Lin Carter Books in Order

Barbarian Thongor of Valkarth becomes humanity's champion in prehistoric Lemuria when the displaced Dragon Kings plot to restore their empire. With companions and the wizard Sharajsha, he must oppose reptilian enemies whose designs threaten the human world.

Disillusioned war hero Raul Linton wanders the stars under surveillance by an Imperial spy. An offer to restore an exiled queen gives him purpose, but joining the mission means openly fighting the government he once served.

After the Carina empire's collapse, warlord Drask and his Star Rovers dominate conquered worlds. A minstrel condemned for treason enters their violent circle, while the mysterious White Wizards possess technology capable of challenging the conquerors' power.

Thongor's quest to rescue Princess Sumia brings him against an ancient vampire king in the lost city of Omm. Meanwhile, imperial ambitions and hostile sorcerers threaten Lemuria, drawing his companions into dangers combining monsters and advanced science.

Ajax Calkins discovers that his asteroid kingdom is an ancient spacecraft, then loses it to Saturnian shapeshifters impersonating him and his fiancée. The real couple must pursue the stolen realm before its extraordinary technology strengthens Earth's enemies.

Imprisoned prince Chandar accepts freedom from the sinister enchanter Sarkond on ancient Mars. The rescue carries a hidden price, drawing him into a struggle over magical power while the sorcerer's purposes conflict with his hopes of reclaiming his throne.

Thongor rules a growing Lemurian empire when followers of the Black Gods of Chaos abduct his wife Sumia. His rescue mission plunges him into a conspiracy where sorcery and science serve enemies determined to destroy his rule.

An aging King Conan confronts a supernatural threat as Aquilonians vanish into the hands of Xotli's priesthood. Leaving court behind, he sails west toward the islands of Antillia to challenge a cult descended from ancient Atlanteans.

These Conan adventures follow betrayal among desert raiders, danger in cannibal-haunted Zamboula, and further battles against supernatural enemies. Stories by Howard, de Camp, and Carter connect the Cimmerian's wandering life with shifting alliances and quests for revenge.

Black magician Mardanax strikes Thongor down and takes control of Queen Sumia, threatening the empire and its young heir. While enemies seize power in Lemuria, the fallen warrior faces a strange journey through the land of the dead.

The Magicians of Zaar capture Thongor and plan a punishment that would enslave his soul to Chaos. His resistance and an ally's rescue attempt stand between their sorcery and the conquest of the whole continent of Lemuria.

Swordsman Thane possesses mysterious powers that greedy planetary rulers need to reach the Treasure of Time. Their pursuit draws him toward a dimensional gateway and an expedition into realms where ordinary courage must confront forces beyond the universe.

Lin Carter gathers stories spanning fantasy, science fiction, horror, and humor in this early collection. The varied selection moves between imaginative genres, bringing together different sides of a writer whose work ranges from strange adventures to comic invention.

Warrior Sargon arrives at the dying city of Chalsadon, last refuge of a once-proud empire. Proclaimed its savior, he must wield an ancient golden maul against invading hordes and a sorcerer's power despite being only mortal.

Licensed master thief Hautley Quicksilver accepts an assignment on Albazar I, a world supposedly free of crime. On arrival, he learns that the problem exceeds any ordinary theft: the entire planet has disappeared and must be found.

Carter introduces Tolkien's imagined world and places The Lord of the Rings within a broad history of fantasy. His study connects ancient epics, medieval romances, and later imaginative fiction with the traditions shaping Middle-earth's peoples and adventures.

Relic thief Kirin is forced to land on an alien world where advanced science resembles magic. An attack draws him into a quest for a powerful gem inside the supposedly impregnable Tower of the Medusa.

Immortal Saul Everest founded a secret organization to safeguard the Galactic Imperium, then withdrew from active service. A disturbance at the galaxy's edge draws him back as an unknown enemy hunts him and seeks to infiltrate his network.

Pirate ruler Kashtar joins forces with a wizard wielding a madness-inducing weapon to threaten Thongor's empire. The capture of Thongor's friend sends the Lemurian ruler toward Tarakus, where rescue and an impending invasion demand his attention.

