Conan the Freebooter

Conan the Freebooter
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Conan the Freebooter
Conan the Freebooter by Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp, Lancer Books, 1968
Author	Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp
Cover artist	John Duillo
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Conan the Barbarian
Genre(s)	Sword and sorcery Fantasy short stories
Publisher	Lancer Books
Publication date	1968
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	223 pp
ISBN	NA
Preceded by	Conan of Cimmeria
Followed by	Conan the Wanderer

Conan the Freebooter is a 1968 collection of five fantasy short stories written by Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp, featuring Howard's seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. Most of the stories originally appeared in the fantasy magazine Weird Tales in the 1930s. The book has been reprinted a number of times since by various publishers, and has also been translated into German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Italian, and Japanese. It was later gathered together with Conan and Conan of Cimmeria into the omnibus collection The Conan Chronicles (1989).

Contents

"Introduction" (L. Sprague de Camp)
"Hawks over Shem" (Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp)
"Black Colossus" (Robert E. Howard)
"Shadows in the Moonlight" (Robert E. Howard)
"The Road of the Eagles" (Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp)
"A Witch Shall be Born" (Robert E. Howard)

Plot summary

In these stories from Conan's late twenties, the Cimmerian is a mercenary with the Free Company in the city-states of Shem and the lands to the north and east, a war leader of the steppe-raiding Kozaki, and finally a soldier in the service of the kingdom of Kauran.

Chronologically, the five short stories collected as Conan the Freebooter fall between Conan of Cimmeria and Conan the Wanderer.

References

Laughlin, Charlotte; Daniel J. H. Levack (1983). De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography. San Francisco: Underwood/Miller. p. 40.

Conan the Barbarian

Short stories and novels

Original short stories by Robert E. Howard	"Beyond the Black River" · "Black Colossus" · "The Black Stranger" · "Cimmeria" · "The Devil in Iron" · "Drums of Tombalku" · "The Frost-Giant's Daughter" · "The God in the Bowl" · "The Hall of the Dead" · "The Hand of Nergal" · "Iron Shadows in the Moon" · "Jewels of Gwahlur" · "The People of the Black Circle" · "The Phoenix on the Sword" · "The Pool of the Black One" · "Queen of the Black Coast" · "Red Nails" · "Rogues in the House" · "The Scarlet Citadel" · "Shadows in Zamboula" · "The Snout in the Dark" · "The Tower of the Elephant" · "The Vale of Lost Women" · "A Witch Shall be Born" · "Wolves Beyond the Border" · "Xuthal of the Dusk"

Original novel by Robert E. Howard	The Hour of the Dragon

Non-Howard short stories (some based on non-Conan Howard stories)	"Black Sphinx of Nebthu" · "Black Tears" · "The Blood-Stained God" · "The Castle of Terror" · "The City of Skulls" · "The Curse of the Monolith" · "The Flame Knife" · "The Gem in the Tower" · "Hawks over Shem" · "The Ivory Goddess" · "The Lair of the Ice Worm" · "Legions of the Dead" · "Moon of Blood" · "The People of the Summit" · "Red Moon of Zembabwei" · "The Road of the Eagles" · "Shadows in the Dark" · "Shadows in the Skull" · "The Star of Khorala" · "The Thing in the Crypt" · "The Witches of the Mists"

Non-Howard novels	Conan and the Amazon · Conan and the Emerald Lotus · Conan and the Death Lord of Thanza · Conan and the Gods of the Mountain · Conan and The Grim Grey God · Conan and the Manhunters · Conan and the Mists of Doom · Conan and the Shaman's Curse · Conan and the Sorcerer · Conan and the Spider God · Conan and the Treasure of Python · Conan at the Demon's Gate · Conan, Lord of the Black River · Conan of the Isles · Conan of the Red Brotherhood · Conan of Venarium · Conan, Scourge of the Bloody Coast · Conan the Barbarian · Conan the Bold · Conan the Buccaneer · Conan the Champion · Conan the Defender · Conan the Defiant · Conan the Destroyer · Conan the Fearless · Conan the Formidable · Conan the Freelance · Conan the Gladiator · Conan the Great · Conan the Guardian · Conan the Hero · Conan the Hunter · Conan the Indomitable · Conan the Invincible · Conan the Liberator · Conan the Magnificent · Conan the Marauder · Conan the Mercenary · Conan the Outcast · Conan the Raider · Conan the Rebel · Conan the Relentless · Conan the Renegade · Conan the Rogue · Conan the Savage · Conan the Triumphant · Conan the Unconquered · Conan the Valiant · Conan the Valorous · Conan the Victorious · Conan the Warlord · The Return of Conan · The Road of Kings · The Sword of Skelos

Collections and other books

Books	Conan (books)

Short story collections	Black Colossus · The Bloody Crown of Conan · The Coming of Conan · The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian · The Complete Chronicles of Conan · Conan · The Conan Chronicles (Howard et al) · The Conan Chronicles (Jordan) · The Conan Chronicles, 1 · The Conan Chronicles 2 · The Conan Chronicles, 2 · The Conan Chronicles II · Conan of Aquilonia · Conan of Cimmeria · Conan the Adventurer · Conan the Avenger · Conan the Barbarian · Conan the Freebooter · Conan the Swordsman · Conan the Usurper · Conan the Wanderer · Conan the Warrior · The Conquering Sword of Conan · The Devil in Iron · The Essential Conan · The Further Chronicles of Conan · Jewels of Gwahlur · King Conan · The People of the Black Circle · The Pool of the Black One · Queen of the Black Coast · Red Nails · Rogues in the House · Sagas of Conan · The Sword of Conan · Tales of Conan · The Tower of the Elephant · The Treasure of Tranicos

Scholarship	The Blade of Conan · The Conan Grimoire · The Conan Reader · The Conan Swordbook · The Spell of Conan

Authors

Creator	Robert E. Howard

Subsequent authors	Poul Anderson · Leonard Carpenter · Lin Carter · L. Sprague de Camp · Roland J. Green · John C. Hocking · Robert Jordan · Sean A. Moore · Björn Nyberg · Andrew J. Offutt · Steve Perry · John Maddox Roberts · Roy Thomas · Harry Turtledove · Karl Edward Wagner

Other media

Television	Conan the Adventurer (animated series) · Conan and the Young Warriors · Conan the Adventurer (TV series)

Film	Conan the Barbarian (film) · Conan the Destroyer · Red Sonja (film)

Comics	Conan (comics) · Conan (Marvel Comics) · Conan (Dark Horse comic) · Savage Sword of Conan

Video games	Conan: The Mysteries of Time · Conan (2004) · Conan (2007) · Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures

Setting

Characters	Bêlit · Conan the Barbarian · Crom · Kulan Gath · Red Sonja · Serpent Men · Set · Thoth-Amon · Thulsa Doom · Valeria · Vammatar · Xaltotun · Zenobia

World	Hyborian Age · Aquilonia · Cimmeria · Stygia

Chronology	The Hyborian Age · Conan Chronologies

Related articles

Kull	Thurian Age

Red Sonja	"The Shadow of the Vulture"

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