The Coming of Conan
| First published | 1953 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Gnome Press |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Collection |
| Cover art | Frank Kelly Freas |
| Pages | 224 |
| Price | $3.00 |
Edited by L. Sprague de Camp.
Library of Congress copyright record states publication date is 1953-10-25.
"First Edition" on copyright page. Cover artist credited on rear jacket flap.
de Camp's introduction has no title.
"The Hyborian Age, Part 1" is split into two parts, the first on pp. 15-16, the remainder pp. 70-81.
"An Informal Biography of Conan the Cimmerian" begins on pp. 82-83, then has pieces at the beginning of each Conan story.
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | introduction (The Coming of Conan) | L. Sprague de Camp | Essay |
| 9 | Letter to P. Schuyler Miller, March 10, 1936 ("Dear Mr. Miller: / I feel indeed honored...") | Robert E. Howard | Essay |
| 13 | Letter to Donald Wollheim, date unknown ("Dear Wollheim: Here is something which Two-Gun Bob...") | HPL | Essay |
| 15 | The Hyborian Age: Part 1 | Robert E. Howard & John D. Clark | Short Fiction |
| 17 | The Shadow Kingdom | Robert E. Howard | Novelette |
| 57 | The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune | Robert E. Howard | Short Story |
| 69 | The King and the Oak | Robert E. Howard | Poem |
| 82 | An Informal Biography of Conan the Cimmerian | P. Schuyler Miller & John D. Clark | Essay |
| 84 | The Tower of the Elephant | Robert E. Howard | Novelette |
| 117 | The God in the Bowl | Robert E. Howard | Short Story |
| 140 | Rogues in the House | Robert E. Howard | Novelette |
| 174 | The Frost-Giant's Daughter | Robert E. Howard | Short Story |
| 185 | Queen of the Black Coast | Robert E. Howard | Novelette |