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"Introduction" by L. Sprague de
Camp
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Non-REH Content
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"The Witch of the Mists" by L.
Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter
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"Black Sphinx of Nebthu" by L.
Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter
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"Red Moon of Zembabwei" by L.
Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter
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"Shadows in the Skull" by L.
Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter
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Edited by L. Sprague de Camp
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First publication of these stories
appeared in:
"The Witches of the Mists" - FANTASTIC August 1972
"Black Sphinx of Nebthu" - FANTASTIC July 1973
"Red Moon of Zembawei" - FANTASTIC July 1974
"Shadows in the Skull" - FANTASTIC February 1975
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Lancer went backrupt in 1973, but the Lancer
Conan titles returned to bookstores in 1977.
The publisher (Ace Books) claimed to be only distributing the series.
The books were purportedly published by Prestige Books.
However, there was no editorial address or contact information for Prestige
in the books.
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The Prestige books are known to
exist in at least two states.
Some have "DISTRIBUTED BY ACE BOOKS" on the cover, title and copyright
pages.
Prestige Books is listed as the publisher only on the title page.
Some have "ACE" on the cover and are stamped with "Prestige"
on the copyright page.
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The Conan series continued up to the late
1980's and is the basis for numerous licensed as well as bootleg non-English
editions. The Conan series is by far the most reproduced REH series in the
world. It is quite possible that over one million copies of this book are
in print.
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