Lin Carter

Lin Carter

Lin Carter was born in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA on June 9th, 1930 and passed away at the age of 57 on February 7th, 1988.

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Lin Carter Stats: The most read book by Lin Carter on Book Notification is Flashing Swords! #3, the 3rd novel in the Flashing Swords! series. The second most read book is Conan the Buccaneer (Conan (Lancer/Ace) #12).

Below is a complete list of Lin Carter books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Lin Carter is the Callisto Series.

List of Callisto Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Jandar of Callisto
1972
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2
Black Legion of Callisto
1972
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3
Sky Pirates of Callisto
1973
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4
Mad Empress of Callisto
1974
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5
Mind Wizards of Callisto
1975
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6
Lankar of Callisto
1975
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7
Ylana of Callisto
1977
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8
Renegade of Callisto
1978
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List of Eric Carstairs of Zanthodon Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Journey to the Underground World
1979
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2
Zanthodon
1980
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3
Hurok of the Stone Age
1981
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4
Darya of the Bronze Age
1981
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5
Eric of Zanthodon
1982
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List of Flashing Swords! Books in Publication Order (with Robert M. Price)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Flashing Swords! #1
1973
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2
Flashing Swords! #2
1974
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3
8.3
Flashing Swords! #3
1976
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4
Flashing Swords! #4
1977
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5
Flashing Swords! #5
1981
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6
Flashing Swords! #6 (By: Robert M. Price)
2020
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7
Flashing Swords #7 (By: Robert M. Price)
2023
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List of The Chronicles of Kylix Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Quest of Kadji
1971
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2
The Wizard of Zao
1978
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3
Kellory the Warlock
1984
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List of Great Imperium Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Man Without a Planet
1966
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2
Star Rogue
1970
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3
Outworlder
1971
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List of Green Star Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Under the Green Star
1972
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2
When the Green Star Calls
1973
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3
By the Light of the Green Star
1974
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4
As the Green Star Rises
1975
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5
In the Green Star's Glow
1976
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List of Terra Magica Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Kesrick
1982
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2
Dragonrouge
1982
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3
Mandricardo
1987
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4
Callipygia
1988
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List of The Mysteries of Mars Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Man Who Loved Mars
1973
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2
The Valley Where Time Stood Still
1974
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3
The City Outside the World
1977
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4
6
Down to a Sunless Sea
1984
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List of Hautley Quicksilver Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Destination
1967
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2
The Thief of Thoth
1968
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3
The Purloined Planet
1969
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List of Thongor Books in Publication Order (with Robert M. Price)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Thongor and The Wizard of Lemuria
1965
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2
Thongor of Lemuria / Thongor and the Dragon City
1966
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3
Thongor Against the Gods
1967
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4
Thongor in the City of Magicians
1968
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5
Thongor at the End of Time
1968
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6
Thongor Fights the Pirates of Tarakus
1970
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7
Young Thongor
2012
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8
The Sword of Thongor ( By: Robert M. Price)
2016
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List of Weird Tales Books in Publication Order

Paperback anthologies of fantasy and horror stories, with new works and reprints.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Weird Tales 1
1981
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2
Weird Tales 2 (By: Robert Bloch, Tanith Lee, H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard)
1981
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3
Weird Tales 3 (By: Robert Bloch, Tanith Lee, Robert E. Howard, Evangeline Walton)
1981
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4
Weird Tales 4 (By: Ray Bradbury, Robert E. Howard)
1983
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List of World's End Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Warrior of World's End
1974
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2
The Enchantress of World's End
1975
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3
The Immortal of World's End
1976
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4
The Barbarian of World's End
1977
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5
The Pirate of World's End
1978
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6
Giant of World's End
1979
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List of Zarkon - Lord of the Unknown Books in Publication Order

Pulp adventures featuring the superhero Prince Zarkon, lord of the unknown.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Nemesis of Evil
1975
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2
Invisible Death
1975
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3
The Volcano Ogre
1976
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4
The Earth-Shaker
1982
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5
Horror Wears Blue
1987
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List of Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy #2
1973
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are The Star Magicians, Tower at the Edge of Time, and Lost World of Time.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Star Magicians
1966
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2
The Flame of Iridar
1967
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3
Tower at the Edge of Time
1968
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4
Tower of the Medusa
1969
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5
Lost World of Time
1969
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6
The Black Star
1973
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7
Time War
1974
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8
Tara of the Twilight
1979
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9
Found Wanting
1985
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Beyond the Gates of Dream
1969
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2
Lost Worlds
1980
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Tolkien
1969
Go
2
Lovecraft
1972
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3
Imaginary Worlds
1973
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List of Poetry Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Dreams from R'lyeh
1975
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List of Conan (Bantam) Books in Publication Order

