The Hand of Nergal
short fiction 1967 Conan / Kull / Bran Mak Morn
Record
| First published | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | short fiction |
| Canon status |
Synopsis
Fighting as a mercenary in Turan, Conan encounters supernatural winged creatures summoned by a rebellious satrap and finds a protective golden talisman; a sorcerer later recruits him to help end the satrap's tyranny using an ancient object of evil power.
Where it sits
- Universe: Conan / Kull / Bran Mak Morn
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Robert E. Howard
Notes
- An unfinished Howard fragment/synopsis, completed by Lin Carter for first publication in Conan (Lancer). Registered as Robert E. Howard's original draft plus a named completer's finishing work, not pure Howard, and not registered as Core Canon.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within Conan / Kull / Bran Mak Morn (standalone work): position 29 of 32: previous The Hall of the Dead (1967) · next The Snout in the Dark (1969)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Howard_bibliography
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_the_Barbarian
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hand_of_Nergal
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