Conan of Cimmeria: Volume Two (1934)

Cover of Conan of Cimmeria: Volume Two (1934) (Wandering Star); art by Gary Gianni

Conan of Cimmeria: Volume Two (1934) is a collection of Robert E. Howard's Conan stories, published by Wandering Star, and by Del Rey as The Bloody Crown of Conan.

Contents

• Foreward by Gary Gianni
• Introduction by Rusty Burke
• The People of the Black Circle
• The Hour of the Dragon
• "A Witch Shall Be Born"

Miscellanea

• Untitled Synopsis (The People of the Black Circle)
• "The Story Thus Far…"
• Untitled Synopsis: "Amalric, a son of a nobleman of the great house of Valerus, ..." ["Drums of Tombalku"]
• Untitled Draft: "Three men squatted beside the water hole, beneath the sunset sky..." ["Drums of Tombalku"]
• Untitled Synopsis (The Hour of the Dragon)
• Notes on The Hour of the Dragon
• Untitled Synopsis ("A Witch Shall Be Born")

Apendices

• "Hyborian Genesis Part II" Notes on the Creation of the Conan Stories by Patrice Louinet
• Notes on the Conan Typescripts and the Chronology by Patrice Louinet
• Notes on the Original Howard Texts

Publication details

Cover of The Bloody Crown of Conan (Del Rey); art by Gary Gianni

• Conan of Cimmeria: Volume Two (1934) (collection) • Robert E. Howard • edited by Patrice Louinet • series editor Rusty Burke • illustrated by Gary Gianni • Wandering Star 2004 hc 384pp ISBN 0-9546822-0-3 Limited Edition
  • Wandering Star 2004 hc 384pp ISBN 0-9546822-1-1 Ultra Limited Edition
  • Wandering Star 2004 hc 384pp ISBN 0-9546822-2-X Leatherbound Edition
• The Bloody Crown of Conan (collection) • Robert E. Howard • edited by Patrice Louinet • series editor Rusty Burke • illustrated by Gary Gianni • Del Rey 2005 pb ISBN 0-345-46152-5

References

• Miskatonic University Library Periodical Reading Room - Weird Tales • anon.
• The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998) • Charles N. Brown & William G. Contento
  • (1999) (2000) (2001) (2002) (2003) (2004)
• The Encyclopedia of Fantasy • edited by John Clute and John Grant • Orbit 1997 ISBN 1857233689
• Robert E. Howard :Short Story Bibliography • Robert E. Howard : UK Publications • Ian Davy
• Howard Works: Robert E. Howard Bibliography • Paul Herman and Todd A. Woods • winner of The 2004 Stygian Award for best REH-related website
• A Complete Conan Bibliography • Bruce L. Precourt
  • A Complete Conan Bibliography • Expanded, edited, and reformatted by William Galen Gray et al.
• The Hyborian Age of Conan the Barbarian • Dale Rippke
• Robert E. Howard – Bibliography (Alphabetical) • Al von Ruff (isfdb)
• The Barbarian Keep • Edward A. Waterman
• International Superheroes: Conan • "Loki"