CONAN THE WARRIOR
by Robert E. Howard
Copyright 1967 by L. Sprague de Camp. All right reserved.
Red Nails was originally published in _Weird Tales_ for July, August, September and October, 1936; copyright 1936 by Popular Fiction Publishing Co. It was reprinted in _The Sword of Conan_ by Robert E. Howard, N.Y.: Gnome Press, Inc., 1952.
Jewels of Gwahlur was originally published in _Weird Tales_ for March, 1935; copyright 1935 by Popular Fiction Publishing Co. It was reprinted in _King Conan_ by Robert E. Howard, N.Y.: Gnome Press, Inc., 1953.
Beyond the Black River was originally published in _Weird Tales_ for May and June, 1935; copyright 1935 by Popular Fiction Publishing Co. It was reprinted in _King Conan_.
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Contents
Introduction 9
Red Nails 11
Jewels of Gwahlur 105
Beyond the Black River 157
Pages 6 and 7: A map of the world of Conan in the Hyborian Age, based upon notes and sketches by Robert E. Howard and upon previous maps by P. Schuyler Miller, John D. Clark, David Kyle, and L. Sprague de Camp, with a map of Europe and adjacent regions superimposed for reference.
Cover Painting by Frank Frazetta . . . with grateful acknowledgement to Roy Krenkel, advisor.
The biographical paragraphs between the stories are based upon _A Probable Outline of Conan's Career_, by P. Schuyler Miller and Dr. John D
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