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Lin Carter Books in Order
Linwood Vrooman Carter was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft and Grail Undwin. In the 1970s he was editor of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series, which introduced readers to many overlooked classics of the fantasy genre.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Lin Carter's book series? Lin Carter has written 20 book series. The most notable is the Callisto series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Lin Carter
- #1
Jandar of Callisto(1972) - #2
Black Legion of Callisto(1972) - #3Sky Pirates of Callisto(1973)
- #4
Mad Empress of Callisto(1974) - #5
Mind Wizards of Callisto(1975) - #6
Lankar of Callisto(1975) - #7
Ylana of Callisto(1977) - #8
Renegade of Callisto(1978)
- #1
Conan the Swordsman (With: L. Sprague de Camp,Björn Nyberg)(1978) - #2
Conan the Liberator (With: L. Sprague de Camp)(1979) - #3
Conan: The Road of Kings (By: Karl Edward Wagner)(1979) - #4
The Sword of Skelos (By: Andrew J. Offutt)(1979) - #5
Conan and the Spider God (By: L. Sprague de Camp)(1980) - #6
Conan the Rebel (By: Poul Anderson)(1980) - #7
Conan the Barbarian: The Official Motion Picture Adaptation (By: L. Sprague de Camp)(2023)
- #1
Conan the Adventurer (By: Robert E. Howard)(1966) - #2
Conan the Warrior (By: Robert E. Howard)(1967) - #3
Conan the Usurper (By: Robert E. Howard)(1967) - #4
Conan the Conqueror (By: Robert E. Howard)(1967) - #5
Conan the Avenger (By: Robert E. Howard)(1968) - #6
Conan of the Isles (With: L. Sprague de Camp)(1968) - #7
Conan (By: Robert E. Howard)(1968) - #8
Conan the Freebooter (By: Robert E. Howard)(1968) - #9
Conan the Wanderer(1968) - #10
Conan of Cimmeria (With: Robert E. Howard)(1969) - #11
Conan the Buccaneer (With: L. Sprague de Camp)(1971) - #12
Conan of Aquilonia (With: L. Sprague de Camp)(1977) - #13The Thing in the Crypt (With: L. Sprague de Camp)(1967)
- #1Journey to the Underground World(1979)
- #2
Zanthodon(1980) - #3Hurok of the Stone Age(1981)
- #4Darya of the Bronze Age(1981)
- #5Eric of Zanthodon(1982)
- #1Flashing Swords! #1(1973)
- #2Flashing Swords! #2(1974)
- #3
Flashing Swords! #3(1976) - #4
Flashing Swords! #4(1977) - #5
Flashing Swords! #5(1981) - #6
Flashing Swords! #6 (By: Robert M. Price)(2020) - #7
Flashing Swords #7 (By: Robert M. Price)(2023)
- #1
The Man Without a Planet(1966) - #2
Star Rogue(1970) - #3
Outworlder(1971)
- #1
Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy #2(1973)
- #1
Under the Green Star(1972) - #2
When the Green Star Calls(1973) - #3
By the Light of the Green Star(1974) - #4
As the Green Star Rises(1975) - #5
In the Green Star's Glow(1976)
- #1
Destination(1967) - #2
The Thief of Thoth(1968) - #3The Purloined Planet(1969)
- #1The Thing in the Crypt (With: L. Sprague de Camp)(1967)
- #2
The Fallible Fiend (By: L. Sprague de Camp)(1972) - #3
The Young Magicians(1969) - #4Dragons, Elves, and Heroes(1969)
- #5Golden Cities, Far(1970)
- #6
Swords Against Tomorrow(1970) - #7
New Worlds For Old(1971) - #8
The Spawn of Cthulhu(1971) - #9Discoveries in Fantasy(1972)
- #10
Swordsmen and Supermen(1972) - #11
Nameless Places(1975) - #12
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 1(1975) - #13
Kingdoms of Sorcery(1976) - #14Disciples of Cthulhu(1976)
- #15
Realms Of Wizardry(1976) - #16
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 2(1976) - #17
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 3(1977) - #18
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 4(1978) - #19
Barbarians 2(1988) - #20The Necronomicon(1996)
- #21
Giant Book of Fantasy Tales(1996) - #22
The Xothic Legend Cycle(1997) - #23
The Cthulhu Mythos Megapack(2012) - #24
The Wildside Book of Fantasy(2012)
- #1
Tolkien(1969) - #2Lovecraft(1972)
- #3Imaginary Worlds(1973)
- #1
Dreams from R'lyeh(1975)
- #1
The Star Magicians(1966) - #2
The Flame of Iridar(1967) - #3Tower at the Edge of Time(1968)
- #4
Tower of the Medusa(1969) - #5
Lost World of Time(1969) - #6
The Black Star(1973) - #7Time War(1974)
- #8
Tara of the Twilight(1979) - #9Found Wanting(1985)
- #10
Beyond the Gates of Dream(1969) - #11
Lost Worlds(1980)
- #1
Kesrick(1982) - #2
Dragonrouge(1982) - #3
Mandricardo(1987) - #4
Callipygia(1988)
- #1
The Quest of Kadji(1971) - #2The Wizard of Zao(1978)
- #3
Kellory the Warlock(1984)
- #1The Man Who Loved Mars(1973)
- #2The Valley Where Time Stood Still(1974)
- #3
The City Outside the World(1977) - #4Down to a Sunless Sea(1984)
- #1Thongor and The Wizard of Lemuria(1965)
- #2
Thongor of Lemuria / Thongor and the Dragon City(1966) - #3
Thongor Against the Gods(1967) - #4
Thongor in the City of Magicians(1968) - #5
Thongor at the End of Time(1968) - #6
Thongor Fights the Pirates of Tarakus(1970) - #7
Young Thongor(2012) - #8
The Sword of Thongor (By: Robert M. Price)(2016)
- #1
Weird Tales 1(1981) - #2
Weird Tales 2 (By: Robert Bloch,Tanith Lee,H.P. Lovecraft,Robert E. Howard)(1981) - #3
Weird Tales 3 (By: Robert Bloch,Tanith Lee,Robert E. Howard,Evangeline Walton)(1981) - #4
Weird Tales 4 (By: Ray Bradbury,Robert E. Howard)(1983)
- #1The Warrior of World's End(1974)
- #2
The Enchantress of World's End(1975) - #3
The Immortal of World's End(1976) - #4
The Barbarian of World's End(1977) - #5
The Pirate of World's End(1978) - #6
Giant of World's End(1979)
- #1
The Nemesis of Evil(1975) - #2Invisible Death(1975)
- #3The Volcano Ogre(1976)
- #4
The Earth-Shaker(1982) - #5Horror Wears Blue(1987)
About Lin Carter
Linwood Vrooman Carter was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft and Grail Undwin. In the 1970s he was editor of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series, which introduced readers to many overlooked classics of the fantasy genre.
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