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Updated 2026-07-11 / 102 books / 22 series
American author Lin Carter is best known for his contributions to sword and sorcery, including the *Thongor* series and editing the *Ballantine Adult Fantasy* series. His works helped revive the fantasy genre in the 1970s. This page provides the Lin Carter books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All Lin Carter Books in Chronological Order
1965
Thongor and The Wizard of Lemuria
POoTB / 1
Buy
1966
The Man Without a Planet
POoGIB / 1
Buy
1966
The Star Magicians
POoSN / 1
Buy
1966
Conan the Adventurer(By: Robert E. Howard)
POoC(B / 1
Buy
1966
Thongor of Lemuria / Thongor and the Dragon City
POoTB / 2
Buy
1967
Destination
POoHQB / 1
Buy
1967
The Thing in the Crypt(With: L. Sprague de Camp)
POoSS / 1
Buy
1967
The Flame of Iridar
POoSN / 2
Buy
1967
Conan the Warrior(By: Robert E. Howard)
POoC(B / 2
Buy
1967
Conan the Usurper(By: Robert E. Howard)
POoC(B / 3
Buy
1967
Thongor Against the Gods
POoTB / 3
Buy
1967
Conan the Conqueror(By: Robert E. Howard)
POoC(B / 4
Buy
1968
The Thief of Thoth
POoHQB / 2
Buy
1968
Tower at the Edge of Time
POoSN / 3
Buy
1968
Thongor in the City of Magicians
POoTB / 4
Buy
1968
Conan the Avenger(By: Robert E. Howard)
POoC(B / 5
Buy
1968
Thongor at the End of Time
POoTB / 5
Buy
1968
Conan of the Isles(With: L. Sprague de Camp)
POoC(B / 6
Buy
1968
Conan(By: Robert E. Howard)
POoC(B / 7
Buy
1968
Conan the Freebooter(By: Robert E. Howard)
POoC(B / 8
Buy
1968
Conan the Wanderer
POoC(B / 9
Buy
1969
Beyond the Gates of Dream
POoSSC / 1
Buy
1969
Tolkien
POoNB / 1
Buy
1969
The Purloined Planet
POoHQB / 3
Buy
1969
Tower of the Medusa
POoSN / 4
Buy
1969
Lost World of Time
POoSN / 5
Buy
1969
Conan of Cimmeria(With: Robert E. Howard)
POoC(B / 10
Buy
1970
Star Rogue
POoGIB / 2
Buy
1970
Thongor Fights the Pirates of Tarakus
POoTB / 6
Buy
1971
The Quest of Kadji
POoTCoKB / 1
Buy
1971
Outworlder
POoGIB / 3
Buy
1971
Conan the Buccaneer(With: L. Sprague de Camp)
POoC(B / 11
Buy
1972
Under the Green Star
POoGSB / 1
Buy
1972
Jandar of Callisto
POoCB / 1
Buy
1972
Lovecraft
POoNB / 2
Buy
1972
The Fallible Fiend(By: L. Sprague de Camp)
POoLSdCSS / 2
Buy
1972
Black Legion of Callisto
POoCB / 2
Buy
1973
The Man Who Loved Mars
POoTMoMB / 1
Buy
1973
Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy #2
POoGSNoAFB / 1
Buy
1973
Flashing Swords! #1
POoFSB / 1
Buy
1973
When the Green Star Calls
POoGSB / 2
Buy
1973
Imaginary Worlds
POoNB / 3
Buy
1973
Sky Pirates of Callisto
POoCB / 3
Buy
1973
The Black Star
POoSN / 6
Buy
1974
The Warrior of World's End
POoWEB / 1
Buy
1974
Flashing Swords! #2
POoFSB / 2
Buy
1974
The Valley Where Time Stood Still
POoTMoMB / 2
Buy
1974
By the Light of the Green Star
POoGSB / 3
Buy
1974
Mad Empress of Callisto
POoCB / 4
Buy
1974
Time War
POoSN / 7
Buy
1975
Dreams from R'lyeh
POoPB / 1
Buy
1975
The Nemesis of Evil
POoZ-LotUB / 1
Buy
1975
Invisible Death
POoZ-LotUB / 2
Buy
1975
The Enchantress of World's End
POoWEB / 2
Buy
1975
As the Green Star Rises
POoGSB / 4
Buy
1975
Mind Wizards of Callisto
POoCB / 5
Buy
1975
Lankar of Callisto
POoCB / 6
Buy
1976
The Immortal of World's End
POoWEB / 3
Buy
1976
Flashing Swords! #3
POoFSB / 3
Buy
1976
The Volcano Ogre
POoZ-LotUB / 3
