publisher conan the wanderer
___MASK12___ was a publisher of ___MASK46___ books operated from 1961 through 1973 by Irwin Stein and Walter Zacharius . While it published stories of a number of genres , it was noted most for its science fiction and fantasy , particularly its series of Robert E . Howard ' s Conan the Barbarian tales , the first publication of many in ___MASK46___ format . It published the controversial novel " Candy " by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg and the ribald series " The Man From O . R . G . Y ." Lancer paperbacks had a distinctive appearance , many bearing mauve or green page edging . Conan the Barbarian ( also known as Conan the Cimmerian ) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp fiction magazines and has since been adapted to books , comics , several films ( including " Conan the Barbarian " and " Conan the Destroyer "), television programs ( cartoon and live - action ), video games , role - playing games and other media . The character was created by writer Robert E . Howard in 1932 via a series of fantasy stories published in " ___MASK57___ " magazine . The Conan Chronicles 2 is a 1990 omnibus collection of two previous fantasy collections and one fantasy novel by Robert E . Howard , L . Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter featuring Howard ' s seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian , published by ___MASK87___ . The component books had originally been published by ___MASK12___ in 1966 , 1968 and 1971 , and later reissued by ___MASK16___ . The omnibus collection was preceded by " The Conan Chronicles ". Conan the Destroyer is a 1984 American sword and sorcery / adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer , starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mako Iwamatsu reprising their roles as Conan and Akiro the wizard , respectively . The cast also includes Grace Jones , Wilt Chamberlain , Tracey Walter and Olivia d ' Abo . It is the sequel to " Conan the Barbarian ". The film was moderately successful at the ___MASK88___ office in the U . S ., and very successful internationally , although critical response was not as strong as for the original film . Fantasy is a fiction genre set in an imaginary universe , often but not always without any locations , events , or people from the real world . Most fantasy uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element , theme , or setting . Magic and magical ___MASK24___ are common in many of these imaginary worlds . Fantasy is generally distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of scientific and macabre themes , respectively , though there is a great deal of overlap between the three , all of which are subgenres of speculative fiction . ___MASK57___ is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine founded by J . C . Henneberger and J . M . Lansinger in March 1923 . The first editor , Edwin Baird , printed early work by H . P . Lovecraft , Seabury Quinn , and Clark Ashton Smith , all of whom would go on to be popular writers , but within a year the magazine was in financial trouble . Henneberger sold his interest in the publisher , Rural Publishing Corporation , to Lansinger and refinanced " ___MASK57___ ", with Farnsworth Wright as the new editor . The first issue under Wright ' s control was dated November 1924 . The magazine was more successful under Wright , and despite occasional financial setbacks it prospered over the next fifteen years . Under Wright ' s control the magazine lived up to its subtitle , " The Unique Magazine ", and published a wide range of unusual fiction . Science fiction ( often shortened to SF , sci - fi or scifi ) is a genre of speculative fiction , typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as futuristic science and technology , space travel , time travel , ___MASK93___ travel , parallel universes , and extraterrestrial life . Science fiction often explores the potential consequences of scientific and other innovations , and has been called a " literature of ideas ." It usually avoids the supernatural , and unlike the related genre of fantasy , historically science fiction stories were intended to have a grounding in science - based fact or theory at the time the story was created , but this connection is now limited to hard science fiction . Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20 , 1890  March 15 , 1937 ) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction . Virtually ___MASK33___ and published only in pulp magazines before he died in poverty , he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th - ___MASK82___ authors in his genre . Lovecraft was born in Providence , Rhode Island , where he spent most of his life . Among his most celebrated tales are " The Call of Cthulhu " and " The Shadow over Innsmouth ", both canonical to the " Cthulhu Mythos ". Never able to support himself from earnings as author and editor , Lovecraft saw commercial ___MASK6___ increasingly elude him in this latter period , partly because he lacked the confidence and drive to promote himself . He subsisted in progressively straitened circumstances in his last years ; an inheritance was completely spent by the time he died at the age of 46 . Linwood Vrooman Carter ( June 9 , 1930  February 7 , 1988 ) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy , as well as an editor , poet and critic . He usually wrote as Lin Carter ; known pseudonyms include H . P . Lowcraft ( for an H . P . Lovecraft parody ) and Grail Undwin . He is best known for editing the ___MASK15___ Adult Fantasy series in the 1970s , which introduced readers to many overlooked classics of the fantasy genre . The Conan Chronicles is a 1989 omnibus collection of three previous fantasy collections by Robert E . Howard , L . Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter featuring Howard ' s seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian , published by ___MASK51___ . The component collections had originally been published by ___MASK12___ in 1967 , 1968 and 1969 , and later reissued by ___MASK16___ . The omnibus collection was followed by " The Conan Chronicles 2 ". Speculative fiction is a broad umbrella genre denoting any narrative fiction with supernatural or futuristic elements ; this encompasses the genres of science fiction , fantasy , horror , alternative history , magic realism , and superhero fiction , as well as combinations of the previous genres . It typically strays strongly from reality and so may feature fictional types of beings like mythical ___MASK24___ and supernatural entities , technologies that do not exist in real life like time machines and interstellar spaceships , or magical or otherwise scientifically inexplicable elements . The term ' s popularity is sometimes attributed to Robert Heinlein , who referenced it in 1947 in an editorial essay , although there are prior mentions of speculative fiction , or its variant " speculative literature ". Conan the Buccaneer is a 1971 fantasy novel written by L . Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter featuring Robert E . Howard ' s seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian . It was first published in ___MASK46___ by ___MASK12___ , and has been reprinted a number of times since by various publishers . It has also been translated into German , Japanese , Spanish , Swedish and ___MASK8___ . It was later gathered together with " Conan the Adventurer " and " Conan the Wanderer " into the omnibus collection " The Conan Chronicles 2 " ( 1990 ). ___MASK16___ is an American specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books . The company was founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A . Wyn and began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns . It soon branched out into other genres , publishing its first science fiction ( sf ) title in 1953 . This was successful , and science fiction titles outnumbered both mysteries and westerns within a few years . Other genres also made an appearance , including nonfiction , gothic novels , media tie - in novelizations , and romances . Ace became known for the " tête - bêche " binding format used for many of its early books , although it did not originate the format . Most of the early titles were published in this " Ace Double " format , and Ace continued to issue books in varied genres , bound " tête - bêche ", until 1973 . The supernatural ( Medieval Latin : " superntrlis ": " supra " " above " + " ___MASK41___ " " natural ", first used : 1520  1530 AD ) includes all that cannot be explained by science or the laws of nature , including things characteristic of or relating to ghosts , gods , or other supernatural beings , or to things beyond nature . Conan the Wanderer is a 1968 collection of four fantasy short stories written by Robert E . Howard , L . Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter featuring Howard ' s seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian . Most of the stories were originally published in various fantasy magazines . The book has been reprinted a number of times since by various publishers , and has also been translated into German , Japanese , Spanish , ___MASK8___ , Swedish and Italian . It was later gathered together with Conan the Adventurer and Conan the Buccaneer into the omnibus collection The Conan Chronicles 2 ( 1990 ) . ___MASK87___ is an international publisher that specialises in science fiction and fantasy books . It was founded in 1974 as part of the Macdonald Futura publishing company . In 1992 , its parent company was bought by Little , Brown & Co ., at that stage part of the Time Warner Book Group .