Order of Robert E. Howard Books
Robert E. Howard (1906-1936) was an American author of pulp fiction, including fantasy, sword and sorcery, western, horror and boxing. He was also a poet. He is best known for his Conan the Barbarian character, and is the creator of the sword and sorcery sub-genre of fantasy. His other well-known series is the Solomon Kane series. His stories mostly appeared in pulp magazines (such as Weird Tales) and not in novel format during his short lifetime. Howard committed suicide when he learned that his mother was in a deep coma and was not expected to regain consciousness.
Robert E. Howard’s first published stories were in December 1922, which were Golden Hope Christmas and West is West, both of which were published in the Brownwood Highschool paper, The Tattler. Below is a list of Robert E. Howard’s books in order of when they were originally collected in book format (and in chronological order):
Publication Order of Conan (Gnome Press) Books
| Conan the Conqueror | (1950) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sword of Conan | (1952) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| King Conan | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Conan the Barbarian | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tales of Conan | (1955) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Return of Conan | (1957) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Chronological Order of Conan (Gnome Press) Books
| Conan the Barbarian | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sword of Conan | (1952) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| King Conan | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Conan the Conqueror | (1950) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tales of Conan | (1955) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Return of Conan | (1957) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Conan (Lancer/Ace) Books
Publication Order of Conan (Donald M. Grant) Books
| The People of the Black Circle | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Witch Shall Be Born | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Tower of the Elephant | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Red Nails | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Conan in The Devil in Iron | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rogues in the House Conan | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Queen of the Black Coast | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Jewels of Gwahlur | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Black Colossus | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Pool of the Black One | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Conan The Cimmerian Books
| The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Bloody Crown of Conan | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Conquering Sword of Conan | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Bran Mak Morn Collections
| Bran Mak Morn | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Worms of the Earth | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Last King | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Cormac Mac Art Collections
| Tigers of the Sea | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Dark Man Collections
| The Dark Man | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dead Remember | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Dark Storm Conan Chronology Books
Publication Order of James Allison Books
| Valley of the Worm | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Garden of Fear | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Solomon Kane Books
| The Moon of Skulls | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Hand of Kane | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Skulls in the Stars | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Hills of the Dead | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Solomon Kane | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Right Hand of Doom & Other Tales of Solomon Kane | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Skull-Face | (1929) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Iron Man | (1930) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Gods of Bal-Sagoth | (1931) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Gent from Bear Creek and Other Tales | (1937) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Gates of Empire | (1939) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Always Come Evening | (1957) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dark Man and Others | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| King Kull | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Red Shadows | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wolfshead | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Echoes From An Iron Harp | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Book of Robert E. Howard | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pigeons From Hell and Other Weird and Fantastic Adventures | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Second Book of Robert E. Howard | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Black Vulmea's Vengeance | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Night Images: A book of fantasy verse | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Singers in the Shadows / by Robert E. Howard | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Son of the White Wolf | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Black Canaan | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Howard Collector | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Ghost Ocean | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dark Barbarian: The Writings of Robert E Howard, a Critical Anthology | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Adventures of Lal Singh | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Shadows of Dreams | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Eons of the Night | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Trails in Darkness | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Beyond the Borders | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Ultimate Triumph | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Nameless Cults | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Waterfront Fists and Others | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Graveyard Rats and Others | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Complete Action Stories | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Gates of Empire and Other Tales of the Crusades | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Treasures of Tartary | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Black Stranger and Other American Tales | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Boxing Stories | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lord of Samarcand and Other Adventure Tales of the Old Orient | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The End of the Trail | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Riot at Bucksnort and Other Western Tales | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Complete Chronicles of Conan | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Haunter of the Ring & Other Tales | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| El Borak and Other Desert Adventures | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Singer in the Mist & Others | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Weird Works Of Collections
| Shadow Kingdoms | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Moon of Skulls | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| People of the Dark | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wings in the Night | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Valley of the Worm | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Garden of Fear | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Beyond the Black River | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hours of the Dragon | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Black Hounds of Death | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Thunder of Trumpets | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Publication Order of Graphic Novels
(with Timothy Truman, Richard Corben)
| Savage Sword Of Conan#1 | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bloodstar | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Conan Chronicles, Vol. 1: The People of the Black Circle | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Conan Chronicles, Vol. 2: The Hour of the Dragon | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| King Conan: The Phoenix on the Sword | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Solomon Kane: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Robert E. Howard Selected Letters, 1923-1930 | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Means to Freedom: The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: Conan the Conqueror was also published as The Hour of the Dragon. The Return of Conan was written by Bjorn Nyberg and L. Sprague de Camp, based on the writing of Robert E. Howard. Tales of Conan consists of non-Conan stories written by Howard that were re-written as Conan stories.
The Lancer publications Conan and Conan of Cimmeria were co-authored with L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter. The Lancer publications Conan the Freebooter, Conan the Wanderer, Conan the Adventurer and Conan the Usurper were co-authored with L. Sprague de Camp. Conan the Buccaneer, Conan of Aquilonia and Conan of the Isles were written by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter, based on Howard’s work. Conan the Avenger (aka The Return of Conan) was co-authored with Bjorn Nyberg and L. Sprague de Camp.
The Pool of the Black One was co-authored with Hank Jankus. Hawks of Outremer was co-authored with Richard L. Tierney.
If You Like Robert E. Howard Books, You’ll Love…
Robert E. Howard Synopses: Boxing Stories is a short story collection by Robert E. Howard. The collection consists of sixteen stories and three poems. 10 of the stories feature Steve Costigan – a loveable, hard-fisted, semi-pro boxer. Howard was an amateur boxer himself.
Treasures of Tartary is a collection of some of Robert E. Howard’s best historical fiction stories. Some of the stories included are Treasures of Tartary, Son of the White Wolf, Black Vulmea’s Vengeance, Boot Hill Payoff and The Vultures of Whapeton.
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