Buy
1976
In the Green Star's Glow
POoGSB / 5
Buy
1977
The City Outside the World
POoTMoMB / 3
Buy
1977
The Barbarian of World's End
POoWEB / 4
Buy
1977
Flashing Swords! #4
POoFSB / 4
Buy
1977
Ylana of Callisto
POoCB / 7
Buy
1977
Conan of Aquilonia(With: L. Sprague de Camp)
POoC(B / 12
Buy
1978
Conan the Swordsman(With: L. Sprague de Camp,Bj’rn Nyberg)
POoC(B / 1
Buy
1978
The Wizard of Zao
POoTCoKB / 2
Buy
1978
The Pirate of World's End
POoWEB / 5
Buy
1978
Renegade of Callisto
POoCB / 8
Buy
1979
Journey to the Underground World
POoECoZB / 1
Buy
1979
Conan the Liberator(With: L. Sprague de Camp)
POoC(B / 2
Buy
1979
Conan: The Road of Kings(By: Karl Edward Wagner)
POoC(B / 3
Buy
1979
The Sword of Skelos(By: Andrew J. Offutt)
POoC(B / 4
Buy
1979
Giant of World's End
POoWEB / 6
Buy
1979
Tara of the Twilight
POoSN / 8
Buy
1980
Zanthodon
POoECoZB / 2
Buy
1980
Lost Worlds
POoSSC / 2
Buy
1980
Conan and the Spider God(By: L. Sprague de Camp)
POoC(B / 5
Buy
1980
Conan the Rebel(By: Poul Anderson)
POoC(B / 6
Buy
1981
Weird Tales 1
POoWTB / 1
Buy
1981
Weird Tales 2(By: Robert Bloch,Tanith Lee,H.P. Lovecraft,Robert E. Howard)
POoWTB / 2
Buy
1981
Weird Tales 3(By: Robert Bloch,Tanith Lee,Robert E. Howard,Evangeline Walton)
POoWTB / 3
Buy
1981
Hurok of the Stone Age
POoECoZB / 3
Buy
1981
Darya of the Bronze Age
POoECoZB / 4
Buy
1981
Flashing Swords! #5
POoFSB / 5
Buy
1982
Kesrick
POoTMB / 1
Buy
1982
Dragonrouge
POoTMB / 2
Buy
1982
The Earth-Shaker
POoZ-LotUB / 4
Buy
1982
Eric of Zanthodon
POoECoZB / 5
Buy
1983
Weird Tales 4(By: Ray Bradbury,Robert E. Howard)
POoWTB / 4
Buy
1984
Kellory the Warlock
POoTCoKB / 3
Buy
1984
Down to a Sunless Sea
POoTMoMB / 4
Buy
1985
Found Wanting
POoSN / 9
Buy
1987
Mandricardo
POoTMB / 3
Buy
1987
Horror Wears Blue
POoZ-LotUB / 5
Buy
1988
Callipygia
POoTMB / 4
Buy
2012
Young Thongor
POoTB / 7
Buy
2016
The Sword of Thongor(By: Robert M. Price)
POoTB / 8
Buy
2020
Flashing Swords! #6(By: Robert M. Price)
POoFSB / 6
Buy
2023
Flashing Swords #7(By: Robert M. Price)
POoFSB / 7
Buy
2023
Conan the Barbarian: The Official Motion Picture Adaptation(By: L. Sprague de Camp)
POoC(B / 7
Buy
Lin Carter Book Series Reading Orders /
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02
The Thief of Thoth
1968
Buy
03
The Purloined Planet
1969
Buy
01
The Thing in the Crypt(With: L. Sprague de Camp)
1967
Buy
01
The Star Magicians
1966
Buy
02
The Flame of Iridar
1967
Buy
03
Tower at the Edge of Time
1968
Buy
04
Tower of the Medusa
1969
Buy
05
Lost World of Time
1969
Buy
06
The Black Star
1973
Buy
08
Tara of the Twilight
1979
Buy
09
Found Wanting
1985
Buy
01
The Warrior of World's End
1974
Buy
02
The Enchantress of World's End
1975
Buy
03
The Immortal of World's End
1976
Buy
04
The Barbarian of World's End
1977
Buy
05
The Pirate of World's End
1978
Buy
06
Giant of World's End
1979
Buy
01
The Man Without a Planet
1966
Buy
01
Thongor and The Wizard of Lemuria
1965
Buy
02
Thongor of Lemuria / Thongor and the Dragon City
1966
Buy
03
Thongor Against the Gods
1967
Buy
04
Thongor in the City of Magicians
1968
Buy
05
Thongor at the End of Time
1968
Buy
06
Thongor Fights the Pirates of Tarakus
1970
Buy
07
Young Thongor
2012
Buy
08
The Sword of Thongor(By: Robert M. Price)
2016
Buy
01
Under the Green Star
1972
Buy