Conan captains the Wastrel in search of treasure on the Nameless Isle. A fugitive Zingaran princess, a rival privateer, and the sorcerer Thoth-Amon entangle his voyage with a kingdom's succession crisis and dangers beyond ordinary piracy.

Exiled from the Imperium after a failed struggle for self-government, Morgan adapts his skills to the troubled world of Bargelix. Fighting its dark magicians offers both a dangerous new purpose and a possible route back to the stars.

Young Kadji receives a sacred axe and a charge from his grandfather to overthrow an impostor on the Dragon Emperor's throne. Riding east with Thyra, he faces a quest whose failure would disgrace him before his people.

Princess Darloona is captured by the Black Legion occupying Shondakar and threatened with a political marriage. Earthman Jandar infiltrates the enemy-held city, seeking a way to rescue her and help her displaced people recover their home.

Helicopter pilot Jonathan Dark is stranded in Cambodia and discovers a strange well among ancient ruins. Transported to inhabited Callisto, he enters a world of hostile creatures, warring peoples, and a princess whose troubles become his own.

Carter examines the development of the Cthulhu Mythos through Lovecraft's fiction and the writers who extended it. The study traces shared inventions and literary relationships while arguing which works belong within the evolving body of cosmic horror.

An Earthbound recluse discovers a means of projecting himself across space into the body of a legendary hero. Beneath the Green Star, rescuing a princess and resisting an invader turn his imagined adventures into perilous physical challenges.

Carter edits four sword-and-sorcery adventures featuring heroes, magic, and supernatural danger. Contributions by Fritz Leiber, Jack Vance, Poul Anderson, and Carter range from Death's interest in familiar warriors to conflicts involving powerful magicians and endangered merfolk.

Carter gathers four older works by George MacDonald, Robert W. Chambers, Ernest Bramah, and Eden Phillpotts, introducing each author's imagined world. The selections range from unsettling visions and altered reputations to magical transformation and an unconventional dragon.

Carter surveys fantasy's development from myths and legends to modern authors including Tolkien, Lovecraft, and Dunsany. Alongside literary history, he examines techniques for constructing imagined worlds, giving readers a view of both the genre's traditions and its craft.

With Shondakar freed but Darloona abducted by a fleeing sky-pirate prince, Jandar launches another rescue. A captured airship carries him toward the enemy city, where its aerial strength and dangerous defenses threaten both the mission and Callisto's peace.

The Black Star is essential to holding an empire's throne, and now it has disappeared. A young warrior and his companion flee across an embattled land while the usurping ruler deploys dark powers to recover the divine treasure.

Earthmen Ivo Tengren and scientist Keresny journey across declining Mars in search of Ilionis, a lost city preserving an ancient treasure. Finding its ruins opens deeper mysteries than expected, turning exploration into another strange and dangerous undertaking.

Returning mentally to the Green Star's world, an Earthman occupies the body of young Karn the Hunter. His new life draws him into a mysterious dead city, where unfamiliar creatures and a rescuer's purposes create fresh dangers.

An Earthman's borrowed alien body has brought him adventures, but now he is forced into the role of assassin. Separated from his friends and princess, he faces sky islands, deadly wilderness creatures, and treachery among fellow captives.

Carter assembles four sword-and-sorcery tales from established fantasy settings, with introductions to each. Elric, Witch World, Brak the Barbarian, and a Pusadian adventure bring magical bargains, enchanted threats, and physical danger into the collection's separate conflicts.

Settled on Callisto with Darloona, Jandar is kidnapped during a hunting excursion by agents of a rival city. Empress Zamorra's ambitions and her mind-wizard adviser draw him into a struggle extending beyond escape from her dungeons.

On a dying Mars ruled by Earth's Colonial Authority, a Terran outcast encounters a native warrior in the wastes. Their journey leads toward a mysterious valley, where ancient secrets and dark forces threaten those seeking answers.

Ganelon Silvermane, created by a vanished civilization, grows up among people who cannot explain his extraordinary nature. His prowess against attacking monsters attracts dangerous interest, prompting an apprenticeship that takes him deeper into the strange societies of far-future Gondwane.

