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Lin Carter Books in Order
Every Lin Carter book in publication order — 100 in total, spanning 1965–2012.
Publication Order of Callisto Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jandar of Callisto | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Black Legion Of Callisto | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Sky Pirates of Callisto | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Mad Empress of Callisto | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Mind Wizards of Callisto | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Lankar of Callisto | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Ylana Of Callisto | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Renegade Of Callisto | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Conan (Lancer/Ace) Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Conan of the Isles | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Conan the Wanderer | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Conan of Cimmeria | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Conan the Buccaneer | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Conan of Aquilonia | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Conan the Swordsman | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Conan the Liberator | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Eric Carstairs of Zanthodon Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Journey to the Underground World | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Zanthodon | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Hurok of the Stone Age | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Darya of the Bronze Age | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Eric of Zanthodon | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Flashing Swords! Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Flashing Swords! #1 | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Flashing Swords! 2 | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Warriors and Wizards | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Flashing Swords! #4 | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Demons and Daggers | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Chronicles of Kylix Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Quest of Kadji | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Wizard of Zao | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Kellory the Warlock | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Great Imperium Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Man Without A Planet | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Star Rogue | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Outworlder | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Green Star Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Under the Green Star | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  When the Green Star Calls | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  By the Light of the Green Star | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  As the Green Star Rises | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  In the Green Star's Glow | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Terra Magica Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kesrick | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Dragonrouge | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Mandricardo | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Callipygia | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Mysteries of Mars Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Man Who Loved Mars | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Valley Where Time Stood Still | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The City Outside the World | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Down to a Sunless Sea | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Hautley Quicksilver Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Destination | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Thief Of Thoth | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Purloined Planet | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Thongor Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thongor and The Wizard of Lemuria | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Thongor of Lemuria / Thongor and the Dragon City | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Thongor Against the Gods | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Thongor at the End of Time | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Thongor in the City of Magicians | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Thongor Fights the Pirates of Tarakus | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Young Thongor | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Weird Tales Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Weird Tales 2 | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Weird Tales 1 | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Weird Tales 3 | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Weird Tales 4 | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of World's End Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Warrior of World's End | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Enchantress of World's End | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Immortal of World's End | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Barbarian of World's End | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Pirate of World's End | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Giant of World's End | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Zarkon - Lord of the Unknown Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Nemesis of Evil | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Invisible Death | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Volcano Ogre | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Earth-Shaker | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Horror Wears Blue | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy #2 | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Year's Best Fantasy Stories Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 1 | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 2 | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 3 | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 4 | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 5 | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 6 | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Star Magicians | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Flame of Iridar | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Tower at the Edge of Time | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Tower of the Medusa | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Lost World of Time | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Black Star | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Time War | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Tara of the Twilight | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Found Wanting | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Beyond the Gates of Dream | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Lost Worlds | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tolkien | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Lovecraft | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Imaginary Worlds | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Poetry Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dreams from R'lyeh | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Young Magicians | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Dragons, Elves, and Heroes | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Golden Cities, Far | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  New Worlds For Old | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Spawn of Cthulhu | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Kingdoms of Sorcery | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Realms Of Wizardry | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Barbarians 2 | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Wildside Book of Fantasy | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 100, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thongor and The Wizard of Lemuria | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Man Without A Planet | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Thongor of Lemuria / Thongor and the Dragon City | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Star Magicians | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Destination | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Thongor Against the Gods | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Flame of Iridar | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Conan of the Isles | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Conan the Wanderer | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Thief Of Thoth | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Purloined Planet | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Thongor at the End of Time | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Thongor in the City of Magicians | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Tower at the Edge of Time | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Conan of Cimmeria | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Tower of the Medusa | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Lost World of Time | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Beyond the Gates of Dream | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Tolkien | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Young Magicians | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Dragons, Elves, and Heroes | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Star Rogue | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Thongor Fights the Pirates of Tarakus | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Golden Cities, Far | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Conan the Buccaneer | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Quest of Kadji | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Outworlder | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | New Worlds For Old | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | The Spawn of Cthulhu | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Jandar of Callisto | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Black Legion Of Callisto | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Under the Green Star | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Lovecraft | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Sky Pirates of Callisto | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Flashing Swords! #1 | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | When the Green Star Calls | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | The Man Who Loved Mars | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy #2 | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | The Black Star | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Imaginary Worlds | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Mad Empress of Callisto | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Flashing Swords! 2 | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | By the Light of the Green Star | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | The Valley Where Time Stood Still | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | The Warrior of World's End | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Time War | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Mind Wizards of Callisto | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Lankar of Callisto | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | As the Green Star Rises | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | The Enchantress of World's End | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | The Nemesis of Evil | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Invisible Death | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 1 | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Dreams from R'lyeh | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | Warriors and Wizards | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | In the Green Star's Glow | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | The Immortal of World's End | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | The Volcano Ogre | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 2 | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | Kingdoms of Sorcery | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | Realms Of Wizardry | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | Ylana Of Callisto | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | Conan of Aquilonia | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | Flashing Swords! #4 | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | The City Outside the World | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | The Barbarian of World's End | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 3 | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | Renegade Of Callisto | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | Conan the Swordsman | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | The Wizard of Zao | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | The Pirate of World's End | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 4 | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 | Conan the Liberator | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 | Journey to the Underground World | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 | Giant of World's End | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 76 | Tara of the Twilight | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 77 | Zanthodon | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 78 | Weird Tales 2 | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 79 | The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 5 | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 80 | The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 6 | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 81 | Lost Worlds | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 82 | Hurok of the Stone Age | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 83 | Darya of the Bronze Age | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 84 | Demons and Daggers | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 85 | Weird Tales 1 | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 86 | Weird Tales 3 | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 87 | Eric of Zanthodon | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 88 | Kesrick | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 89 | Dragonrouge | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 90 | The Earth-Shaker | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 91 | Weird Tales 4 | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 92 | Kellory the Warlock | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 93 | Down to a Sunless Sea | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 94 | Found Wanting | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 95 | Mandricardo | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 96 | Horror Wears Blue | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 97 | Callipygia | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 98 | Barbarians 2 | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 99 | Young Thongor | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 100 | The Wildside Book of Fantasy | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
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