Conan of Cimmeria: Volume Three (1935-1936)

Cover of The Conquering Sword of Conan (Del Rey); art by Gregory Manchess

Conan of Cimmeria: Volume Three (1935-1936) is a collection of Robert E. Howard's Conan stories to be published by Wandering Star, and published by Del Rey as The Conquering Sword of Conan.

Contents

• Foreward by Gregory Manchess
• Introduction by Patrice Louinet
• "The Servants of Bit-Yakin"
• Beyond the Black River
• The Black Stranger
• "The Man-Eaters of Zamboula"
• Red Nails
• Untitled Notes: "The Westermark: ..."
• "Wolves Beyond the Border", Draft A
• "Wolves Beyond the Border", Draft B
• The Black Stranger, Synopsis A
• The Black Stranger, Synopsis B
• "The Man-Eaters of Zamboula", Synopsis
• Red Nails, Draft
• Letter to P. Schuyler Miller
• Map of the Hyborian Age
• "Hyborian Genesis Part III": Notes on the Creation of the Conan Stories by Patrice Louinet
• Notes on the Conan Typscripts and on the Chronology by Patrice Louinet
• Notes on the Original Howard Texts

Publication details

• The Conquering Sword of Conan (collection) • Robert E. Howard • edited by Patrice Louinet • series editor Rusty Burke • illustrated by Gregory Manchess • Del Rey 2005 pb ISBN 0-345-46153-3
• Conan of Cimmeria: Volume Three (1935-1936) (collection) • Robert E. Howard • edited by Patrice Louinet • series editor Rusty Burke • illustrated by Gregory Manchess • Wandering Star/Book Palace Books December 2009, ISBN-13: 9780955159664

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