''The Sword of Thongor'' is a collection of

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short stories by American writer

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, featuring

Lin Carter Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft (for an H. P. L ...

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hero

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of Valkarth. It was first published in trade paperback by Surinam Turtle Press in September 2016. Some of the pieces were originally published in magazines, the author's website, or the collection ''

Young Thongor ''Young Thongor'' is a collection of fantasy short stories by American writer Lin Carter, with additional material by Robert M. Price, edited and with a foreword by Adrian Cole. It was first published in trade paperback by Wildside Press in May ...

'' (Wildside Press, 2012); the remaining pieces are original to the present work. The book collects ten tales by Price set throughout Thongor's career, some based on titles or outlines by Carter, together with an introduction by

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*"The Price of a Barbarian - an Introduction" (

)
The Creature in the Crypt
(from ''

'', 2012, based on a synopsis by Lin Carter; the de Camp/Carter Conan story "

The Thing in the Crypt "The Thing in the Crypt" is a short story by American writers L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter, featuring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian created by Robert E. Howard. It was based on a draft of a story by Carter, f ...

" was developed from the same plot) *"Lost Gods of Lemuria" *"Silver Shadows" (from ''

Crypt of Cthulhu ''Crypt of Cthulhu'' is an American fanzine devoted to the writings of H. P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos. It was published as part of the Esoteric Order of Dagon amateur press association for a short time, and was formally established in 19 ...

'', no. 99, Lammas 1998, based on a title by Lin Carter)
Mind Lords of Lemuria
(from ''

'', 2012) *"The Sword of Thongor"
Witch-Queen of Lemuria
*"Spawn of the Fire Mist" *"Vampires of Lemuria" *"Thongor in the City of the Gods" *"The Eleventh Scarlet Hell"

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