''Conan the Warrior'' is a 1967 collection of three

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short stories by American writer Robert E. Howard, featuring his

sword and sorcery Sword and sorcery (S&S) is a subgenre of fantasy characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent adventures. Elements of romance, magic, and the supernatural are also often present. Unlike works of high fantasy, the ...

hero

Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, films (including '' Conan the Barbarian'' and ''Conan the Destroyer''), ...

. The collection is introduced and edited by L. Sprague de Camp. The stories originally appeared in the fantasy magazine ''

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'' in the 1930s. The book has been reprinted a number of times since by various publishers, and has also been translated into

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, Polish,

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*"Introduction" by L. Sprague de Camp *"

Red Nails "Red Nails" is the last of the stories featuring Conan the Cimmerian written by American author Robert E. Howard. A novella, it was originally serialized in ''Weird Tales'' magazine from July to October 1936, the months after Howard's suicide. ...

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Jewels of Gwahlur "Jewels of Gwahlur" is one of the original short stories starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard. Set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age, it concerns several parties, ...

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Beyond the Black River "Beyond the Black River" is one of the original short stories about Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in '' Weird Tales'' magazine, v. 25, nos. 5-6, May-June 1935. The story was republished in ...

Plot

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

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in the wilderness to the west. Chronologically, the three short stories collected as ''Conan the Warrior'' fall between ''

Conan the Buccaneer ''Conan the Buccaneer'' is a 1971 fantasy novel by American writers L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter featuring Robert E. Howard's sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. It was first published in paperback by Lancer Books, and has been rep ...

'' and ''

Conan the Usurper ''Conan the Usurper'' is a 1967 collection of four fantasy short stories by American writer Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp, featuring Howard's sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. Most of the stories originally appeared in the fan ...

''.

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* 1967 short story collections Conan the Barbarian books Conan the Barbarian books by Robert E. Howard Fantasy short story collections by L. Sprague de Camp Fantasy short story collections Lancer Books books {{1960s-fantasy-story-collection-stub

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