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| Pen name | Lyman R. A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a Pseudonym adopted by an Author or their publishers to conceal their identity Lyon |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story author, essayist, historian |
| Genres | Science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, historical fiction, history |
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Lyon Sprague de Camp, (November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American science fiction and fantasy author. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Alternate history or alternative history is a subgenre of Speculative fiction (or Science fiction) and Historical fiction Historical fiction is a sub-genre of Fiction that often portrays alternate accounts or dramatization of historical figures or events History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Christopher Stasheff (born 1944) is an American Science fiction author and Fantasy author whose novels include The Warlock in Spite Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14 1949) is an American historian and novelist who has written Historical fiction, Fantasy, and Linwood Vrooman Carter ( June 9, 1930 - February 7, 1988) was an American author of Science fiction and Fantasy David Drake (born September 24, 1945) is an author of Science fiction and Fantasy literature Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Note that this Partial list contains some authors whose works of fantastic fiction would today be called science fiction even if they predate or did not work in that genre The definition of a fantasy author is somewhat diffuse and a matter of opinion – Jules Verne considered H In a writing career spanning fifty years he wrote over one hundred books, including both novels and notable works of nonfiction, such as biographies of other important fantasy authors.
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Life
De Camp was born in New York City. The City of New York
Trained as an aeronautical engineer, De Camp received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1930 and Master of Science degree in Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1933. The California Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Caltech) is a private, Coeducational research university located in Pasadena Stevens Institute of Technology is a technological university located on a 55 acre (223000 m² campus in Hoboken New Jersey, USA, founded in 1870 on the basis
He married Catherine Crook in 1940, with whom he collaborated on numerous works of fiction and nonfiction beginning in the 1960s. Catherine Crook de Camp, ( November 6 1907, New York City – April 9 2000, Plano Texas) was an American
During World War II, de Camp worked at the Philadelphia Naval Yard with fellow authors Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein. Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7 1907 – May 8 1988 was an American Novelist and Science fiction Writer. Isaac Asimov (c January 2 1920 &ndash April 6 1992 ˈaɪzək ˈæzɪmʌv originally Исаак Озимов but now transcribed into Russian as, was a Russian World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, formerly Navy Yard, was the first Naval shipyard of the United States. Isaac Asimov (c January 2 1920 &ndash April 6 1992 ˈaɪzək ˈæzɪmʌv originally Исаак Озимов but now transcribed into Russian as, was a Russian Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7 1907 – May 8 1988 was an American Novelist and Science fiction Writer. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserve.
He was a member of the all-male literary banqueting club the Trap Door Spiders, which served as the basis of Isaac Asimov's fictional group of mystery solvers the Black Widowers. The Trap Door Spiders are a literary male-only eating drinking and arguing society in New York City, with a membership historically composed of notable Science fiction Isaac Asimov (c January 2 1920 &ndash April 6 1992 ˈaɪzək ˈæzɪmʌv originally Исаак Озимов but now transcribed into Russian as, was a Russian The Black Widowers is a fictional men-only dining club created by Isaac Asimov for a series of mystery stories he wrote starting in 1971 De Camp himself was the model for the Geoffrey Avalon character.
He was also a member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA), a loose-knit group of Heroic Fantasy authors founded in the 1960s, some of whose works were anthologized in Lin Carter's Flashing Swords! anthologies. The Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA is the name of a literary group of American fantasy authors active from the 1960s through the 1980s noted Heroic fantasy is a sub-genre of Fantasy literature which chronicles the tales of heroes and their conquests in imaginary lands Linwood Vrooman Carter ( June 9, 1930 - February 7, 1988) was an American author of Science fiction and Fantasy Flashing Swords! was a series of Fantasy anthologies published by Dell Books from 1973 to 1981 under the editorship of Lin Carter.
