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L Sprague de Camp
(Lyon Sprague de Camp)
(1907 - 2000)Lyon Sprague de Camp, (November 27, 1907 - November 6, 2000) was an American science fiction and fantasy author. 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.
Awards: WFA (1984), Nebula (1979), BFA (1973) see all
Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction
Series
Harold Shea
1. The Incomplete Enchanter (1941) (with Fletcher Pratt)
aka The Incompleat Enchanter
2. The Castle of Iron (1941) (with Fletcher Pratt)
3. Wall of Serpents (1953) (with Fletcher Pratt)
aka The Enchanter Compleated
The Compleat Enchanter (1976) (with Fletcher Pratt)
The Intrepid Enchanter (1988) (with Fletcher Pratt)
The Complete Compleat Enchanter (1989) (with Fletcher Pratt)
Sir Harold and the Gnome King (1991)
4. The Enchanter Reborn (1992) (with Christopher Stasheff)
5. The Exotic Enchanter (1995) (with Christopher Stasheff)
1. The Incomplete Enchanter (1941) (with Fletcher Pratt)
aka The Incompleat Enchanter
2. The Castle of Iron (1941) (with Fletcher Pratt)
3. Wall of Serpents (1953) (with Fletcher Pratt)
aka The Enchanter Compleated
The Compleat Enchanter (1976) (with Fletcher Pratt)
The Intrepid Enchanter (1988) (with Fletcher Pratt)
The Complete Compleat Enchanter (1989) (with Fletcher Pratt)
Sir Harold and the Gnome King (1991)
4. The Enchanter Reborn (1992) (with Christopher Stasheff)
5. The Exotic Enchanter (1995) (with Christopher Stasheff)
Krishna
1. The Queen of Zamba (1977)
2. The Hand of Zei (1963)
3. The Hostage of Zir (1977)
4. The Tower of Zanid (1958)
5. The Prisoner of Zhamanak (1982)
6. The Bones of Zora (1983) (with Catherine Crook de Camp)
7. The Swords of Zinjaban (1991) (with Catherine Crook de Camp)
1. The Queen of Zamba (1977)
2. The Hand of Zei (1963)
3. The Hostage of Zir (1977)
4. The Tower of Zanid (1958)
5. The Prisoner of Zhamanak (1982)
6. The Bones of Zora (1983) (with Catherine Crook de Camp)
7. The Swords of Zinjaban (1991) (with Catherine Crook de Camp)
Novaria
1. The Goblin Tower (1968)
2. The Clocks of Iraz (1971)
3. The Fallible Fiend (1973)
4. The Unbeheaded King (1983)
5. The Honorable Barbarian (1989)
1. The Goblin Tower (1968)
2. The Clocks of Iraz (1971)
3. The Fallible Fiend (1973)
4. The Unbeheaded King (1983)
5. The Honorable Barbarian (1989)
Incorporated Knight (with Catherine Crook de Camp)
The Incorporated Knight (1987)
The Pixilated Peeress (1991)
The Incorporated Knight (1987)
The Pixilated Peeress (1991)
Novels
Lest Darkness Fall (1941)
Land of Unreason (1942) (with Fletcher Pratt)
The Carnelian Cube (1948) (with Fletcher Pratt)
Divide and Rule (1948)
The Stolen Dormouse (1948)
Genus Homo (1950) (with P Schuyler Miller)
Rogue Queen (1951)
The Undesired Princess (1951)
Cosmic Manhunt (1954)
aka A Planet Called Krishna / The Queen of Zamba
Solomon's Stone (1957)
An Elephant for Aristotle (1958)
The Bronze God of Rhodes (1960)
The Glory That Was (1960)
The Dragon of the Ishtar Gate (1961)
The Search for Zei (1962)
aka The Floating Continent
The Arrows of Hercules (1965)
The Day of the Dinosaur (1968) (with Catherine Crook de Camp)
The Golden Wind (1969)
Citadels of Mystery (1972) (with Catherine Crook de Camp)
The Virgin and the Wheels (1976)
