Conan the Barbarian: the Classic Original Stories that Inspired the Film

Gollancz (Orion Publishing Group, UK), 2011. Out of print.

Not widely available in the United States. Available from the publisher as an e-book.

Stories

Beyond the Black River

Originally published in Weird Tales, May and June 1935.

The Frost-Giant’s Daughter

The first version of this story was rewritten by Howard as a non-Conan story titled “The Frost-King’s Daughter” and originally published as “Gods of the North” in Fantasy Fan Volume 1 #7, March 1934.

Howard’s original typescript was rewritten by L. Sprague De Camp and first published in The Coming of Conan (Gnome Press, 1953).

Howard’s original version was first published in Rogues in the House, Donald M. Grant, 1976.

 

The People of the Black Circle

Originally published in Weird Tales, September, October and November 1934.

Queen of the Black Coast

Originally published in Weird Tales, May 1934.

Red Nails

Originally published in Weird Tales, July, August-September and October 1936.

Rogues in the House

Originally published in Weird Tales, January 1934.

The Tower of the Elephant

Originally published in Weird Tales, March 1933.

A Witch Shall Be Born

Originally published in Weird Tales, December 1934.

Poems

Miscellanea

The Hyborian Age (essay)

First published in The Phantagraph, serialized over three issues, February, August & October 1936.