Scientist John Lux discovers an ability to teleport when an attack threatens his life. Learning that forces from a doomed future want him destroyed, he must develop unsuspected powers while navigating a war fought across time and alternate possibilities.

An Earthman's mind inhabits a young warrior on a planet of giant trees and floating cities while his body remains disabled at home. Abandoned on an uncharted sea, he must face new dangers far from his royal love.

This poetry collection includes a Lovecraft-inspired sonnet sequence following Wilbur Nathaniel Hoag from childhood toward a mysterious disappearance. Other poems explore fantasy and dreamlike subjects, joining the central narrative with Carter's wider imaginative verse and a Conan death-song.

A string of unexplained deaths strikes wealthy, influential people, leaving investigators without a discernible weapon or method. Prince Zarkon and his Omega Crew confront a mysterious extortionist whose demands turn an apparently invisible threat into a public terror.

Accidentally transported to Callisto, author Lin Carter becomes Lankar and joins an expedition searching for the missing Jandar. His knowledge of the planet offers little protection against the flesh robots and Mind Wizards awaiting the rescuers in Kuur.

Jandar leads an aerial expedition into the unexplored side of Callisto to find the Mind Wizards of Kuur. An attack by flying Zarkoons leaves him and young Tomar captive, beginning a struggle through unfamiliar dangers and shifting alliances.

Held prisoner by Queen Zelmarine, Ganelon Silvermane becomes the object of her desire and a dangerous mental investigation. As a mind-prober tries to uncover his secrets, the engineered warrior begins discovering powers hidden within his own mind.

Sent backward from the future to prevent evil from conquering humanity, Zarkon assembles the Omega Men using his princely fortune. Their first struggle pits them against Lucifer and the sinister organization calling itself the Brotherhood of Lemuria.

Edited by Lin Carter, this fantasy anthology brings together stories featuring Cormac Mac Art, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Thongor, and Imaro. Contributors include Robert E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, Charles R. Saunders, and Jack Vance.

Lin Carter edits five heroic fantasy novelettes, pairing his own Amalric adventure with tales by L. Sprague de Camp, Fritz Leiber, Andre Norton, and Avram Davidson. The selections include Eudoric, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, and Witch World.

While his earthly body lies suspended in New England, an adventurer inhabits Karn on a distant world of enormous trees. His pursuit of Princess Niamh leads through unfamiliar jungle dangers in the concluding installment of the Green Star sequence.

Ganelon Silvermane travels through Gondwane, Earth's remote final age, encountering an island city sinking beneath an illusion of its former splendor. Scientific immortals and the approach of a massive barbarian horde create further challenges for the engineered hero.

A fiery monster terrorizes Rangatoa, a South Pacific atoll, emerging from its active volcano to spread destruction. Prince Zarkon and the Omega Crew investigate the legend, facing a descent into the volcanic depths to uncover its source.

Lin Carter selects fantasy stories by Tanith Lee, Fritz Leiber, Thomas Burnett Swann, and other writers, including his own Thongor adventure. Tales of unicorns, werewolves, and ancient magic accompany his surveys of fantasy publishing and books.

Four linked adventures follow an older Conan as king of Aquilonia, confronting the sorcerer Thoth-Amon. When Prince Conn is kidnapped, Conan must enter Hyperborea before carrying the struggle against his longtime enemy into further hostile kingdoms.

Edited by Lin Carter, this collection presents five heroic fantasy adventures by Jack Vance, Poul Anderson, John Jakes, Katherine Kurtz, and Michael Moorcock. The selections visit the worlds of Cugel, Brak, the Deryni, and Elric.

Ganelon Silvermane offers himself as a hostage to the Ximchak Horde, a feared barbarian force roaming Gondwane. His captivity tests the engineered hero's developing powers and draws him toward the glass-walled Triple City and the carved Marvellous Mountains.

Fleeing enemies in a divided Martian city, Terran adventurer Ryker helps the outcast dancer Valarda escape with a young companion. A stolen amulet leads him toward ancient ruins, a hidden refuge, and a conflict rooted in Mars's distant past.

