Adventures of Conan Books in Order
Adventures of Conan contains 45 books, published between 1982 and 2003. The first book is Conan the Invincible (1982) and the newest is Conan of Venarium (2003). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 45
- Published
- 1982–2003
- Confirmed
- 45 of 45 titles
- Pages on record
- 12,338 in 43 of 45 books
- Reading time
- 206–308 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 12,338 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 43 of 45 titles with a page count on record.
Adventures of Conan is a fantasy series of 45 books published from 1982 to 2003, with Conan and the imaginary land of Cimmeria in the subject records. Leonard Carpenter is credited on 11 books, Robert Jordan and John Maddox Roberts on 9 each, Roland J. Green on 7 and Steve Perry on 5, with Sean A. Moore, John C. Hocking and Harry Turtledove also credited. Conan the Invincible and Conan The Defender (1982) open the run, and Conan of Venarium (2003) is the last title. Conan the Triumphant, Conan the Magnificent and Conan the Destroyer appeared in between.
How many Adventures of Conan books are there?
Adventures of Conan has 45 books, released between 1982 and 2003.
Adventures of Conan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 45 Adventures of Conan books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Conan the Invincible1982 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419822883/4
- 2Conan The Defender1982 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419822883/4
- 3Conan the Triumphant1983 · 314 pages · confirmed 3/419833143/4
- 4Conan the Unconquered1983 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419832883/4
- 5Conan the Victorious1984 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419842883/4
- 6Conan the Magnificent1984 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419842883/4
- 7Conan the Destroyer1984 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419842883/4
- 8Conan the Valorous1985 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419852883/4
- 9The New Adventures of Conan1985 · confirmed 3/41985–3/4
- 10Conan The Raider1986 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419862883/4
- 11Conan the Fearless1986 · 275 pages · confirmed 3/419862753/4
- 12Conan The Renegade1986 · 248 pages · confirmed 3/419862483/4
- 13Conan the Champion1987 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419872883/4
- 14Conan the Defiant1987 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/419872563/4
- 15Conan, The Marauder1988 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419882883/4
- 16Conan the Warlord1988 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419882883/4
- 17Conan the Valiant1988 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419882883/4
- 18Conan the Great1989 · 277 pages · confirmed 3/419892773/4
- 19Conan The Hero1989 · 278 pages · confirmed 3/419892783/4
- 20Conan the Bold1989 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419892883/4
- 21Conan the Indomitable1989 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419892883/4
- 22Conan The Free Lance1990 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419902883/4
- 23Conan the Formidable1990 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419902883/4
- 24Conan the Guardian1991 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419912883/4
- 25Conan the Outcast1991 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419912883/4
- 26Conan the Rogue1991 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/419913043/4
- 27Conan the Relentless1992 · 279 pages · confirmed 3/419922793/4
- 28Conan The Savage1992 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/419923203/4
- 29Conan and the Treasure of Python1993 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419932883/4
- 30Conan of the Red Brotherhood1993 · 277 pages · confirmed 3/419932773/4
- 31Conan and the Gods of the Mountain1993 · 276 pages · confirmed 3/419932763/4
- 32Conan and the Manhunters1994 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419942883/4
- 33Conan The Hunter1994 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/419942563/4
- 34Conan Scourge of Bloody Coast1994 · 244 pages · confirmed 3/419942443/4
- 35Conan at the Demon's Gate1994 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419942883/4
- 36The Conan Chronicles1995 · 510 pages · confirmed 3/419955103/4
- 37Conan and the Amazon1995 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419952883/4
- 38Conan The Gladiator1995 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419952883/4
- 39Conan and the Mists of Doom1995 · confirmed 3/41995–3/4
- 40Conan and the Emerald Lotus1995 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419952883/4
- 41Conan and the Shaman's Curse1996 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/419962563/4
- 42Conan Lord of the Black River1996 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/419962883/4
- 43Conan and the Death Lord of Thanza1997 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/419972723/4
- 44Conan and the Grim Grey God1997 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/419972243/4
- 45Conan of Venarium2003 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/420032723/4
Where to start with Adventures of Conan
Start with Conan the Invincible (1982), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Adventures of Conan book?
Conan of Venarium (2003) is the newest Adventures of Conan book released so far.
Is there a new Adventures of Conan book coming?
No next Adventures of Conan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Adventures of Conan at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Adventures of Conan title on record dates from 2003, 23 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Adventures of Conan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 12,338 pages across the 43 of 45 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Adventures of Conan books, 23 of 45, were published in the 1990s.
- Attribution
- Of the 45 titles, 11 are credited to Leonard Carpenter, 9 to Robert Jordan, 9 to John Maddox Roberts and 7 to Roland J. Green. A further 4 writers are credited.
What the Adventures of Conan books are about
All 45 Adventures of Conan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: conan (fictitious character) is tagged on 45 of 45. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Conan (fictitious character) 45 of 45 books
- Fantasy 45 of 45 books
- Cimmeria (imaginary place) 43 of 45 books
- American fiction 2 of 45 books
- Science fiction 2 of 45 books