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With respect and admiration for ROBERT ERVIN HOWARD (1906-36) A MESSAGE FOR HIS LEGION OF FANS CONAN THE BARBARIAN Being an avid reader of Robert E. Howard's work, especially concerning his character, Conan the Barbarian, it was with some dismay, having read some ten volumes of the Cimmerian's adventures, that I discovered to my chagrin that the internal chronology of the saga in its entirety does not match that of the numbering system applied to the covers of the books. Wishing to save other Howard fans the inconvenience of a similar experience, I have compiled a list, incomplete though it is due to the fact that Conan novels are still being written by various writers and slotted into time gaps in the sequence, of how I have calculated the internal chronology of the Conan novels (both by Howard and others) to run. Rule number one: Ignore the numbers on the front or spine of the books if you wish to read the entire saga in order, or even the stories written exclusively by Howard and later compiled into novel form by Lin Carter, L. Sprague de Camp, Björn Nyberg and others! Suggestion: Please refer to my compilation of Conan titles in chronological order. THE BARBARIAN KING TETRALOGY © TIM JONES Influenced by Howard myself , I have, as an author, written my own Sword & Sorcery saga (a term coined by Fritz Leiber, as you perhaps know). Set in a future time when civilisation has crumbled but is slowly rising once more from the mire and drudgery of time's endless march, The Barbarian King Tetralogy (set of 4 related works) is a Howard fan's own perception of the genre. It is a time of semi-barbarity, in a world (influenced by Howard's own Hyborian Age) changed by continental shift and massive ecological drama, where the sword rules over all, and the survivors live beneath the heels of mad emperors and evil barons. Amongst it all, stands Tannith the Barbarian King of the North; strong, brave and fearless, he envisions leading his savage hordes through the blood and toil of war to carve for themselves their own kingdom. If you liked Conan, King Kull of Atlantis, Bran Mak Morn, Cormac Mac Art etc. etc., you will love the The Barbarian King Tetralogy. Why not try It?