CONAN THE WANDERER (1968) Robert E. Howard - Lancer Books #74-976 1st Printing

Description: Vintage 222 page mass market paperback titled CONAN THE WANDERER by Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague De Camp, and Lin Carter/ Lancer Books #74-976, First Printing (unstated), Copyright 1968 Conan the Wanderer is a 1968 collection of four fantasy short stories by American writers Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter, featuring Howard's sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. Most of the stories were originally published in various fantasy magazines. Contents:"Introduction" (L. Sprague de Camp)"Black Tears" (L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter)"Shadows in Zamboula" (Robert E. Howard)"The Devil in Iron" (Robert E. Howard)"The Flame Knife" (Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp)Conan, now about thirty-one, survives a Turanian-involved trap which crushes his Zuagir raiders and seeks revenge on Vardanes of Zamora, their betrayer. Afterwards, he moves on to other adventures, killing a high priest in the cannibal-haunted city of Zamboula and ultimately gaining command of a band of Kozaki warriors in the service of Kobad Shah, king of Iranistan. In his final adventure, Conan once again encounters his old rival, Olgerd Vladislav, and predecessor as chief of the Zuagirs.Chronologically, the four short stories collected as Conan the Wanderer fall between Conan the Freebooter and Conan the Adventurer.The book is complete and in GOOD-VERY GOOD condition with some overall wear that includes some browning of the edges of the cover. The edges of the insides of the front and back covers are also browning and the inside pages are tanned/browned.

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