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HOWARD
    OMNIBUS:
    COMIC: Dark Horse
    SITE: ageofconan.com
    SITE: conan.com
    MOV:

there is a series of 12 books:

1) Conan,
2) Conan of Cimmeria,
3) Conan the Freebooter,
4) Conan the Wanderer,
5) Conan the Adventurer
6) Conan the Buccaneer
7) Conan the Warrior
8) Conan the Usurper
9) Conan the Conqueror
10) Conan the Avenger
11) Conan of Aquilonia
12) Conan of the Isles

these are the ones that i would choose, because:
    a) they incl. all of REH's Conan stories
    b) they tell the 'whole story' of Conan's life, from beginning to end
    c) they were compiled/finished by de Camp & Carter, who both have an entry in Appendix N

Inspiration: Remorhaz, Frost Giant (D344.15)

APPENDIX N.H : CONAN

Howard, R. E. "Conan" Series [Conan Role-Playing Game, GURPS Conan, Conan the Roleplaying Game]

1. <The Lance/Ace editions come as the most highly recommended for fans of 1e>

2. "Dark Horse Comics began their comic adaptation of the Conan saga in 2003 ... This series is an interpretation of the original Conan material by Robert E. Howard with no connection     whatsoever to the earlier Marvel comics or any Conan story not written or envisioned by Howard supplemented by wholly original material." - wikipedia
 

    <"Dark Horse Comics is currently publishing compilations of the 1970s Marvel Comics Conan the Barbarian series and Savage Sword of Conan series in graphic-novel format.">
    <next to the Lance/Ace editions, these might have the most relevance to fans of 1E. highly recommended, best read outside.>

Conan: The Role-Playing Game is a great supplemental source for CB1 & CB2.

Here are the 32 regions of Hyborea (33 begins at Vilayet Sea):
Vanaheim [V]
Asgard [A] (Betrayer of Asgard)
Hyperborea [H]
Pictish Wilderness [PW] (Across the Thunder River)
Cimmeria [C]
Border Kingdom [BK]
Aquilonia [AQ] (Heretics of Tarantia)
Nemedia
Brythunia
Zingara
Ophir
Corinthia
Zamora
Argos
Koth
Khoraja
Khaurun
Shem [SH]
Zuagir Desert
Stygia [ST]
Kush
Darfar
Keshan
Xuthol
Black Kingdoms (Tales of the Black Kingdoms)
Punt
Zembabwei
Drujistan
Iranistan
Turan
Hyrkania
Xapur [?]

Vilayet Sea (Reavers of the Vilayet)

For all of the above, the idea would be to find one story (in whatever medium, although a visual one might be the best), that is among the best, and that represents the distinctiveness of that locale the most.

[general idea: make a complete bibliography, and have one webpage for each of the regions of Hyboria. place each of the stories on the appropriate webpage]

<link to CB1 and CB2>

Thanks, Predavolk.
I read the 12-volume Ace when I was around 12 or so,
so it wasn't exactly with a discerning eye!

I've noted (quote and link to this thread) the titles of the Del Rey books in my expanded Appendix N,
that's I'm piecing together.

So, guys, if you want the best stuff - ignore that 12 volume set, and scroll down to Predavolk's stuff.

I've also noted those two sites (again, another quote and link to the thread on that expanded Appendix N).

Thanks again,
Prespos

PS. The community 'Battles of Hyboria' thread idea sounds great.
If that comes together, then one could probably derive patrols for RPG encounter tables from it, as well.

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REHupa.com is THE place for all things Howardian, and http://www.barbariankeep.com/ predavolk.

You want either the Del Rey series of Conan (The Coming of Conan, The Bloody Sword of Conan, and The Conquering Crown of Conan), or the slightly less-pretty Chronicles of Conan (all in one volume). Those are your pure Howard, and they're pure dynamite. - predavolk."