Order of Lin Carter Books

Lin Carter was an author of science fiction and fantasy, known for his contributions to the sword-and-sorcery and sword-and-planet genres, including six books in the Thongor the Barbarian series. Throughout his career, he collaborated with Marvel and was a writer for the Spider-Man television series that aired in the 1960s. Before pursuing writing, Carter served in the United States Army during the Korean War from 1951 to 1953. After returning home, he attended Columbia College and began a career in copywriting. It was during this time that he decided to become an author, writing extensively for the remainder of his life.

Lin Carter became a published novelist in 1965 with the novel Thongor and The Wizard of Lemuria. Below is a list of Lin Carter's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Callisto Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Jandar of Callisto	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Black Legion of Callisto	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Sky Pirates of Callisto	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Mad Empress of Callisto	(1974)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Mind Wizards of Callisto	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Lankar of Callisto	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Ylana of Callisto	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Renegade of Callisto	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Eric Carstairs of Zanthodon Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Journey to the Underground World	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Zanthodon	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Hurok of the Stone Age	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Darya of the Bronze Age	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Eric of Zanthodon	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Flashing Swords! Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Flashing Swords! #1	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Flashing Swords! #2	(1974)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Flashing Swords! #3: Warriors and Wizards	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Flashing Swords! #4: Barbarians and Black Magicians	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Flashing Swords! #5: Demons and Daggers	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Flashing Swords! #6 (By: Robert M. Price)	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Flashing Swords #7 (By: Robert M. Price)	(2023)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of The Chronicles of Kylix Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Quest of Kadji	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Wizard of Zao	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Kellory the Warlock	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Great Imperium Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Man Without a Planet	(1966)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Star Rogue	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Outworlder	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Green Star Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Under the Green Star	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
When the Green Star Calls	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
By the Light of the Green Star	(1974)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
As the Green Star Rises	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
In the Green Star's Glow	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Terra Magica Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Kesrick	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Dragonrouge	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Mandricardo	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Callipygia	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of The Mysteries of Mars Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Man Who Loved Mars	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Valley Where Time Stood Still	(1974)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The City Outside the World	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Down to a Sunless Sea	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Hautley Quicksilver Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Destination	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Thief of Thoth	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Purloined Planet	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Thongor Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Thongor and The Wizard of Lemuria	(1965)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Thongor of Lemuria / Thongor and the Dragon City	(1966)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Thongor Against the Gods	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Thongor in the City of Magicians	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Thongor at the End of Time	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Thongor Fights the Pirates of Tarakus	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Young Thongor	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Sword of Thongor (By: Robert M. Price)	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Weird Tales Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Weird Tales 1	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of World's End Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Warrior of World's End	(1974)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Enchantress of World's End	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Immortal of World's End	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Barbarian of World's End	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Pirate of World's End	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Giant of World's End	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Zarkon - Lord of the Unknown Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Nemesis of Evil	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Invisible Death	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Volcano Ogre	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Earth-Shaker	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Horror Wears Blue	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy #2	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Star Magicians	(1966)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Flame of Iridar	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Tower at the Edge of Time	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Tower of the Medusa	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Lost World of Time	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Black Star	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Time War	(1974)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Tara of the Twilight	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Found Wanting	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Beyond the Gates of Dream	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Lost Worlds	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Tolkien	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Lovecraft	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Imaginary Worlds	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Poetry Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Dreams from R'lyeh	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Conan (Bantam) Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Conan the Swordsman (With: L. Sprague de Camp,Björn Nyberg)	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Conan the Liberator (With: L. Sprague de Camp)	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Conan: The Road of Kings (By: Karl Edward Wagner)	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Sword of Skelos (By: Andrew J. Offutt)	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Conan and the Spider God (By: L. Sprague de Camp)	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Conan the Rebel (By: Poul Anderson)	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Conan the Barbarian: The Official Motion Picture Adaptation (By: L. Sprague de Camp)	(2023)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Conan (Lancer/Ace) Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Conan the Adventurer (By: Robert E. Howard)	(1966)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Conan the Warrior (By: Robert E. Howard)	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Conan the Usurper (By: Robert E. Howard)	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Conan the Conqueror (By: Robert E. Howard)	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Conan the Avenger (By: Robert E. Howard)	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Conan of the Isles (With: L. Sprague de Camp)	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Conan (By: Robert E. Howard)	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Conan the Freebooter (By: Robert E. Howard)	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Conan the Wanderer	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Conan of Cimmeria (With: Robert E. Howard)	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Conan the Buccaneer (With: L. Sprague de Camp)	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Conan of Aquilonia (With: L. Sprague de Camp)	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Thing in the Crypt (With: L. Sprague de Camp)	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of L. Sprague de Camp Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Thing in the Crypt (With: L. Sprague de Camp)	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Fallible Fiend (By: L. Sprague de Camp)	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Young Magicians	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Dragons, Elves, and Heroes	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Golden Cities, Far	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Swords Against Tomorrow	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
New Worlds For Old	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Spawn of Cthulhu	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Discoveries in Fantasy	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Swordsmen and Supermen	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Nameless Places	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 1	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Kingdoms of Sorcery	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Disciples of Cthulhu	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Realms Of Wizardry	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 2	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 3	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 4	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Barbarians 2	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Necronomicon	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Giant Book of Fantasy Tales	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Xothic Legend Cycle	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Cthulhu Mythos Megapack	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Wildside Book of Fantasy	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

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