L. Sprague de Camp
Lyon Sprague de Camp was an American author of science fiction, fantasy, and non-fiction literature. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including biographies of other fantasy authors. He was a major figure in science fiction in the 1930s and 1940s. De Camp was also an aeronautical engineer, surveyor, and patent expert. He served in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II. He is known for his contributions to the Conan the Barbarian series and for works like 'Lest Darkness Fall'.
Awards
['Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy (1976)', 'SFWA Grand Master (1979)', 'World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement (1984)', 'Special Achievement Sidewise Award for Alternate History (1996)', 'Hugo Award for Nonfiction (1997)']
Notable Works
['Lest Darkness Fall', 'The Wheels of If', 'Genus Homo', 'The Hand of Zei', 'Rogue Queen', 'The Continent Makers', 'The Incomplete Enchanter', 'Land of Unreason', 'The Undesired Princess', "Tales from Gavagan's Bar", 'The Tritonian Ring', 'The Dragon of the Ishtar Gate', 'An Elephant for Aristotle', 'The Bronze God of Rhodes', 'The Arrows of Hercules', 'The Golden Wind', 'Time and Chance']