The de Camps moved to Plano, Texas in 1989. Plano (ˈpleɪnoʊ is a city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) De Camp died there on November 6, 2000, seven months after the death of his wife of sixty years, Catherine Crook de Camp. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. He died on what would have been her birthday, three weeks shy of his own 93rd birthday. His ashes were inurned with those of his wife in Arlington National Cemetery. Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War
De Camp's personal library of about 1,200 books was acquired for auction by Half Price Books in 2005. Half Price Books Records Magazines Incorporated is the largest family-owned chain of new and used bookstores in the United States. The collection included books inscribed by fellow writers such as Isaac Asimov and Carl Sagan, as well as de Camp himself. Isaac Asimov (c January 2 1920 &ndash April 6 1992 ˈaɪzək ˈæzɪmʌv originally Исаак Озимов but now transcribed into Russian as, was a Russian Carl Edward Sagan ( November 9 1934 &ndash December 20 1996) was an American Astronomer, astrochemist, author
Works
De Camp was a materialist who wrote works examining society, history, technology and myth. The Philosophy of materialism holds that the only thing that can be truly proven to exist is Matter, and is considered a form of Physicalism. A society is a Population of Humans characterized by patterns of relationships between individuals that share a distinctive Culture and Institutions History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Technology is a broad concept that deals with a Species ' usage and knowledge of Tools and Crafts and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" He published numerous short stories, novels, non-fiction works and poems during his long career.
De Camp had the mind of an educator, and a common theme in many of his works is a corrective impulse regarding similar previous works by other authors. A highly rational and logical thinker, he was frequently disturbed by what he regarded as logical lapses and absurdities in others' writings. Thus, his response to Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court was to write a similar time travel novel in which the method of time travel was rationalized and the hero's technical expertise both set at a believable level and constrained by the technological limitations of the age. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30 1835 – April 21 1910 better known by the Pen name Mark Twain, was an American Humorist, satirist A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an 1889 Novel by American Humorist and Writer Mark Twain. This article details time travel itself For other uses see Time Traveler. In like fashion he reimagined space opera and planetary romances in his "Viagens Interplanetarias" series, and the prehistoric precursor civilizations characteristic of much heroic fantasy in his "Pusadian series. Space opera is a subgenre of Speculative fiction or Science fiction that emphasizes romantic, often Melodramatic adventure set mainly or entirely Planetary romance is a type of Science fantasy story in which the bulk of the action consists of adventures on one or more exotic alien planets characterized by distinctive The Viagens Interplanetarias series is a sequence of Science fiction stories by L Heroic fantasy is a sub-genre of Fantasy literature which chronicles the tales of heroes and their conquests in imaginary lands The Pusadian series is a sequence of Fantasy stories by L Sprague de Camp, begun in the early 1950s and written under the influence of Robert E " When he was not debunking literary conventions he was often explaining them, as with the early "Harold Shea" stories co-written with Fletcher Pratt, in which the magical premises behind a number of bodies of myths and legends were accepted as a given but examined and elucidated in terms of their own systems of inherent logic. The "Harold Shea" Stories is a name given to a series of five Science fantasy stories by the collaborative team of L Murray Fletcher Pratt (1897–1956 was a Science fiction and Fantasy Writer; he was also well-known as a writer on Naval history and on the The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" A legend ( Latin, legenda, "things to be read" is a Narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to De Camp's explanatory tendency also carried over into his non-fictional writings.
