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 highest rated book by Lin Carter on Book Notification is Down to a Sunless Sea, the 4th novel in The Mysteries of Mars series.

The most read book by Lin Carter on Book Notification is Down to a Sunless Sea, the 4th novel in The Mysteries of Mars series.

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 Mysteries of Mars Series.

List of Callisto Books in Publication Order

List of Conan (Lancer/Ace) Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Return of Conan (By: L. Sprague de Camp)
1957
2
Conan the Adventurer (By: Robert E. Howard)
1966
3
Conan the Warrior ( By: Robert E. Howard)
1967
4
Conan the Usurper ( By: Robert E. Howard)
1967
5
Conan the Conqueror (By: Robert E. Howard)
1967
6
Conan the Avenger (By: Robert E. Howard)
1968
7
Conan of the Isles (With: L. Sprague de Camp)
1968
8
10
Conan (By: Robert E. Howard)
1968
9
Conan the Freebooter ( By: Robert E. Howard)
1968
10
Conan the Wanderer
1968
11
Conan of Cimmeria (With: Robert E. Howard)
1969
12
10
Conan the Buccaneer (With: L. Sprague de Camp)
1971
13
Conan of Aquilonia (With: L. Sprague de Camp)
1977
14
Conan the Swordsman (With: L. Sprague de Camp, Björn Nyberg)
1978
15
Conan and the Sorcerer ( By: Andrew J. Offutt)
Conan and the Sorcerer ( By: Andrew J. Offutt)
1978
16
Conan the Liberator (With: L. Sprague de Camp)
1979
17
Conan: The Road of Kings (By: Karl Edward Wagner)
1979
18
Conan: Sword of Skelos (By: Andrew J. Offutt)
Conan: Sword of Skelos (By: Andrew J. Offutt)
1979
19
Conan: The Sword of Skelos ( By: Andrew J. Offutt)
Conan: The Sword of Skelos ( By: Andrew J. Offutt)
1979
20
Conan and the Spider God ( By: L. Sprague de Camp)
1980
21
Conan the Rebel ( By: Poul Anderson)
1980
22
Conan the Mercenary ( By: Andrew J. Offutt)
Conan the Mercenary ( By: Andrew J. Offutt)
1981
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List of Eric Carstairs of Zanthodon Books in Publication Order

List of Flashing Swords! Books in Publication Order (with Robert M. Price, with Clayton Hinkle)

List of The Chronicles of Kylix Books in Publication Order

List of Great Imperium Books in Publication Order

List of Green Star Books in Publication Order

List of Terra Magica Books in Publication Order

List of The Mysteries of Mars Books in Publication Order

List of Hautley Quicksilver Books in Publication Order

List of Thongor Books in Publication Order (with Robert M. Price)

List of Weird Tales Books in Publication Order (by with Evangeline Walton)

List of World's End Books in Publication Order

List of Zarkon - Lord of the Unknown Books in Publication Order

List of Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy Books in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

List of Poetry Books in Publication Order

List of Lin Carter Anthologies in Publication Order

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

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 (Linwood Vrooman Carter) is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 9 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1966 with the novel The Star Magicians. 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: Warriors and Wizards 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.

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 novel 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 Lin Carter's Flashing Swords! #6: A Sword & Sorcery Anthology on January 24th, 2021.

How many books has Lin Carter written?

Lin Carter has written 86 books across 20 series.
  • 8 books in the Callisto Series
  • 7 books in the Conan (Lancer/Ace) Series
  • 5 books in the Eric Carstairs of Zanthodon Series
  • 6 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
  • 4 books 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

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