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Conan the Swordsman

The iconic hero of the Hyborian Age returns in this volume of classic fantasy adventure stories.

Sometime after the fall of Atlantis, a great hero was born on a battlefield, destined to defend his people against angry gods and merciless demons. His name was Conan, and his exploits are legend.

This volume collects eight classic Conan stories and an essay on the work of Conan creator Robert E. Howard. These stories from renowned fantasy author L. Sprague de Camp, and co-written with Lin Carter and Bjorn Nyberg, relaunched Conan as a popular hero in the 1970s. They include “The Conan Saga”, “Legions of the Dead”, “The People of the Summit”, and others.

Sprague L. de Camp, Lin Carter, Björn Nyberg

L. Sprague de Camp, a SFWA Grand Master and winner of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, wrote the definitive biography of Conan's creator, Robert E. Howard. De Camp died in 2000.

Lin Carter was the key figure behind the popular Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series of the 1970s. He died in 1988.

Björn Nyberg first began collaborating with de Camp on Conan works in the 1950s. He lives in France.

A Tom Doherty Associates Book