The Great Fetish (1978)
The Spell of Conan (1980)
Conan the Barbarian (1982) (with Lin Carter)
The Blade of Conan (1982)
The Stones of Nomuru (1988) (with Catherine Crook de Camp)
The Undesired Princess and the Enchanted Bunny (1990) (with David Drake)
The Venom Trees of Sunga (1992)
None But Lucifer (2002) (with H L Gold)
Land of Unreason (1942) (with Fletcher Pratt)
The Carnelian Cube (1948) (with Fletcher Pratt)
Divide and Rule (1948)
The Stolen Dormouse (1948)
Genus Homo (1950) (with P Schuyler Miller)
Rogue Queen (1951)
The Undesired Princess (1951)
Cosmic Manhunt (1954)
aka A Planet Called Krishna / The Queen of Zamba
Solomon's Stone (1957)
An Elephant for Aristotle (1958)
The Bronze God of Rhodes (1960)
The Glory That Was (1960)
The Dragon of the Ishtar Gate (1961)
The Search for Zei (1962)
aka The Floating Continent
The Arrows of Hercules (1965)
The Day of the Dinosaur (1968) (with Catherine Crook de Camp)
The Golden Wind (1969)
Citadels of Mystery (1972) (with Catherine Crook de Camp)
The Virgin and the Wheels (1976)
The Great Fetish (1978)
The Spell of Conan (1980)
Conan the Barbarian (1982) (with Lin Carter)
The Blade of Conan (1982)
The Stones of Nomuru (1988) (with Catherine Crook de Camp)
The Undesired Princess and the Enchanted Bunny (1990) (with David Drake)
The Venom Trees of Sunga (1992)
None But Lucifer (2002) (with H L Gold)
Collections
The Wheels of If (1948)
The Tritonian Ring (1951)
The Undesired Princess and Mr Arson (1951)
The Continent Makers (1953)
Sprague de Camp's New Anthology (1953)
Tales from Gavagan's Bar (1953) (with Fletcher Pratt)
Heroes and Hobgoblins (1962)
Gun for Dinosaur (1963)
The Best of L Sprague de Camp (1969)
Demons and Dinosaurs (1970)
The Reluctant Shaman (1970)
Phantoms and Fancies (poems) (1972)
Scribblings (1972)
The Purple Pterodactyls (1979) (with Jim Baen)
Footprints on Sand (1981) (with Catherine Crook de Camp)
The Virgin of Zesh and the Tower of Zanid (1982)
Blond Barbarians and Noble Savages (1986)
Rivers of Time (1993)
Down in the Bottomlands (1999) (with Harry Turtledove)
Aristotle and the Gun (2002)
Years In The Making (2005)
The Mathematics of Magic (2007) (with Fletcher Pratt)
Lest Darkness Fall & Related Stories (2011) (with others)
The Tritonian Ring (1951)
The Undesired Princess and Mr Arson (1951)
The Continent Makers (1953)
Sprague de Camp's New Anthology (1953)
Tales from Gavagan's Bar (1953) (with Fletcher Pratt)
Heroes and Hobgoblins (1962)
Gun for Dinosaur (1963)
The Best of L Sprague de Camp (1969)
Demons and Dinosaurs (1970)
The Reluctant Shaman (1970)
Phantoms and Fancies (poems) (1972)
Scribblings (1972)
The Purple Pterodactyls (1979) (with Jim Baen)
Footprints on Sand (1981) (with Catherine Crook de Camp)
The Virgin of Zesh and the Tower of Zanid (1982)
Blond Barbarians and Noble Savages (1986)
Rivers of Time (1993)
Down in the Bottomlands (1999) (with Harry Turtledove)
Aristotle and the Gun (2002)
Years In The Making (2005)
The Mathematics of Magic (2007) (with Fletcher Pratt)
Lest Darkness Fall & Related Stories (2011) (with others)
Anthologies edited
Swords and Sorcery (1963)
The Spell of Seven (1965)
The Fantastic Swordsmen (1967)
Warlocks and Warriors (1971)