Conan fights with rebels against kings and sorcerers.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Conan the Swordsman (With: L. Sprague de Camp, Björn Nyberg)
1978
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2
Conan the Liberator (With: L. Sprague de Camp)
1979
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3
8
Conan: The Road of Kings (By: Karl Edward Wagner)
1979
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4
8
The Sword of Skelos (By: Andrew J. Offutt)
1979
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5
7
Conan and the Spider God (By: L. Sprague de Camp)
1980
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6
9
Conan the Rebel (By: Poul Anderson)
1980
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7
Conan the Barbarian: The Official Motion Picture Adaptation (By: L. Sprague de Camp)
2023
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List of Conan (Lancer/Ace) Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Conan the Adventurer (By: Robert E. Howard)
1966
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2
Conan the Warrior ( By: Robert E. Howard)
1967
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3
Conan the Usurper ( By: Robert E. Howard)
1967
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4
Conan the Conqueror (By: Robert E. Howard)
1967
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5
Conan the Avenger (By: Robert E. Howard)
1968
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6
Conan of the Isles (With: L. Sprague de Camp)
1968
Go
7
9
Conan (By: Robert E. Howard)
1968
Go
8
Conan the Freebooter ( By: Robert E. Howard)
1968
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9
Conan the Wanderer
1968
Go
10
Conan of Cimmeria (With: Robert E. Howard)
1969
Go
11
10
Conan the Buccaneer (With: L. Sprague de Camp)
1971
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12
Conan of Aquilonia (With: L. Sprague de Camp)
1977
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order (with L. Sprague de Camp)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Thing in the Crypt (With: L. Sprague de Camp)
1967
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List of Lin Carter Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Young Magicians
1969
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2
Dragons, Elves, and Heroes
1969
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3
Golden Cities, Far
1970
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4
Swords Against Tomorrow
1970
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5
New Worlds For Old
1971
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6
The Spawn of Cthulhu
1971
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7
Discoveries in Fantasy
1972
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8
Swordsmen and Supermen
1972
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9
Nameless Places
1975
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10
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 1
1975
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11
Kingdoms of Sorcery
1976
Go
12
Disciples of Cthulhu
1976
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13
Realms Of Wizardry
1976
Go
14
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 2
1976
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15
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 3
1977
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16
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 4
1978
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17
Barbarians 2
1988
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18
The Necronomicon
1996
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19
Giant Book of Fantasy Tales
1996
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20
The Xothic Legend Cycle
1997
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21
The Cthulhu Mythos Megapack
2012
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22
The Wildside Book of Fantasy
2012
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Lin Carter

Lin Carter (Linwood Vrooman Carter) was born on June 9th, 1930. Lin passed away February 7th, 1988 at 57 years old. Lin Carter was born in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.

Lin Carter had written 9 standalone novels, starting with The Star Magicians in 1966. The most recently released novel was Found Wanting, which was released in 1985.

Lin Carter also wrote the Callisto series which has 8 books including Jandar of Callisto and Black Legion of Callisto.

Lin Carter: Awards & Accolades

Lin Carter books have been nominated for multiple awards, Flashing Swords! #3 was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Collection, in 1977. The Changer of Names was nominated for the British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story, in 1979.

Related Authors

Fans of Lin Carter also enjoy these authors:

  1. Anne McCaffrey, author of the Dragonriders of Pern Series.
  2. Mercedes Lackey, author of the Valdemar: Heralds Of Valdemar Series.
  3. Orson Scott Card, author of the Ender Saga Series.
  4. Terry Brooks, author of the Original Shannara Series.
  5. Ursula K. Le Guin, author of the Earthsea Cycle Series.

Lin Carter: F.A.Q

When was Lin Carter Born?

Lin Carter was born on June 9th, 1930.

When did Lin Carter die?

Lin Carter died on February 7th, 1988 at 57 years old.

Where was Lin Carter Born?

Lin Carter was born in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.

What was the first book Lin Carter wrote?

The first book written by Lin Carter was Thongor and The Wizard of Lemuria, published in 1965.

What was the most recent book Lin Carter wrote?

His most recently released work was Young Thongor on May 17th, 2012.

What is the most popular book by Lin Carter?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Lin Carter book is Flashing Swords! #3. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Flashing Swords! #3 (8.33)
  2. Conan the Buccaneer (10)
  3. Down to a Sunless Sea (6)

How many books has Lin Carter written?

Lin Carter has written 83 books across 23 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 8 books in the Callisto Series
  • 5 books in the Eric Carstairs of Zanthodon Series
  • 5 books in the Flashing Swords! Series
  • 3 books in The Chronicles of Kylix Series
  • 3 books in the Great Imperium Series
  • 5 books in the Green Star Series
  • 4 books in the Terra Magica Series
  • 4 books in The Mysteries of Mars Series
  • 3 books in the Hautley Quicksilver Series
  • 7 books in the Thongor Series
  • 1 book in the Weird Tales Series
  • 6 books in the World's End Series
  • 5 books in the Zarkon - Lord of the Unknown Series
  • 1 book in the Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy Series
  • 9 Standalone Novels
  • 2 Short Story Collections
  • 3 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 Poetry Books
  • 2 books in the Conan (Bantam) Series
  • 5 books in the Conan (Lancer/Ace) Series
  • 1 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 1 L. Sprague de Camp Short Stories/Novellas

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