02
When the Green Star Calls
1973
Buy
03
By the Light of the Green Star
1974
Buy
04
As the Green Star Rises
1975
Buy
05
In the Green Star's Glow
1976
Buy
01
Flashing Swords! #1
1973
Buy
02
Flashing Swords! #2
1974
Buy
03
Flashing Swords! #3
1976
Buy
04
Flashing Swords! #4
1977
Buy
05
Flashing Swords! #5
1981
Buy
06
Flashing Swords! #6(By: Robert M. Price)
2020
Buy
07
Flashing Swords #7(By: Robert M. Price)
2023
Buy
01
Journey to the Underground World
1979
Buy
03
Hurok of the Stone Age
1981
Buy
04
Darya of the Bronze Age
1981
Buy
05
Eric of Zanthodon
1982
Buy
01
The Man Who Loved Mars
1973
Buy
02
The Valley Where Time Stood Still
1974
Buy
03
The City Outside the World
1977
Buy
04
Down to a Sunless Sea
1984
Buy
01
The Nemesis of Evil
1975
Buy
02
Invisible Death
1975
Buy
03
The Volcano Ogre
1976
Buy
04
The Earth-Shaker
1982
Buy
05
Horror Wears Blue
1987
Buy
02
The Fallible Fiend(By: L. Sprague de Camp)
1972
Buy
03
Imaginary Worlds
1973
Buy
01
Dreams from R'lyeh
1975
Buy
01
The Quest of Kadji
1971
Buy
02
The Wizard of Zao
1978
Buy
03
Kellory the Warlock
1984
Buy
01
Jandar of Callisto
1972
Buy
02
Black Legion of Callisto
1972
Buy
03
Sky Pirates of Callisto
1973
Buy
04
Mad Empress of Callisto
1974
Buy
05
Mind Wizards of Callisto
1975
Buy
06
Lankar of Callisto
1975
Buy
07
Ylana of Callisto
1977
Buy
08
Renegade of Callisto
1978
Buy
01
Conan the Adventurer(By: Robert E. Howard)
1966
Buy
02
Conan the Warrior(By: Robert E. Howard)
1967
Buy
03
Conan the Usurper(By: Robert E. Howard)
1967
Buy
04
Conan the Conqueror(By: Robert E. Howard)
1967
Buy
05
Conan the Avenger(By: Robert E. Howard)
1968
Buy
06
Conan of the Isles(With: L. Sprague de Camp)
1968
Buy
07
Conan(By: Robert E. Howard)
1968
Buy
08
Conan the Freebooter(By: Robert E. Howard)
1968
Buy
09
Conan the Wanderer
1968
Buy
10
Conan of Cimmeria(With: Robert E. Howard)
1969
Buy
11
Conan the Buccaneer(With: L. Sprague de Camp)
1971
Buy
12
Conan of Aquilonia(With: L. Sprague de Camp)
1977
Buy
01
Conan the Swordsman(With: L. Sprague de Camp,Bj’rn Nyberg)
1978
Buy
02
Conan the Liberator(With: L. Sprague de Camp)
1979
Buy
03
Conan: The Road of Kings(By: Karl Edward Wagner)
1979
Buy
04
The Sword of Skelos(By: Andrew J. Offutt)
1979
Buy
05
Conan and the Spider God(By: L. Sprague de Camp)
1980
Buy
06
Conan the Rebel(By: Poul Anderson)
1980
Buy
07
Conan the Barbarian: The Official Motion Picture Adaptation(By: L. Sprague de Camp)
2023
Buy
01
Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy #2
1973
Buy
01
Weird Tales 1
1981
Buy
02
Weird Tales 2(By: Robert Bloch,Tanith Lee,H.P. Lovecraft,Robert E. Howard)
1981
Buy
03
Weird Tales 3(By: Robert Bloch,Tanith Lee,Robert E. Howard,Evangeline Walton)
1981
Buy
04
Weird Tales 4(By: Ray Bradbury,Robert E. Howard)
1983
Buy
01
Beyond the Gates of Dream
1969
Buy
Where to start with Lin Carter
What is the best order to read Lin Carter books?
Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series,
follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.
Are standalone books and series both included?
Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are
broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.
Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data.
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