Bøger af Lin Carter

Imagine a world of gods and demons, where men are warriors, women are beautiful, life is a fantastic adventure, and the fate of kingdoms balances on the bloody blade of a fabulous hero: Conan of the iron thews, the blue-eyed barbarian giant who towers above the savage Hyborian world.For the very first time in trade, this is the work that relaunched Conan in both the 1970s and 80s, back in print after more than a decade.Come live the adventure again in: Conan the Swordsman (L. Sprague de Camp, Lin Carter & Björn Nyberg)Conan the Liberator (L. Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter)Conan & the Spider God (L. Sprague de Camp)

"From out of the gloom in the dungeon where Chandar, Prince of Orin, awaited a tortured death, Sarkond the Enchanter shimmered into reality. His emerald eyes gleamed with an inhuman lustre as, with a soundless command, and without a touch, he mysteriously released the chains which bound Chandar. The prize Sarkond then offered Chandar was freedom, the price-the timeless struggle between two opposing forces... a man who used the secret powers of the universe for his own schemes... a man who vowed to stop him by his own strength and wits. Five inhabited planets had been shattered to nothingness by the Oligarchs of Brionmar. The sixth was to be Earth...The people of Earth welcomed the smiling and friendly starmen of Brionmar with gracious approval. The starmen asked only one favor- "Let us make a geological survey of your planet's surface.""Who would suspect the true purpose of the survey-Who would stop the countdown to the destruction of Earth which began the moment the starmen landed?"

MAN AGAINST TIMEJohn Lux was an electronic scientist, a level-headed industrialist, an ordinary twentieth century man -- at least he thought he was an ordinary man......until he discovered he could teleport himself......until he discovered that forces 200,000 years beyond his time were trying to destroy him...until he discovered that civilization of the future was being pampered into extinction in a kindergarten world and he was the only man in all eternity who could save it...But until John Lux discovered how to use his dormant powers, he was a helpless pawn in a time war -- and both he and the planet were doomed!

He was Karn, the savage of the sky-high trees. He was protector and defender of the princess Niamh, whose very city was lost in the mapless jungles of the world under the Green Star.But he was also an Earthling, whose helpless body lay in suspended animation in a guarded mansion in New England. It was his alien mind that drove Karn through perils that no other wold dare...In the Green Star's Glow is a science fantasy novel in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Written by American author Lin Carter, it is the final book in his Green Star series. It was first published in 1976.

In the distant future, when science has evolved into an art indistinguishable from magic, Kirin the thief finds himself forced down on an alien planet. Gathering allies, he must defeat the Witch Queen -- who plans nothing less than the conquest of the entire galaxy! A thrilling sword-and-planet adventure in the grand tradition of Leigh Brackett and C.L. Moore.

Lin Carter was an American author, editor, and critic known for his contributions to the fantasy and science fiction genres. He is best remembered for his "Thongor" sword-and-sorcery series and for his role in reviving interest in classic fantasy literature through his work as editor of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series. Carter also wrote extensively in the tradition of authors like H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Rice Burroughs, and his efforts helped introduce a new generation of readers to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord Dunsany, and others.

This sword-and-sorcery novel is part of Lin Carter's Gondwane series, set in a distant future where civilization has crumbled and magic reigns. The story follows Ganelon Silvermane, a genetically engineered warrior, as he embarks on a quest across the vast, decaying world of Gondwane. Filled with epic battles, strange creatures, and ancient mysteries, the novel blends fantasy with elements of science fiction, offering a vivid and adventurous tale in a richly imagined world.