A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Robert E Howard Conan Books in Order

The complete Robert E Howard Conan reading order — 40 books from 1933–2011.

  1. 01 Black Colossus 1933 Amazon — buy Black Colossus Bookshop — buy Black Colossus ThriftBooks — buy Black Colossus eBooks.com — buy Black Colossus
  2. 02 Conan the Conqueror 1950 Amazon — buy Conan the Conqueror Bookshop — buy Conan the Conqueror ThriftBooks — buy Conan the Conqueror eBooks.com — buy Conan the Conqueror
  3. 03 The coming of Conan 1953 Amazon — buy The coming of Conan Bookshop — buy The coming of Conan ThriftBooks — buy The coming of Conan eBooks.com — buy The coming of Conan
  4. 04 Conan the Barbarian 1954 Amazon — buy Conan the Barbarian Bookshop — buy Conan the Barbarian ThriftBooks — buy Conan the Barbarian eBooks.com — buy Conan the Barbarian
  5. 05 Conan the Adventurer 1966 Amazon — buy Conan the Adventurer Bookshop — buy Conan the Adventurer ThriftBooks — buy Conan the Adventurer eBooks.com — buy Conan the Adventurer
  6. 06 Conan 1967 Amazon — buy Conan Bookshop — buy Conan ThriftBooks — buy Conan eBooks.com — buy Conan
  7. 07 Conan the Usurper 1967 Amazon — buy Conan the Usurper Bookshop — buy Conan the Usurper ThriftBooks — buy Conan the Usurper eBooks.com — buy Conan the Usurper
  8. 08 Conan the Warrior 1967 Amazon — buy Conan the Warrior Bookshop — buy Conan the Warrior ThriftBooks — buy Conan the Warrior eBooks.com — buy Conan the Warrior
  9. 09 Conan of Cimmeria 1968 Amazon — buy Conan of Cimmeria Bookshop — buy Conan of Cimmeria ThriftBooks — buy Conan of Cimmeria eBooks.com — buy Conan of Cimmeria
  10. 10 Conan of the Isles 1968 Amazon — buy Conan of the Isles Bookshop — buy Conan of the Isles ThriftBooks — buy Conan of the Isles eBooks.com — buy Conan of the Isles
  11. 11 Conan the Wanderer 1968 Amazon — buy Conan the Wanderer Bookshop — buy Conan the Wanderer ThriftBooks — buy Conan the Wanderer eBooks.com — buy Conan the Wanderer
  12. 12 Conan the Freebooter 1968 Amazon — buy Conan the Freebooter Bookshop — buy Conan the Freebooter ThriftBooks — buy Conan the Freebooter eBooks.com — buy Conan the Freebooter
  13. 13 Conan The Avenger 1968 Amazon — buy Conan The Avenger Bookshop — buy Conan The Avenger ThriftBooks — buy Conan The Avenger eBooks.com — buy Conan The Avenger
  14. 14 Conan the Buccaneer 1971 Amazon — buy Conan the Buccaneer Bookshop — buy Conan the Buccaneer ThriftBooks — buy Conan the Buccaneer eBooks.com — buy Conan the Buccaneer
  15. 15 Conan the Avenger 10 1972 Amazon — buy Conan the Avenger 10 Bookshop — buy Conan the Avenger 10 ThriftBooks — buy Conan the Avenger 10 eBooks.com — buy Conan the Avenger 10
  16. 16 Conan #10 Avenger 1974 Amazon — buy Conan #10 Avenger Bookshop — buy Conan #10 Avenger ThriftBooks — buy Conan #10 Avenger eBooks.com — buy Conan #10 Avenger
  17. 17 Red Nails 1975 Amazon — buy Red Nails Bookshop — buy Red Nails ThriftBooks — buy Red Nails eBooks.com — buy Red Nails
  18. 18 A Witch Shall Be Born 1975 Amazon — buy A Witch Shall Be Born Bookshop — buy A Witch Shall Be Born ThriftBooks — buy A Witch Shall Be Born eBooks.com — buy A Witch Shall Be Born
  19. 19 Devil in Iron 1976 Amazon — buy Devil in Iron Bookshop — buy Devil in Iron ThriftBooks — buy Devil in Iron eBooks.com — buy Devil in Iron
  20. 20 Rogues in the House 1976 Amazon — buy Rogues in the House Bookshop — buy Rogues in the House ThriftBooks — buy Rogues in the House eBooks.com — buy Rogues in the House
  21. 21 The Hour of the Dragon 1977 Amazon — buy The Hour of the Dragon Bookshop — buy The Hour of the Dragon ThriftBooks — buy The Hour of the Dragon eBooks.com — buy The Hour of the Dragon
  22. 22 The People of the Black Circle 1977 Amazon — buy The People of the Black Circle Bookshop — buy The People of the Black Circle ThriftBooks — buy The People of the Black Circle eBooks.com — buy The People of the Black Circle
  23. 23 Conan of Aquilonia 1977 Amazon — buy Conan of Aquilonia Bookshop — buy Conan of Aquilonia ThriftBooks — buy Conan of Aquilonia eBooks.com — buy Conan of Aquilonia
  24. 24 Conan the Swordsman 1978 Amazon — buy Conan the Swordsman Bookshop — buy Conan the Swordsman ThriftBooks — buy Conan the Swordsman eBooks.com — buy Conan the Swordsman
  25. 25 Jewels of Gwahlur 1979 Amazon — buy Jewels of Gwahlur Bookshop — buy Jewels of Gwahlur ThriftBooks — buy Jewels of Gwahlur eBooks.com — buy Jewels of Gwahlur
  26. 26 Queen of the Black Coast 1981 Amazon — buy Queen of the Black Coast Bookshop — buy Queen of the Black Coast ThriftBooks — buy Queen of the Black Coast eBooks.com — buy Queen of the Black Coast
  27. 27 Conan-Flame Knife 1981 Amazon — buy Conan-Flame Knife Bookshop — buy Conan-Flame Knife ThriftBooks — buy Conan-Flame Knife eBooks.com — buy Conan-Flame Knife
  28. 28 Conan-Saga 1982 Amazon — buy Conan-Saga Bookshop — buy Conan-Saga ThriftBooks — buy Conan-Saga eBooks.com — buy Conan-Saga
  29. 29 The Pool of the Black One 1986 Amazon — buy The Pool of the Black One Bookshop — buy The Pool of the Black One ThriftBooks — buy The Pool of the Black One eBooks.com — buy The Pool of the Black One
  30. 30 Gods of the North 1987 Amazon — buy Gods of the North Bookshop — buy Gods of the North ThriftBooks — buy Gods of the North eBooks.com — buy Gods of the North
  31. 31 Conan Chronicles, The 1989 Amazon — buy Conan Chronicles, The Bookshop — buy Conan Chronicles, The ThriftBooks — buy Conan Chronicles, The eBooks.com — buy Conan Chronicles, The
  32. 32 The Bloody Crown of Conan 2003 Amazon — buy The Bloody Crown of Conan Bookshop — buy The Bloody Crown of Conan ThriftBooks — buy The Bloody Crown of Conan eBooks.com — buy The Bloody Crown of Conan
  33. 33 Chronicles of Conan 2004 Amazon — buy Chronicles of Conan Bookshop — buy Chronicles of Conan ThriftBooks — buy Chronicles of Conan eBooks.com — buy Chronicles of Conan
  34. 34 The Conquering Sword of Conan 2005 Amazon — buy The Conquering Sword of Conan Bookshop — buy The Conquering Sword of Conan ThriftBooks — buy The Conquering Sword of Conan eBooks.com — buy The Conquering Sword of Conan
  35. 35 The complete chronicles of Conan 2006 Amazon — buy The complete chronicles of Conan Bookshop — buy The complete chronicles of Conan ThriftBooks — buy The complete chronicles of Conan eBooks.com — buy The complete chronicles of Conan
  36. 36 Beyond the Black River 2007 Amazon — buy Beyond the Black River Bookshop — buy Beyond the Black River ThriftBooks — buy Beyond the Black River eBooks.com — buy Beyond the Black River
  37. 37 The Scarlet Citadel (Dodo Press) 2008 Amazon — buy The Scarlet Citadel (Dodo Press) Bookshop — buy The Scarlet Citadel (Dodo Press) ThriftBooks — buy The Scarlet Citadel (Dodo Press) eBooks.com — buy The Scarlet Citadel (Dodo Press)
  38. 38 Phoenix on the Sword 2008 Amazon — buy Phoenix on the Sword Bookshop — buy Phoenix on the Sword ThriftBooks — buy Phoenix on the Sword eBooks.com — buy Phoenix on the Sword
  39. 39 The Tower of the Elephant 2008 Amazon — buy The Tower of the Elephant Bookshop — buy The Tower of the Elephant ThriftBooks — buy The Tower of the Elephant eBooks.com — buy The Tower of the Elephant
  40. 40 Conan the Indomitable 2011 Amazon — buy Conan the Indomitable Bookshop — buy Conan the Indomitable ThriftBooks — buy Conan the Indomitable eBooks.com — buy Conan the Indomitable