Lin Carter edits eleven fantasy stories, including George R. R. Martin's The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr and Karl Edward Wagner's Two Suns Setting. Editorial commentary and a survey of fantasy books accompany works by other genre writers.

Ylana and Tomar become hostages of a surviving Mind Wizard who seeks shelter among the Cave People. Escaping with Ylana's deposed father brings them toward rival River People territory, where tribal tensions threaten another round of danger.

Seven adventures by L. Sprague de Camp, Lin Carter, and Bjorn Nyberg trace Conan's career from youthful northern raider to Aquilonian general. The collection includes Legions of the Dead, The Gem in the Tower, and Moon of Blood.

A damaged airship carries Taran, Koja, and Fido into territory ruled by the insectoid Yathoon hordes. Captivity entangles them with Princess Xara and a struggle for imperial power involving Darza, a chess game played with living combatants.

Leaving the Ximchak Horde behind, Ganelon Silvermane sets out to find his kidnapped friend Kurdi. The rescue sends him across Gondwane, Earth's last continent, where decaying civilizations and remnants of forgotten scientific ages shape his journey.

On the magical planet Zao, the self-important green wizard Oolb Votz undertakes a quest with his young apprentice Ooo. Their travels bring encounters with unusual creatures and people while raising questions about the magician's concealed identity.

Lin Carter edits eleven fantasy tales, including Poul Anderson's The Tale of Hauk and Robert E. Howard's Nekht Semerkeht, completed by Andrew J. Offutt. Stories by Tanith Lee, Ramsey Campbell, and others accompany Carter's commentary on fantasy publishing.

Conan joins a conspiracy against Aquilonia's tyrannical King Numedides and takes command of its rebel army. His campaign must overcome loyalist soldiers under General Procas as well as the sorcerous opposition of Thulandra Thuu before he can claim power.

As the Moon's decaying orbit threatens Gondwane, Ganelon Silvermane must fulfill the purpose for which ancient Time Gods created him. Awakened prematurely without essential knowledge, he searches for a way to save Earth alongside a magician and warrior woman.

Adventurer Eric Carstairs and Professor Potter descend by helicopter into Zanthodon, a prehistoric realm beneath the Sahara. A crash leaves them stranded among dinosaurs and ancient peoples, where capture by Neanderthals introduces them to fellow prisoners and new dangers.

Raised by a sorcerer as a War Maid, foundling Tara enters the mysterious Twilight to discover her origins. Accompanied by the intelligent feline Khaldur, she faces captivity, strange magic, and dangerous inhabitants while searching for her identity.

Lin Carter’s short fantasy tales explore vanished realms including Hyperborea, Mu, Lemuria, and Atlantis. The collection travels across legendary lost worlds, bringing together imagined places from remote antiquity in stories shaped by the traditions of fantastic adventure.

Edited by Lin Carter, this anthology gathers twelve fantasy tales, including T. H. White's The Troll and a Conan story by Carter and de Camp. Tanith Lee, Robert E. Howard, and Evangeline Walton also appear alongside editorial essays.

Lin Carter selects eleven fantasy stories, including Roger Zelazny's Garden of Blood, Fritz Leiber's The Mer She, and Orson Scott Card's Sandmagic. Two Tanith Lee tales and Carter's own Thongor story accompany his commentary on fantasy books.

Lin Carter's second paperback revival of Weird Tales combines new fiction, classic reprints, and poetry. Selections include The Night Ocean by Lovecraft and Barlow, Tanith Lee's The Sombrus Tower, and horror by Ramsey Campbell and Robert Bloch.

Separated in the subterranean realm of Zanthodon, Eric Carstairs, Professor Potter, and their native companions struggle against different enemies. A pirate captain, Neanderthals, the Gorpaks, and their leechlike masters threaten the scattered adventurers as they seek one another.

Separated from her companions, Darya is abducted by Kairadine, the corsair prince of the fortified island El-Cazar. Her father King Garth gathers his people for an invasion, drawing Zanthodon's rival societies into a struggle over her captivity.

