Conan the Barbarian

The Original Robert E. Howard Conan Stories

Conan stories published in Weird Tales

• The Phoenix on the Sword (Dec 1932)
• The Scarlet Citadel (Jan 1933)
• The Tower of the Elephant (Mar 1933)
• Black Colossus (Jun 1933)
• Xuthal of the Dusk. Published in Weird Tales as The Slithering Shadow (Sep 1933)
• The Pool of the Black One (Oct 1933)
• Rogues in the House (Jan 1934)
• Iron Shadows in the Moon. Published in Weird Tales as Shadows in the Moonlight (Apr 1934)
• Queen of the Black Coast (May 1934)
• The Devil in Iron (Aug 1934)
• The People of the Black Circle (Sep/Oct/Nov 1934)
• A Witch Shall be Born (Dec 1934)
• Jewels of Gwahlur (Mar 1935)
• Beyond the Black River (May/Jun 1935)
• Shadows in Zamboula (Nov 1935)
• The Hour of the Dragon (Dec 35/Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr 1936). Novel.
• Red Nails (Jul/Aug/Sep 1936)

Conan stories by Howard not published in his lifetime

• The Frost Giant's Daughter. Originally a Conan story, but after being rejected, Howard revised it. Retitled as The Gods of the North, the main character's name changed to "Amra of Akbitana". The original version has inter alia been published in 2003 in The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian.
• The God in the Bowl. Published inter alia in 2003 in The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian.
• The Vale of Lost Women. Published inter alia in 2003 in The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian.
• The Black Stranger. Rewritten by L. Sprague de Camp as The Treasure of Tranicos. Howard's version published in 1987 in Echoes of Valor.

Unfinished Conan stories by Howard

• The Snout in the Dark. Fragment.
• Drums of Tombalku. Fragment.
• The Hall of the Dead. Synopsis only.
• The Hand of Nergal. Fragment.
• There also exist a number of untitled synopses of Conan stories.

Other Conan related material by Howard

• Wolves Beyond the Border - a non-Conan story set in Conan's world. Fragment.
• The Hyborian Age - an essay on the Hyborian Age, the fictional setting of the Conan stories. Published in 2003 in The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian.
• Cimmeria - a poem written by Howard in 1932. Published in 2003 in The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian.