Black Stranger, the (1953) [Novella]
by Robert E. Howard
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Series: Conan Chronicles, the
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Summary
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A war-party of Picts have pursued Conan for over a hundred miles. Sheltering in a cave he discover's the hiding place of the 'Treasure of Tranicos', thought lost for a hundred years. On the Pictish coast, the Zingaran exile Count Valenso is joined by rival bucaneers both after the treasure. Conan's arrival at the stockade fuels the rivalries until a demon from the Count's past stirs the Picts to attack.
Rejected by Weird Tales so rewritten as a pirate tale "Swords of the Red Brotherhood" but never published. Manuscript found in 1951 by L. Sprague de Camp who re-wrote it back to a Conan tale called "The Treasure of Tranicos".
First published in Fantasy Magazine dated March 1953 as "The Black Stranger".
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Original title: The Black Stranger
Original languages:
English
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Genre: Fiction→ Fantasy→ Sword and Sorcery
This work is a subwork of the following works :
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Authors: L. Sprague de Camp
, Robert E. Howard
Conan Chronicles Volume 2: The Hour of the Dragon, the (2001) [Collection]
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Black Stranger and Other American Tales, the (2005) [Collection]
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Conquering Sword of Conan, the (2005) [Collection]
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Complete Chronicles of Conan, the (2006) [Collection]
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