Science fiction
De Camp's science fiction is marked by a concern for linguistics and historical forces. His first published story was "The Isolinguals" in the September 1937 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Analog Science Fiction and Fact is an American Science fiction Magazine. His most highly regarded works in the genre are his time travel and alternate history stories, including Lest Darkness Fall (1939), "The Wheels of If" (1940), "A Gun for Dinosaur" (1956), "Aristotle and the Gun" (1958) and The Glory That Was (1960) – in the last of which the "time travel" actually turns out to be a tour de force of historical recreation. This article details time travel itself For other uses see Time Traveler. Alternate history or alternative history is a subgenre of Speculative fiction (or Science fiction) and Historical fiction Lest Darkness Fall is an alternate history Science fiction novel written in 1939 by author L Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "A Gun for Dinosaur" is a classic Science fiction story written by L Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Glory That Was is a Science fiction novel by L Sprague de Camp. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
His most extended work was his "Viagens Interplanetarias" series, set in a future where Brazil is the dominant power, particularly a subseries of sword and planet novels set on the planet Krishna beginning with The Queen of Zamba. The Viagens Interplanetarias series is a sequence of Science fiction stories by L Sword and Planet is a Subgenre of Speculative fiction that features rousing adventure stories set on other planets and usually featuring Earthmen as protagonists The Queen of Zamba is a Science fiction novel written by L Sprague de Camp, the first book of his Viagens Interplanetarias series His most influential Viagens novel was the non-Krishna work Rogue Queen, a tale of a hive society undermined by interstellar contact, which was one of the earliest science fiction novels to deal with sexual themes. Rogue Queen is a Science fiction novel written by L Sprague de Camp, the third book in his Viagens Interplanetarias series
De Camp wrote a number of less-known but significant works that explored such topics as racism, which he considered to be more accurately described as ethnocentrism. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Ethnocentrism is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own Culture. He pointed out that no scholar comparing the merits of various ethnicities has ever sought to prove that his own ethnicity was inferior to others. )
Fantasy
De Camp was best known for his light fantasy, particularly the "Harold Shea" series and "Gavagan's Bar" series, both written in collaboration with his longtime friend Fletcher Pratt. The "Harold Shea" Stories is a name given to a series of five Science fantasy stories by the collaborative team of L Tales from Gavagan's Bar is a collection of short stories by Science fiction and Fantasy authors L Murray Fletcher Pratt (1897–1956 was a Science fiction and Fantasy Writer; he was also well-known as a writer on Naval history and on the The pair also wrote a number of stand-alone novels similar in tone to the Harold Shea stories, of which the most highly regarded is Land of Unreason, and de Camp produced a few more on his own. Land of Unreason is a Fantasy novel written by Fletcher Pratt and L
De Camp was also known for his sword and sorcery, a fantasy genre he was instrumental in reviving through his editorial work on and continuation of Robert E. Howard's "Conan" cycle. Sword and sorcery ( S&S) is a fantasy subgenre generally characterized by swashbuckling heroes engaged in exciting and violent conflicts Robert Ervin Howard ( January 22 1906 &ndash June 11 1936) was an American pulp writer of Fantasy, Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian, from the name of his homeland Cimmeria) is a Fictional character often associated with He himself wrote three sword and sorcery sequences of note. The early "Pusadian series," composed of the novel The Tritonian Ring and several short stories, is set in an antediluvian era similar to Howard's. The Pusadian series is a sequence of Fantasy stories by L Sprague de Camp, begun in the early 1950s and written under the influence of Robert E The Tritonian Ring is a Fantasy novel written by L Sprague de Camp as part of his Pusadian series. The word antediluvian (synPrediluvian ( Latin for "before the deluge") is used to describe a period of time that preceded the Great Flood
More substantial is the later "Novarian series," of which the core is the Reluctant King trilogy, beginning with The Goblin Tower, de Camp's most accomplished effort in the genre. The Novarian series is a sequence of Fantasy stories by L Sprague de Camp, written between 1968 and 1989 The Reluctant King is the overall title of a trilogy of Fantasy novels written by L The Goblin Tower is a Fantasy novel written by L Sprague de Camp, the first book of both his Novarian series and the " Reluctant The trilogy features the adventurer Jorian, ex-king of Xylar. Jorian's world is an alternate reality to which our own serves as an afterlife. Other novels in the sequence include The Fallible Fiend, a satire told from the point of view of a demon, and The Honorable Barbarian, a follow-up to the trilogy featuring Jorian's brother as the hero. The Fallible Fiend is a Fantasy novel written by L Sprague de Camp, the third book of his Novarian series. The Honorable Barbarian is a Fantasy novel written by L Sprague de Camp, the fifth and final book of his Novarian series.
