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1708:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
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1515:The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 5
1507:The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 4
1499:The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 3
1491:The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 2
301:The Science Fiction Review Monthly
142:The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 2
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859:Death-Song of Conan the Cimmerian
548:The Valley Where Time Stood Still
286:"The Year's Best Fantasy Books" (
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1442:Lin Carter's Flashing Swords! #6
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642:Journey to the Underground World
311:, January 1976, Frank Denton in
303:, October 1975, Chris Marler in
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153:The Year's Best Fantasy Stories
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502:By the Light of the Green Star
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1082:The Immortal of World's End
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240:"Black Hawk of Valkarth" (
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852:The Curse of the Monolith
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417:Black Legion of Callisto
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190:"The Year in Fantasy" (
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197:"The Jewel of Arwen" (
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908:Red Moon of Zembabwei
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564:Down to a Sunless Sea
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204:"The Sword Dyrnwyn" (
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1106:Giant of World's End
969:The Conan Chronicles
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866:The Gem in the Tower
838:The Castle of Terror
751:The Sword of Thongor
486:Under the Green Star
465:Renegade of Callisto
218:"The Double Tower" (
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1402:Flashing Swords! #1
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537:The Flame of Iridar
274:Charles R. Saunders
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1313:Golden Cities, Far
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985:Conan of Aquilonia
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779:Conan of the Isles
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1246:Lost Worlds
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