3000 Years of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1972) (with Catherine Crook de Camp)
Tales Beyond Time (1973) (with Catherine Crook de Camp)
The Spell of Seven (1965)
The Fantastic Swordsmen (1967)
Warlocks and Warriors (1971)
3000 Years of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1972) (with Catherine Crook de Camp)
Tales Beyond Time (1973) (with Catherine Crook de Camp)
Series contributed to
Conan (Lancer/Ace Books)
1. Conan (1967) (with Lin Carter and Robert E Howard)
2. Conan of Cimmeria (1968) (with Lin Carter and Robert E Howard)
3. Conan the Freebooter (1968) (with Robert E Howard)
4. Conan the Wanderer (1968) (with Lin Carter and Robert E Howard)
5. Conan the Adventurer (1966) (with Robert E Howard)
6. Conan the Buccaneer (1971) (with Lin Carter)
7. Conan the Warrior (1967) (with Robert E Howard)
8. Conan the Usurper (1967) (with Robert E Howard)
9. Conan the Conqueror (1967) (with Robert E Howard)
10. Conan the Avenger (1967) (with Robert E Howard and Björn Nyberg)
11. Conan of Aquilonia (1977)
12. Conan of the Isles (1968) (with Lin Carter)
13. Conan the Swordsman (1978) (with Lin Carter and Björn Nyberg)
14. Conan the Liberator (1979) (with Lin Carter)
1. Conan (1967) (with Lin Carter and Robert E Howard)
2. Conan of Cimmeria (1968) (with Lin Carter and Robert E Howard)
3. Conan the Freebooter (1968) (with Robert E Howard)
4. Conan the Wanderer (1968) (with Lin Carter and Robert E Howard)
5. Conan the Adventurer (1966) (with Robert E Howard)
6. Conan the Buccaneer (1971) (with Lin Carter)
7. Conan the Warrior (1967) (with Robert E Howard)
8. Conan the Usurper (1967) (with Robert E Howard)
9. Conan the Conqueror (1967) (with Robert E Howard)
10. Conan the Avenger (1967) (with Robert E Howard and Björn Nyberg)
11. Conan of Aquilonia (1977)
12. Conan of the Isles (1968) (with Lin Carter)
13. Conan the Swordsman (1978) (with Lin Carter and Björn Nyberg)
14. Conan the Liberator (1979) (with Lin Carter)
Conan
The Treasure of Tranicos (1980) (with Robert E Howard)
Conan and the Spider God (1980)
The Flame Knife (1981) (with Robert E Howard)
The Conan Chronicles: v. 1 (1989) (with Lin Carter and Robert E Howard)
The Treasure of Tranicos (1980) (with Robert E Howard)
Conan and the Spider God (1980)
The Flame Knife (1981) (with Robert E Howard)
The Conan Chronicles: v. 1 (1989) (with Lin Carter and Robert E Howard)
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Books containing stories by L Sprague de Camp
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 40 (2024)
(Writers of the Future, book 40)
edited by
L Ron Hubbard and Jody Lynn Nye
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L Sprague de Camp recommends
Down to the Sea (2000)
(Lost Regiment, book 9)
William R Forstchen
"A parallel world of majestic sweep and gripping intensity."
Conan the Renegade (1986)
(Adventures of Conan)
Leonard Carpenter
"A rousing good Conan story filled with magic and adventure."
Bronwyn's Bane (1983)
(Songs from the Seashell Archives, book 3)
Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
"I found BRONWYN'S BANE delightful reading. I wish I had her fertility of imagination in thinking up amusing twists, turns and business of plot."
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