A late third series, composed of The Incorporated Knight and The Pixilated Peeress, is set in the medieval era of another alternate world sharing the geography of our own, but in which a Neapolitan empire filled the role of Rome and no universal religion like Christianity ever arose, leaving its nations split among competing pagan sects. The Incorporated Knight is a Fantasy novel written by L Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp, the first book in a sequence of two The Pixilated Peeress is a Fantasy novel written by L Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp. The setting is borrowed in part from Mandeville's Travels. " Jehan de Mandeville " translated as " Sir John Mandeville " is the name claimed by the compiler of a singular book of supposed travels written in
Historical fiction
De Camp also wrote historical fiction set in the era of classical antiquity from the height of the Persian Empire to the waning of the Hellenistic period, which form a loosely-connected series based on their common setting and occasional cross references. An historical novel is a Novel in which the story is set among historical events or more generally in which the time of the action predates the lifetime of the Author The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia This article focuses on the cultural aspects of the Hellenistic age for the historical aspects see Hellenistic period. They were also linked by a common focus on the advancement of scientific knowledge, de Camp's chosen protagonists being explorers, artisans, engineers, innovators and practical philosophers rather than famous names from antiquity; these are relegated to secondary roles. The best known of his historical novels is The Dragon of the Ishtar Gate. The Dragon of the Ishtar Gate is an Historical novel by L Sprague de Camp, first published in hardcover by Doubleday in 1961
Nonfiction
De Camp enjoyed debunking doubtful history and pseudoscientific claims of the supernatural, and to describe how ancient civilizations produced structures and architecture thought by some to be beyond the technologies of their time, such as the Pyramids of Ancient Egypt. A debunker is an individual who discredits and exposes claims as being false exaggerated unscientific or pretentious Pseudoscience is defined as a body of knowledge methodology belief or practice that is claimed to be Scientific or made to appear scientific but does not adhere to the The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation A pyramid is a Building where the upper surfaces are triangular and converge on one point Ancient Egypt was an Ancient Civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now Works in this area include Lost Continents, Citadels of Mystery and The Ancient Engineers. Lost Continents The Atlantis Theme in History Science and Literature is a 1954 study by L Ancient Ruins and Archaeology is a 1964 Science book by L Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp, one of their most popular The Ancient Engineers is a 1963 Science book by L Sprague de Camp, one of his most popular works
Among his many other wide-ranging non-fiction works were The Great Monkey Trial (about the Scopes Trial), The Ragged Edge of Science, Energy and Power, The Heroic Age of American Invention, The Day of the Dinosaur (which argued, among other things, that evolution took hold after Darwin because of the Victorian interest spurred by recently popularized dinosaur remains, corresponding to legends of dragons), and The Evolution of Naval Weapons (a United States of America government textbook). The Great Monkey Trial is a 1968 book on the Scopes Trial by L The " Scopes Trial " ( Scopes v State 152 Tenn 424 278 S The Ragged Edge of Science is a 1980 Science book by L Sprague de Camp, illustrated by Don Simpson and published by Owlswick Energy and Power is a 1962 Science book for children by L Sprague de Camp, illustrated by Weimer Pursell and Fred Eng The Heroic Age of American Invention is a 1961 Science book for children by L The Day of the Dinosaur is a Science book by L Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp, illustrated with plates Charles Robert Darwin (February 12 1809 &ndash April 19 1882 was an English naturalist, who realised and demonstrated that all Species of life Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities A legend ( Latin, legenda, "things to be read" is a Narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to The dragon is a Legendary creature of which some interpretation or depiction appears in almost every culture worldwide The Evolution of Naval Weapons is a 1947 government textbook by L The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