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Track your progress through Robert E Howard Conan

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Black Colossus 1933
2 Conan the Conqueror 1950
3 The coming of Conan 1953
4 Conan the Barbarian 1954
5 Conan the Adventurer 1966
6 Conan 1967
7 Conan the Usurper 1967
8 Conan the Warrior 1967
9 Conan of Cimmeria 1968
10 Conan of the Isles 1968
11 Conan the Wanderer 1968
12 Conan the Freebooter 1968
13 Conan The Avenger 1968
14 Conan the Buccaneer 1971
15 Conan the Avenger 10 1972
16 Conan #10 Avenger 1974
17 Red Nails 1975
18 A Witch Shall Be Born 1975
19 Devil in Iron 1976
20 Rogues in the House 1976
21 The Hour of the Dragon 1977
22 The People of the Black Circle 1977
23 Conan of Aquilonia 1977
24 Conan the Swordsman 1978
25 Jewels of Gwahlur 1979
26 Queen of the Black Coast 1981
27 Conan-Flame Knife 1981
28 Conan-Saga 1982
29 The Pool of the Black One 1986
30 Gods of the North 1987
31 Conan Chronicles, The 1989
32 The Bloody Crown of Conan 2003
33 Chronicles of Conan 2004
34 The Conquering Sword of Conan 2005
35 The complete chronicles of Conan 2006
36 Beyond the Black River 2007
37 The Scarlet Citadel (Dodo Press) 2008
38 Phoenix on the Sword 2008
39 The Tower of the Elephant 2008
40 Conan the Indomitable 2011

Robert E Howard Conan reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Black Colossus (1933). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Robert E Howard Conan — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Robert E Howard Conan books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1933–2011.

What is the newest Robert E Howard Conan book?

Conan the Indomitable, published in 2011.