Björn Emil Oscar Nyberg (11 September 1929 – 16 November 2004
), was a
Swedish fantasy author
This is a list of fantasy authors, authors known for writing works of fantasy, fantasy literature, or related genres of magic realism, horror fiction, science fantasy. Many of the authors are known for work outside the fantasy genres.
A
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best known for his additions to the series of
Conan stories begun by
Robert E. Howard
Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906June 11, 1936) was an American writer. He wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subge ...
. His primary contribution to the series was ''
The Return of Conan'' (1957), which was revised for publication by
L. Sprague de Camp
Lyon Sprague de Camp (; November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy and non-fiction. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and works of non-fiction, including biog ...
. He lived in France.
Bibliography
Conan series
Books
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The Return of Conan'' (1957) (with L. Sprague de Camp)
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Conan the Avenger
''Conan the Avenger'' is a 1968 collection of two fantasy works written by Björn Nyberg, Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp featuring Robert E. Howard's sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian (also known as Cona ...
'' (collection) (1968) (with Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp)
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Conan the Swordsman'' (collection) (1978) (with L. Sprague de Camp and
Lin Carter
Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft (for an H. P. L ...
)
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Sagas of Conan'' (collection) (2004) (with Lin Carter and L. Sprague de Camp)
Short stories
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The People of the Summit" (1970) (revised 1978, with L. Sprague de Camp)
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The Star of Khorala" (1978) (with L. Sprague de Camp)
Other fiction
Short stories
*"Väktaren" (1958 - Swedish only)
*"The Agent" (1959)
Non-fiction
*"Conan and Myself," in ''ERBania'' 6, January 1959.
References
External links
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1929 births
2004 deaths
Swedish fantasy writers
Swedish male writers
L. Sprague de Camp
20th-century Swedish novelists
Conan the Barbarian novelists
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