▁not ▁finished ▁or ▁published ▁in ▁Howard ' s ▁lifetime . ▁It ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁titled ▁by ▁Lin ▁Carter ▁and ▁in ▁this ▁form ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁collections : ▁ ▁Con an ▁( L ancer , ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁later ▁re iss ued ▁by ▁A ce ▁Books ). ▁The ▁Con an ▁Chron icles ▁( S phere ▁Books , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ) ▁Bey ond ▁the ▁G ates ▁of ▁Dream ▁( Bel mont ▁Books , ▁ 1 9 6 9 ), ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁short ▁stories ▁by ▁Lin ▁Carter ▁and ▁collabor ators . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁form ▁in : ▁ ▁The ▁Con an ▁Chron icles ▁Volume ▁ 1 : ▁The ▁People ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Circle ▁( G oll an cz , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ) ▁Con an ▁of ▁C immer ia : ▁Volume ▁One ▁( 1 9 3 2 - 1 9 3 3 ) ▁( Del ▁Rey , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ). ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁( C arter ) ▁Con an ▁is ▁a ▁mer cen ary , ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁emp ire ▁of ▁Tur an , ▁and ▁fighting ▁in ▁a ▁pitch ed ▁battle ▁against ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁a ▁reb elli ous ▁sat rap ▁named ▁Mun th ass em ▁Khan . ▁As ▁the ▁two ▁sides ▁are ▁locked ▁in ▁fur ious ▁combat , ▁Con an ▁looks ▁up ▁and ▁sees ▁a ▁sw arm ▁of ▁wing ed ▁mon sters ▁with ▁hell ish ▁green ▁eyes , ▁res emb ling ▁enorm ous ▁b ats