Civil Service
Reading Comprehension
Practice Test

Question 3 of 3

Conan of Aquilonia is a collection of four linked fantasy short stories written by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter featuring Robert E. Howard`s seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian.

The stories were originally published in Fantastic for August 1972, July 1973, July 1974, and February, 1975. The collected stories were intended for book publication by Lancer Books, but this edition never appeared due to Lancer`s bankruptcy. The first book edition was issued in paperback by Ace Books in paperback in May 1977.


In what year was the second Conan of Aquilonia short story published?

1973
1974
1972
1977