The Spell of Conan ed. L. Sprague de Camp (Ace, July 1980, 0-441-11669-8, $2.25, xi+244pp, pb, nf)
Associational book.
- xi · Editor’s Note · L. Sprague de Camp · fw
- 1 · Swordsmen and Sorcerers at Play · Lin Carter · in The Conan Grimoire ed. L. Sprague de Camp & George H. Scithers, Mirage Press, 1972
- 9 · Robert E. Howard and His Writings
- 11 · Skald in the Post Oaks · L. Sprague de Camp · ar Fantastic Stories June 1971 [Ref. Robert E. Howard]
- 26 · Howard’s Style · Fritz Leiber · lt Amra v2 #17, 1961, as “An Extended Swackle” [Ref. Robert E. Howard]
- 32 · The Ghost of Camp Colorado · Robert E. Howard · ar Texaco Star April 1931
- 38 · Conan’s Ghost · L. Sprague de Camp · ar The Conan Reader by L. Sprague de Camp, Mirage Press, 1968 [Ref. Robert E. Howard]
- 44 · untitled (“The wind from the Mediterranean…”) · Robert E. Howard · uw Amra v2 #7, 1959
- 45 · The Trail of Tranicos · L. Sprague de Camp · ar Amra v2 #45, 1967 [Ref. Robert E. Howard]
- 51 · Balthus of Cross Plains · George H. Scithers · br Amra v2 #3, 1959, as “Balthus of the Tauran & Robert of Cross Plains” [Ref. Robert E. Howard]; review of Beyond the Black River.
- 55 · Something About Eve · Robert E. Howard · br Amra v2 #47, 1968 [Ref. James Branch Cabell]
- 59 · Swordly Stories
- 61 · The Testament of Snefru · John Boardman · ss Amra v2 #18, 1961
- 66 · The Lion’s Bridge [Arquel of Argos] · Ray Capella · ss Amra v2 #24, 1963
- 78 · When Set Fled · Fritz Leiber · ss Amra v2 #15, 1961
- 83 · Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers
- 85 · Eddison’s Zimiamvian Trilogy · Robert E. Briney · ar Amra v2 #7, 1959 [Ref. E. R. Eddison]
- 90 · Conan’s Great-Grandfather · L. Sprague de Camp · br Amra v2 #17, 1961 [Ref. Lord Dunsany]
- 96 · The Dying Earth · Robert E. Briney · br Amra v2 #18, 1961 [Ref. Jack Vance]
- 100 · Pratt’s Parallel Worlds · L. Sprague de Camp · ar Amra v2 #35, 1965 [Ref. Fletcher Pratt]
- 107 · Of Worms and Unicorns · David Hulan · br Pelf #4, 196? [Ref. E. R. Eddison & Fletcher Pratt]; reviews of The Worm Ouroboros and The Well of the Unicorn.
- 115 · Knights and Knaves in Neustria · L. Sprague de Camp · br Amra v2 #41, 1966 [Ref. Leslie Barringer]; reviews of Gerfalcon, Joris of the Rock and Shy Leopardess.
- 120 · Fafhrd and Me · Fritz Leiber · ar Amra v2 #26, 1963
- 140 · Conan’s Imitators · L. Sprague de Camp · ar Amra v2 #20, 1962
- 147 · The Skalds of Hyboria
- 149 · The Thong of Thor · John Boardman · pm Amra v2 #21, 1962
- 152 · Woe Is Me · Avram Davidson · pm Amra v2 #18, 1961, as “Lines Written By, or To, or For, or Maybe Against, That Ignoble Old Viking, Harald Hardass, King of the Coney and Orkney Islands” by Avram Aard-vark’sson
- 154 · Transposition · L. Sprague de Camp · pm Amra v2 #27, 1963
- 155 · Thoth-Amon’s Complaint · L. Sprague de Camp · pm Phantoms & Fancies by L. Sprague de Camp, Mirage Press, 1972
- 157 · The Gray Mouser: 1 [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] · Fritz Leiber · pm Amra v2 #8, 1959
slightly revised from the second half of “The Grey Mouser” (The Acolyte, Fall 1944).
- 158 · The Gray Mouser: 2 [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] · Fritz Leiber · pm Amra v2 #8, 1959
slightly revised from the first half of “The Grey Mouser” (The Acolyte, Fall 1944).
- 159 · Swords and Sources
- 161 · Prototypes and Precursors 1. Pirettes · L. Sprague de Camp · ar Amra v2 #9, 1960 [Ref. Robert E. Howard]
- 163 · Prototypes and Precursors 2. The Insidious Doctor Conan · L. Sprague de Camp · ar Amra v2 #31, 1964 [Ref. Robert E. Howard & Sax Rohmer]
- 166 · Prototypes and Precursors 3. The Conans of Albion · L. Sprague de Camp · ar Amra v2 #61, 1974
- 172 · Who Were the Æsir? · Poul Anderson · ar Amra v2 #3, 1959
- 181 · Howard and the Celts · L. Sprague de Camp · ar Blond Barbarians & Noble Savages by L. Sprague de Camp, T-K Graphics, 1975 [Ref. Robert E. Howard]
- 200 · Who Was Crom? · Albert E. Gechter · ar Amra v2 #9, 1960 [Ref. Robert E. Howard]
- 205 · Conan and Matho · L. Sprague de Camp · br Amra v2 #16, 1961 [Ref. Gustave Flaubert]; review of Salammbo.
- 211 · John Carter: Sword of Theosophy · Fritz Leiber · ar Amra v2 #6, 1959 [Ref. Edgar Rice Burroughs]
- 218 · Conan and Pizarro · L. Sprague de Camp · ar Amra v2 #29, 1964 [Ref. Robert E. Howard]
- 221 · Lord of the Black Throne · P. Schuyler Miller · ar Amra v2 #14, 1961 [Ref. Robert E. Howard]
- 226 · The Heroic Barbarian · L. Sprague de Camp · ar Blond Barbarians & Noble Savages by L. Sprague de Camp, T-K Graphics, 1975
based on “Barbarians I Have Known” (Amra v2 #59, February 1973).
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