L Sprague De Camp: 24 books

A science fiction collection by one of the all-time greats of science fiction, L. Sprague de Camp. These stories and poems exemplify de Camp’s unique outlook on life and mankind and are told with a quiet but sharp irony that became his trademark. Bold, inventive and humorous, this collection is a must for fans of the writer.

Conan is back, and at the top of his form! SFWA Grand Master L. Sprague de Camp was revered in the genre of fantasy for both his fiction and nonfiction. Booklist praised his novel The Honorable Barbarian, saying: "The action is brisk, and the worlds and characters are described with de...

The classic tale with related stories by Frederik Pohl, David Drake and S.M. Stirling. Rarely do books have such a great influence on a genre as Lest Darkness Fall has had on science fiction. Frequently quoted as one of the ‘favorite’ books of many of the masters of the field, this book...

Die Zähne des Inspektors ist eine Sammlung ausgewählter Science-Fiction- und Fantasy-Erzählungen von L. Sprague de Camp, einem der Großen beider Genres. Diese Geschichten (sowie ein Gedicht) veranschaulichen de Camps einzigartige Sichtweise auf das Leben und die Menschheit und werden mit jener...

“Pure swashbuckling fun with a touch of bawdiness.”—P. Schuyler Miller, reviewer for Astounding Science Fiction and Analog. “A remarkable job.”— Galaxy Science Fiction magazine Celebrated author L. Sprague de Camp recaptures our imaginations with this accounting of the relationship...

The Bronze God of Rhodes is written as the memoirs of Chares of Lindos.Chares of Lindos was a Greek sculptor born on the island of Rhodes. A pupil of Lysippos, Chares eventually built the Colossus of Rhodes, now considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.These memoirs...

30 Erzählungen internationaler Spitzen-Autoren und -Autorinnen, vereint in einer Fantasy-Anthologie der Extra-Klasse (zusammengestellt und herausgegeben von Christian Dörge): u. a. von Michael Moorcock, Robert E. Howard, Lin Carter, Roger Zelazny, Ramsey Campbell, L. Sprague de Camp, Jack Dann, Michael Bishop, Nancy Springer, H. P. Lovecraft, Evangeline Walton.

Set in the time of Dionysios I of Syracuse, at the beginning of the 4th century BC, The Arrows of Hercules tells the tale of Zopyros of Tarentum, an engineer who invents an improved type of catapult.He is quickly drafted by Dionysios into Syracuse’s war efforts against Carthage, which sets...

A true tour de force for de Camp, The Glory That Was brings together many of the themes the author excelled in writing about, including time travel and alternate history.Earth in the twenty-seventh century is ruled by a constitutional monarchy, though both the World Emperor and his Prime Minister...

Bessas of Zariaspa is a young officer in the Immortals regiment, sworn to protect and obey his King at all costs. The King wishes immortality and to that end tasks Bessas to find items that make an immortality potion, including the blood of a dragon and the ear of a king.The Dragon of the Ishtar...

The Golden Wind is the last of the five classic historicals de Camp wrote (both historically and chronologically).The novel tells of the early adventures of Eudoxus of Cyzicus and Hippalus in their original voyages from Egypt to India by sea.Eudoxus was a Greek navigator who is credited...

Viele Jahrtausende vor unserer Zeitrechnung bildeten Europa, Asien und Afrika noch eine zusammenhängende Landmasse: den hyborischen Kontinent. Es ist die Welt und die Zeit von Conan, dem Abenteurer aus dem düsteren nördlichen Grenzland Cimmerien, der die Steppen und Dschungel, die Gebirge...

Viele Jahrtausende vor unserer Zeitrechnung bildeten Europa, Asien und Afrika noch eine zusammenhängende Landmasse: den hyborischen Kontinent. Es ist die Welt und die Zeit von Conan, dem Abenteurer aus dem düsteren nördlichen Grenzland Cimmerien, der die Steppen und Dschungel, die Gebirge...

Viele Jahrtausende vor unserer Zeitrechnung bildeten Europa, Asien und Afrika noch eine zusammenhängende Landmasse: den hyborischen Kontinent.Es ist die Welt und die Zeit von Conan, dem Abenteurer aus dem düsteren nördlichen Grenzland Cimmerien, der die Steppen und Dschungel, die Gebirge und Ebenen...