''Jewels of Gwahlur'' is a 1979 collection of two
fantasy short stories written by
Robert E. Howard
Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906June 11, 1936) was an American writer. He wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subge ...
featuring his
sword and sorcery
Sword and sorcery (S&S) is a subgenre of fantasy characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent adventures. Elements of romance, magic, and the supernatural are also often present. Unlike works of high fantasy, the tale ...
hero
Conan the Barbarian. The book was published in 1979 by
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. as volume VIII of their
deluxe Conan set. The title story originally appeared in the magazine ''
Weird Tales''. "
The Snout in the Dark" is the original fragment of a story that Howard never completed. It first appeared, completed by
L. Sprague de Camp and
Lin Carter, in the collection ''
Conan of Cimmeria''.
Contents
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Jewels of Gwahlur
"Jewels of Gwahlur" is one of the original short stories starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard. Set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age, it concerns several parties, ...
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* "
The Snout in the Dark"
References
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1979 short story collections
Fantasy short story collections
Conan the Barbarian books
Donald M. Grant, Publisher books