The Phoenix on the Sword
The birth of sword and sorcery as a recognised form. 'Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian... ' remains the genre's founding incantation.
Series Guide
Conan the Cimmerian
Howard's tales of the barbarian adventurer who carves his way across the Hyborian Age from thief to king — the founding cycle of sword and sorcery.
In the Guide
The Hour of the Dragon
The capstone of the original Conan canon and a template for every usurped-king fantasy since. Posthumously republished as Conan the Conqueror.