The Snout in the Dark
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This article is about a short story. For the protagonist and principal character, see Conan the Cimmerian (disambiguation).
| "The Snout in the Dark" | |
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| Author | Robert E. Howard |
| Original title | "The Snout in the Dark" |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Series | Conan the Cimmerian |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy |
| Published in | USA |
| Publication type | Pastische |
| Publisher | Lancer Books |
| Publication date | 1969 |
The Snout in the Dark is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, a fragment begun in the 1930s but not finished or published in Howard's lifetime. It was completed by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter and in this form first published in the collection Conan of Cimmeria (1969). It has since been published in its original form in the collections The Conan Chronicles Volume 1: The People of the Black Circle (Gollancz, 2000) and Conan of Cimmeria: Volume One (1932-1933) (Del Rey, 2003).
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[edit] Adaptation
The story was adapted for comics by Roy Thomas and John Buscema in Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian #106-107.
[edit] External links
- Conan wiki • The Snout in the Dark • Synopsis, characters, locations, and publishing history
- Conan the Barbarian at AmratheLion.com
- Conan.com: The Official Website
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