The author also wrote pioneering biographies of many key fantasy writers, most as short articles, but two as full-length studies of the prominent but personally flawed authors Robert E. Howard and H. P. Lovecraft. A biography (from the Greek words bíos (βίος meaning "life" and gráphein (γράφειν meaning "to write" is an account Robert Ervin Howard ( January 22 1906 &ndash June 11 1936) was an American pulp writer of Fantasy, Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy The latter was the first major independent biography of the now-famous horror writer. De Camp's "warts and all" approach to his subjects has been branded by some fans, particularly those of Lovecraft, as unflattering and unbalanced. Fanaticism is an Emotion of being filled with excessive uncritical Zeal, particularly for an extreme religious or political cause or in
Awards
L. Sprague de Camp was the guest of honor at the 1966 World Science Fiction Convention and won the Nebula Award as a Grandmaster (1978) and the Hugo Award in 1997 for his autobiography, Time and Chance. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Nebula Award is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA for the best Science fiction / Fantasy fiction Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Hugo Awards are given every year for the best Science fiction or Fantasy works and achievements of the previous year Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Time and Chance an Autobiography is the Autobiography of Science fiction and Fantasy writer L In 1976, he received the World Science Fiction Society's Gandalf Grand Master award. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Gandalf Award was awarded annually by the World Science Fiction Society from 1974 to 1980 In 1995, he won the first Sidewise Award for Alternate History Lifetime Achievement Award. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Sidewise Award for Alternate History were established in 1995 to recognize the best Alternate history stories and novels of the year
Selective bibliography
The most significant of de Camp's works as published in book form include the following:
Science fiction
- Lest Darkness Fall (1941) - an early alternate history novel that helped define the genre
- The Wheels of If and Other Science Fiction (1948) - early collection of de Camp's short fiction, including "The Wheels of If"
- Genus Homo (1950) (with P. Schuyler Miller) - first science fiction novel de Camp had a hand in, possibly the earliest work of fiction dealing with the "Planet of the Apes" theme
- The Hand of Zei (1950) - the best of the early Krishna novels
- Rogue Queen (1951) - one of the earliest science fiction novels to deal with sexual themes
- The Continent Makers and Other Tales of the Viagens (1953) - collection of most of the shorter works in the Viagens Interplanetarias series
- The Virgin of Zesh (1953) - Krishna novel noted for the early use (for science fiction) of a strong female protagonist and a possible influence on Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon
- The Glory That Was (1960) - a tour de force incorporating most of de Camp's major interests into one work
- A Gun for Dinosaur and Other Imaginative Tales (1963) - collection of some of the best of de Camp's early fiction, including "A Gun for Dinosaur" and "Aristotle and the Gun"
- The Best of L. Sprague de Camp (1978) - a mid-career review collecting de Camp's best short works
Fantasy
- The Incomplete Enchanter (1941) (with Fletcher Pratt) - first of the de Camp/Pratt collaborations, including the earliest Harold Shea stories
- Land of Unreason (1942) (with Fletcher Pratt) - best of the non-series de Camp/Pratt collaborations
- The Undesired Princess (1951) - earliest of de Camp's major fantasies not written in collaboration with Pratt; set in an Aristotelian universe
