| "The Vale of Lost Women" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Robert E. Howard | |
| Original title | The Vale of Lost Women |
| Country | US |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy |
| Publication | |
| Published in | The Magazine of Horror |
| Publication type | Pulp magazine |
| Publication date | 1967 |
| Series | Conan the Cimmerian |
"The Vale of Lost Women" is a fantasy short story by American author Robert E. Howard. It is one of his original short stories about Conan the Cimmerian that was not published during his lifetime. The Magazine of Horror first published the story in its Spring, 1967 issue. It was republished in the collection Conan of Cimmeria (Lancer Books, 1967). It has also been republished in the collections The Conan Chronicles Volume 1: The People of the Black Circle (Gollancz, 2000) and Conan of Cimmeria: Volume One (1932-1933) (Del Rey, 2003). Set in the fictional Hyborian Age, "The Vale of Lost Women" details Conan's rescue of a female Ophirean captive from the Bakalah tribe, on the (apparent) condition that he will receive sexual favors in return for his generosity.