive and healthy.
Another interesting book written by Howard in this series is called as ‘Conan the Conqueror’. This book was also released by the Ace publication in 1984, after its original release in 1936. At the beginning of the story of this novel, Conan is introduced as a great swordsman, who is capable of fighting both the natural as well as the supernatural enemies in his time-lost world called as the ‘Hyborian Age’. Conan is middle aged and is the ruler of an ancient kingdom called Aquilonia. Further, in the plot of the book, it is depicted that Conan must indulge in a final battle to prevent the destruction of the known world at the hands of a resurrected sorcerer called Xaltotun. Also, Conan is required to embark on a journey to find and obtain the Heart. On the whole, the novel appears to be a well written story. Author Howard was praised for his excellent style of writing. The readers and the critics appreciated his efforts in bringing out a masterpiece novel like this one that depicts the heroics of Conan. The novel became a huge success and remains so even after so many years of author Howard’s death.
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