Series reading guide · updated September 2026
Conan Books in Order
Every Conan book in publication order — 81 in total, spanning 1950–2016.
Publication Order of Conan (Gnome Press) Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conan the Conqueror | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Sword of Conan | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | King Conan | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Coming of Conan | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Conan the Barbarian | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Tales of Conan | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Return of Conan | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
Chronological Order of Conan (Gnome Press) Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conan the Conqueror | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Sword of Conan | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Coming of Conan | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | King Conan | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Conan the Barbarian | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Tales of Conan | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Return of Conan | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Conan (Lancer/Ace) Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Conan the Adventurer — Robert E. Howard | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Conan the Warrior — Robert E. Howard | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Conan the Usurper — Robert E. Howard | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Conan the Conqueror — Robert E. Howard | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Dangerous Visions — Poul Anderson | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Conan the Avenger — Robert E. Howard | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Conan of the Isles — Robert E. Howard | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Conan — Robert E. Howard | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Conan the Freebooter — Robert E. Howard | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Conan the Wanderer — Robert E. Howard | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Nebula Award Stories 4 — Poul Anderson | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Backdrop of Stars — Poul Anderson | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Conan of Cimmeria — Robert E. Howard | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Conan the Buccaneer — Robert E. Howard | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  The Day the Sun Stood Still — Poul Anderson | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  Wondermakers 2 — Poul Anderson | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  Final Stage: The Ultimate Science Fiction Anthology — Poul Anderson | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  Continuum 1 — Poul Anderson | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  Continuum 2 — Poul Anderson | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  Beyond Tomorrow — Poul Anderson | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  Conan of Aquilonia — Robert E. Howard | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 |  A World Named Cleopatra — Poul Anderson | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 |  Study War No More — Poul Anderson | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 |  Conan the Swordsman — Lin Carter | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 |  Conan and the Sorcerer — Andrew J. Offutt | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 |  Conan the Liberator — Lin Carter | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 |  Conan: The Sword of Skelos — Andrew J. Offutt | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 |  Conan the Rebel — Poul Anderson | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 |  Conan and the Spider God — L. Sprague de Camp | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Get Out of My Sky — Poul Anderson | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 |  Conan the Mercenary — Andrew J. Offutt | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 |  Mercenaries of Tomorrow — Poul Anderson | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 |  Terrorists of Tomorrow — Poul Anderson | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 |  Barbarians — Poul Anderson | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 |  Time Wars — Poul Anderson | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 |  Space Wars — Poul Anderson | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 |  Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment — Poul Anderson | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 |  Robert Adams' Book of Soldiers — Poul Anderson | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 |  The Longest Voyage & Slowlightning — Poul Anderson | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 |  The Night Fantastic — Poul Anderson | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 |  Power — Poul Anderson | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 |  After the King — Poul Anderson | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 |  Murasaki — Poul Anderson | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 |  The Science Fiction Century — Poul Anderson | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | The 12th Science Fiction MEGAPACK速 — Poul Anderson | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Chronological Order of Conan (Lancer/Ace) Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conan the Adventurer | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Conan the Warrior | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Conan the Usurper | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Conan the Conqueror | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Conan | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Conan the Freebooter | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Conan the Wanderer | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Conan the Avenger | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Conan of the Isles | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Conan of Cimmeria | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Conan the Buccaneer | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Conan of Aquilonia | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Conan (Donald M. Grant) Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The People of the Black Circle | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Witch Shall Be Born | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Tower of the Elephant | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Red Nails | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Devil in Iron | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Rogues in the House | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Queen of the Black Coast | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Jewels of Gwahlur | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Black Colossus | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  The Pool of the Black One | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 81, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conan the Conqueror — Robert E. Howard | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Conan the Conqueror — Robert E. Howard | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Sword of Conan — Robert E. Howard | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Sword of Conan — Robert E. Howard | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | King Conan — Robert E. Howard | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Coming of Conan — Robert E. Howard | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Coming of Conan — Robert E. Howard | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | King Conan — Robert E. Howard | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Conan the Barbarian — Robert E. Howard | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Conan the Barbarian — Robert E. Howard | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Tales of Conan — Robert E. Howard | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Tales of Conan — Robert E. Howard | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Return of Conan — Robert E. Howard | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Return of Conan — Robert E. Howard | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Conan the Adventurer — Robert E. Howard | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Conan the Adventurer — Robert E. Howard | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Conan the Warrior — Robert E. Howard | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Conan the Usurper — Robert E. Howard | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Conan the Conqueror — Robert E. Howard | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Dangerous Visions — Poul Anderson | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Conan the Warrior — Robert E. Howard | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Conan the Usurper — Robert E. Howard | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Conan the Conqueror — Robert E. Howard | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Conan the Avenger — Robert E. Howard | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Conan of the Isles — Robert E. Howard | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Conan — Robert E. Howard | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Conan the Freebooter — Robert E. Howard | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Conan the Wanderer — Robert E. Howard | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Nebula Award Stories 4 — Poul Anderson | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Backdrop of Stars — Poul Anderson | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Conan — Robert E. Howard | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Conan the Freebooter — Robert E. Howard | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Conan the Wanderer — Robert E. Howard | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Conan the Avenger — Robert E. Howard | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Conan of the Isles — Robert E. Howard | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Conan of Cimmeria — Robert E. Howard | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Conan of Cimmeria — Robert E. Howard | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Conan the Buccaneer — Robert E. Howard | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Conan the Buccaneer — Robert E. Howard | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | The Day the Sun Stood Still — Poul Anderson | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Wondermakers 2 — Poul Anderson | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Final Stage: The Ultimate Science Fiction Anthology — Poul Anderson | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Continuum 1 — Poul Anderson | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Continuum 2 — Poul Anderson | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | The People of the Black Circle — Robert E. Howard | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | A Witch Shall Be Born — Robert E. Howard | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | The Tower of the Elephant — Robert E. Howard | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Red Nails — Robert E. Howard | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Beyond Tomorrow — Poul Anderson | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | The Devil in Iron — Robert E. Howard | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Rogues in the House — Robert E. Howard | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Conan of Aquilonia — Robert E. Howard | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | A World Named Cleopatra — Poul Anderson | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Study War No More — Poul Anderson | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | Conan of Aquilonia — Robert E. Howard | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | Conan the Swordsman — Lin Carter | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Conan and the Sorcerer — Andrew J. Offutt | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | Queen of the Black Coast — Robert E. Howard | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Conan the Liberator — Lin Carter | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | Conan: The Sword of Skelos — Andrew J. Offutt | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | Jewels of Gwahlur — Robert E. Howard | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | Black Colossus — Robert E. Howard | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | Conan the Rebel — Poul Anderson | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | Conan and the Spider God — L. Sprague de Camp | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | Get Out of My Sky — Poul Anderson | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | Conan the Mercenary — Andrew J. Offutt | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | Mercenaries of Tomorrow — Poul Anderson | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | Terrorists of Tomorrow — Poul Anderson | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | Barbarians — Poul Anderson | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | Time Wars — Poul Anderson | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | The Pool of the Black One — Robert E. Howard | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | Space Wars — Poul Anderson | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 | Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment — Poul Anderson | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 | Robert Adams' Book of Soldiers — Poul Anderson | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 | The Longest Voyage & Slowlightning — Poul Anderson | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 76 | The Night Fantastic — Poul Anderson | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 77 | Power — Poul Anderson | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 78 | After the King — Poul Anderson | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 79 | Murasaki — Poul Anderson | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 80 | The Science Fiction Century — Poul Anderson | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 81 | The 12th Science Fiction MEGAPACK速 — Poul Anderson | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
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