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Biography. De Camp was born in New York City, one of three sons of Lyon de Camp, a businessman in real estate and lumber, and Emma Beatrice Sprague. His maternal grandfather was the accountant, banker, pioneering Volapükist and Civil War veteran Charles Ezra Sprague. De Camp once noted that he rarely used pen-names, "partly because my own true name sounds more like a pseudonym than most ...
Nov 6, 2000 · Lyon Sprague de Camp, (Pseudonym: Lyman R. Lyon) was an American science fiction and fantasy author and biographer.In a writing career spanning fifty years he wrote over one hundred books, including novels and notable works of nonfiction, such as biographies of other important fantasy authors.
L. Sprague de Camp has 691 books on Goodreads with 124938 ratings. L. Sprague de Camp’s most popular book is Lest Darkness Fall.
"L. Sprague de Camp" in Seekers of Tomorrow: Masters of Modern Science Fiction (Cleveland, Ohio: World Publishing Co, 1966) [nonfiction: coll: hb/] Lin Carter. "Neomythology" as introduction to Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers: The Makers of Heroic Fantasy (Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1976) [nonfiction: coll: as above: hb/Tim Kirk]
Original series. The Roaring Trumpet" (May 1940) (L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt) "The Mathematics of Magic" (Aug. 1940) (L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt) "The Castle of Iron" (Apr. 1941, expanded to novel length as The Castle of Iron, 1950) (L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt) "The Wall of Serpents" (1953) (L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt)
L. Sprague de Camp (1907—2000) Quick Reference (1907–2000) Fantasy author, born in New York. Lest Darkness Fall (1941) and The Incompleat Enchanter (1941), written with Fletcher Pratt, fused fantasy with alternate history. Among ...
"A Gun for Dinosaur" is a classic time travel science fiction story by American writer L. Sprague de Camp as part of his Rivers of Time series. It tells the story of four men who travel into the past to hunt dinosaurs.
Nov 11, 2000 · L. Sprague de Camp, who wrote over 100 science-fiction and fantasy novels and numerous short stories, died on Monday in Plano, Tex., where he lived. He was 92.
L. Sprague De Camp. Additional Crew: Conan the Barbarian. L. Sprague De Camp was born on 27 November 1907 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Conan the Barbarian (1982), Conan the Destroyer (1984) and Kull the Conqueror (1997). He was married to Catherine Adelaide Crook deCamp. He died on 6 November 2000 in Plano, Texas, USA.
Lyon Sprague de Camp (November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) — known as L. Sprague de Camp — was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, non-fiction and biography. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and works of non-fiction, including biographies of other fantasy authors. He was […]