- Tales from Gavagan's Bar (1953, exp. Bibliography of acclaimed fantasy and historical novelist L Sprague de Camp: Science Fiction Viagens Interplanetarias series See also Lest Darkness Fall is an alternate history Science fiction novel written in 1939 by author L Alternate history or alternative history is a subgenre of Speculative fiction (or Science fiction) and Historical fiction The Wheels of If and Other Science Fiction is a 1948 collection of Science fiction stories by L Genus Homo is a Science fiction novel by L Sprague de Camp and P Peter Schuyler Miller ( February 21, 1912 - October 13, 1974) was an American Science fiction writer and critic Planet of the Apes is a novel by Pierre Boulle, originally published in 1963 in French as La Planète des singes. The Hand of Zei is a Science fiction novel written by L Sprague de Camp, the second book of his Viagens Interplanetarias series The Viagens Interplanetarias series is a sequence of Science fiction stories by L Rogue Queen is a Science fiction novel written by L Sprague de Camp, the third book in his Viagens Interplanetarias series The Continent Makers and Other Tales of the Viagens is a 1953 collection of stories by Science fiction and Fantasy author L The Viagens Interplanetarias series is a sequence of Science fiction stories by L The Virgin of Zesh is a Science fiction Novella written by L Sprague de Camp, the fourth book of his Viagens Interplanetarias The Viagens Interplanetarias series is a sequence of Science fiction stories by L Daniel F Keyes (born August 9, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York) is an American Author best known Flowers for Algernon is a Science fiction Short story and subsequent Novel written by Daniel Keyes. The Glory That Was is a Science fiction novel by L Sprague de Camp. A Gun for Dinosaur and Other Imaginative Tales is a 1963 collection of writings by Science fiction and Fantasy author L "A Gun for Dinosaur" is a classic Science fiction story written by L The Best of L Sprague de Camp is a 1978 collection of writings by Science fiction and Fantasy author L The Incomplete Enchanter is a collection of two classic Fantasy short stories by Science fiction and Fantasy authors L Murray Fletcher Pratt (1897–1956 was a Science fiction and Fantasy Writer; he was also well-known as a writer on Naval history and on the The "Harold Shea" Stories is a name given to a series of five Science fantasy stories by the collaborative team of L Land of Unreason is a Fantasy novel written by Fletcher Pratt and L Murray Fletcher Pratt (1897–1956 was a Science fiction and Fantasy Writer; he was also well-known as a writer on Naval history and on the The Undesired Princess is a 51000 word Fantasy novella written by L Aristotle (Greek Aristotélēs) (384 BC – 322 BC was a Greek philosopher a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. Tales from Gavagan's Bar is a collection of short stories by Science fiction and Fantasy authors L 1978) (with Fletcher Pratt) - collected edition of de Camp and Pratt's second major fantasy series
- The Tritonian Ring and Other Pusadian Tales (1953) - collection of the earlier works in the Pusadian series, including The Tritonian Ring
- Tales of Conan (1955) (with Robert E. Howard) - collection containing the first of de Camp's "posthumous collaborations" with Howard, marking the beginning of his successful promotion of Howard's "Conan the Barbarian" character
- Conan the Adventurer (1966) (with Robert E. Howard) - first of the paperback printings of the Howard/de Camp "Conan" collaborations, which ensured the success of the character and defined it for a generation
- The Goblin Tower (1968) - first and best of the Novarian series
- The Fallible Fiend (1973) - offbeat entry in the Novarian series presenting a satirical look at humanity through the eyes of a demon
Other
- The Dragon of the Ishtar Gate (1961) - first of de Camp's historical novels
- Swords and Sorcery (1963) - pioneering sword and sorcery anthology, the first ever published
Nonfiction
- Inventions and Their Management (1937; vt. Murray Fletcher Pratt (1897–1956 was a Science fiction and Fantasy Writer; he was also well-known as a writer on Naval history and on the The Tritonian Ring and Other Pusadian Tales is a 1953 collection of stories by Science fiction and Fantasy author L The Pusadian series is a sequence of Fantasy stories by L Sprague de Camp, begun in the early 1950s and written under the influence of Robert E The Tritonian Ring is a Fantasy novel written by L Sprague de Camp as part of his Pusadian series. Tales of Conan is a 1955 collection of four Fantasy short stories written by Robert E Robert Ervin Howard ( January 22 1906 &ndash June 11 1936) was an American pulp writer of Fantasy, Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian, from the name of his homeland Cimmeria) is a Fictional character often associated with Conan the Adventurer is a 1966 collection of four Fantasy short stories written by Robert E Robert Ervin Howard ( January 22 1906 &ndash June 11 1936) was an American pulp writer of