Lin Carter edits five heroic fantasy novelettes by Roger Zelazny, C. J. Cherryh, Diane Duane, Craig Shaw Gardner, and Tanith Lee. Adventures featuring Dilvish and the wizard Ebenezum appear alongside other tales of thieves, demons, and magic.

With Eric Carstairs and Professor Potter imprisoned by the dinosaur-worshipping Minoans of Zaar, Hurok and Garth search for their missing companions. Elsewhere, Tharn pursues the abducted Darya, intertwining rescue efforts across the prehistoric underground world of Zanthodon.

Lin Carter revives Weird Tales in paperback with a mixture of fantasy, horror, and poetry from established and contemporary writers. Robert E. Howard's Scarlet Tears, Tanith Lee's When the Clock Strikes, and Ramsey Campbell's Down There are included.

This third Lin Carter edition of Weird Tales combines new stories, older works, and poems. Contributors include Evangeline Walton, Brian Lumley, Donald Wandrei, and Manly Wade Wellman, with Carter adding editorial commentary and The Winfield Inheritance.

Sir Kesrick and Mandricardo continue their travels through Terra Magica with their beloved companions. A princess threatened by a sea serpent, a giant with a taste for human flesh, and a cursed kingdom complicate their ongoing quest.

Eric Carstairs and Darya continue their lives in Zanthodon, the prehistoric land beneath the Sahara. This concluding adventure follows their changing fortunes among native peoples and fellow surface-world exiles, including Africans and survivors of the Second World War.

Sir Kesrick of Dragonrouge searches Terra Magica for the stolen pommel stone of his sword Dastagard. Recovering it requires finding a wizard determined to kill him, sending the knight among magical creatures, dangerous encounters, and new traveling companions.

Dr. Zandor Sinestro returns to threaten Knickerbocker City's banks with manufactured earthquakes, demanding millions in ransom. Prince Zarkon and his Omega team investigate, aided by Phoenicia Mulligan and a young newsboy, while a hidden fault makes the danger real.

Lin Carter's final paperback Weird Tales anthology mixes fantasy, horror, and poetry by writers including Robert Aickman, Charles Sheffield, Ray Bradbury, and Robert E. Howard. Classic and newer works appear with Carter's editorial and The Vengeance of Yig.

On a colonized Mars, outlaw prospector Jim Brant rescues two women abandoned in the ruins. Joining other travelers with an ancient treasure map, he ventures toward an underground sea while pursued by bandits with their own claim.

The Thugoda Horde destroys Kellory's tribe and burns his sword hand, leaving him unable to seek vengeance as a warrior. The survivor turns to sorcery instead, pursuing magical power to confront the people who ruined his life.

Kyon awakens knowing only a name and the occupation suggested by a gardener's clothes. Searching the bewildering city of Urbs for identity and purpose, Kyon encounters unhelpful strangers while an urgent, unexplained task remains just beyond reach.

London police are baffled by criminals surrounded in blue auras that resist bullets and gas. Prince Zarkon and his Omega Crew investigate the seemingly unstoppable thieves, seeking the source of their protection before further attacks overwhelm the city.

Mandricardo and his Amazon companion Callipygia travel through Terra Magica, a flat world filled with creatures of legend. Their quarrelsome journey brings enchanted objects, dangerous magicians, and a succession of perils requiring improbable escapes.

Amazon warrior Callipygia and Prince Mandricardo seek a route home through the magical lands of Terra Magica. Trapped on a flying island from which nobody has escaped, they face new dangers involving an ogre and a wishing ring.

This collection follows Thongor's early adventures across Lemuria, combining Lin Carter's stories with additions by Robert M. Price. Encounters with sorcerers, hidden cities, and monsters introduce the barbarian before the events of the main novels.

Robert M. Price expands Lin Carter's Lemurian world in stories spanning Thongor's career. Tales including The Creature in the Crypt and Witch-Queen of Lemuria pit the warrior against ancient magic, dangerous rulers, and supernatural foes.

Edited by Robert M. Price, this anthology revives a sword-and-sorcery series with adventures of Thongor, Varla, Hercules, and other heroes. Contributions include A Prince of Mars by Lin Carter and Price, alongside Clayton Hinkle's graphic novella.