The Coming of Conan

Cover of The Coming of Conan (Gnome Press); art by Frank Kelly Freas

The Coming of Conan is a collection of Robert E. Howard's Conan stories.

Contents

• "Introduction" by L. Sprague de Camp
• "The Hyborian Age" part 1
• Letter to P. Schuyler Miller
• Letter to Donald Wollheim by H. P. Lovecraft
• "An Informal Biography of Conan the Cimmerian" by John D. Clark, Ph.D. & P. Schuyler Miller
• "The Shadow Kingdom" (Kull)
• "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune" (Kull)
• "The King and the Oak" (poem) (Kull)
• "The Tower of the Elephant"
• "The God in the Bowl"
• "Rogues in the House"
• "The Frost Giant's Daughter" by Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp
• "Queen of the Black Coast"

Publication history

• The Coming of Conan (collection) • Robert E. Howard • Gnome Press 1953 hc 224pp

References

• Miskatonic University Library Periodical Reading Room - Weird Tales • anon.
• The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998) • Charles N. Brown & William G. Contento
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• 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"