Fantasy, Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian, from the name of his homeland Cimmeria) is a Fictional character often associated with The Goblin Tower is a Fantasy novel written by L Sprague de Camp, the first book of both his Novarian series and the " Reluctant The Novarian series is a sequence of Fantasy stories by L Sprague de Camp, written between 1968 and 1989 The Fallible Fiend is a Fantasy novel written by L Sprague de Camp, the third book of his Novarian series. The Novarian series is a sequence of Fantasy stories by L Sprague de Camp, written between 1968 and 1989 The Dragon of the Ishtar Gate is an Historical novel by L Sprague de Camp, first published in hardcover by Doubleday in 1961 Swords and Sorcery is a 1963 Anthology of Fantasy short stories in the Sword and sorcery subgenre edited by L Sword and sorcery ( S&S) is a fantasy subgenre generally characterized by swashbuckling heroes engaged in exciting and violent conflicts Inventions and Their Management is a Science book by Alf K Berle and L Inventions, Patents, and Their Management (1959)) (with Alf K. Berle) - de Camp's first work of nonfiction
- Lands Beyond (1952) (with Willy Ley) - a comprehensive survey of geographical myths
- Science-Fiction Handbook (1953 (revised 1975, with Catherine Crook de Camp)) - an influential early writers' guide
- Lost Continents; the Atlantis Theme in History, Science, and Literature (1954) - the title says it all
- The Ancient Engineers (1963) - an exhaustive account of practical science through the ages prior to the modern era
- The Great Monkey Trial (1968) - the definitive popular account of the Scopes Trial
- Lovecraft: a Biography (1975) - the first major independent biography of H. P. Lovecraft
- Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers (1976) - a major contribution to the historical study of modern fantasy authors
- Dark Valley Destiny: the Life of Robert E. Howard (1983) (with Catherine Crook de Camp and Jane Whittington Griffin) - the first major independent biography of Robert E. Howard
- Time and Chance: an Autobiography (1996) - winner of the 1997 Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book
Listen to
- A Gun for Dinosaur on X Minus One, NBC radio, 1956
External links
- Official L. Sprague de Camp website
- Yahoo Discussion Group for de Camp fans
- L. Sprague de Camp at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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| NAME | De Camp, L. Lands Beyond is a 1952 study of geographical myths by L Sprague de Camp and Willy Ley, first published by Rinehart. Willy Ley was a German-American science writer and space advocate who helped popularize rocketry and spaceflight in Germany and the United States. Science-Fiction Handbook is a guide to writing and marketing Science fiction and Fantasy by L Catherine Crook de Camp, ( November 6 1907, New York City – April 9 2000, Plano Texas) was an American Lost Continents The Atlantis Theme in History Science and Literature is a 1954 study by L The Ancient Engineers is a 1963 Science book by L Sprague de Camp, one of his most popular works The Great Monkey Trial is a 1968 book on the Scopes Trial by L The " Scopes Trial " ( Scopes v State 152 Tenn 424 278 S Lovecraft a Biography is a 1975 Biography of the writer H P Lovecraft by science-fiction writer L Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers the Makers of Heroic Fantasy is a 1976 work of collective Biography on the formative authors of the Heroic fantasy Dark Valley Destiny the Life of Robert E Howard is a 1983 Biography of the writer Robert E Catherine Crook de Camp, ( November 6 1907, New York City – April 9 2000, Plano Texas) was an American Robert Ervin Howard ( January 22 1906 &ndash June 11 1936) was an American pulp writer of Fantasy, Time and Chance an Autobiography is the Autobiography of Science fiction and Fantasy writer L The Hugo Awards are given annually by members of the World Science Fiction Convention for the best science fiction or fantasy works X Minus One was a half-hour science fiction radio series broadcast from April 24, 1955 to January 9, 1958 in various timeslots Sprague |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lyon, Lymon R. |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 27 November 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City, New York, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 6 November 2000 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Plano, Texas, United States |
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