Author · 1907–2000
L. Sprague De Camp
L. Sprague De Camp was an American non- and speculative fiction writer (1907–2000). Born in New York City.
Our catalogue lists 2 books by L. Sprague De Camp, mostly alternate history, time-travel fiction and historical fantasy. They span 1941 to 2021. The most-read is Lest Darkness Fall (1941).
Books by L. Sprague De Camp
Lest Darkness Fall
L. Sprague De Camp
Lest Darkness Fall & Timeless Tales Written in Tribute
L. Sprague De Camp, Frederik Pohl
Awards
- ✦Hugo Awards 1997 — Best Related Work, Time and Chance (nominee)
- ✦Hugo Awards 1956 — Best Novelette, A Gun for Dinosaur (nominee)
- 🏆World Fantasy Awards 1984 — Life Achievement (winner)
- ✦Locus Awards 2006 — Best Collection, Years in the Making: the Time-Travel Stories of L. Sprague de Camp (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1993 — Best Novelette, The Satanic Illusion (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1993 — Best Short Story, The Round-Eyed Barbarians (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1979 — Best Collection, The Best of L. Sprague de Camp (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1978 — Best Novella, Heretic in a Balloon (nominee)
- 🏆British Fantasy Awards 1973 — Best Short Fiction, The Fallible Fiend (winner)
Biography
Lyon Sprague de Camp — 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. - Wikipedia