Dr. Simon Reads Appendix N Part Six: L Sprague de Camp
Dr. Simon Reads Appendix N Part Six: L Sprague de Camp This is an ongoing sporadic series, in which I explore classic fantasy and science fiction works. Appendix N is the bibliography of Gary Gygax's original Dungeon Masters Guide, and lists a range of classic SF and fantasy authors that influenced his interest in the fantastical. See the first part of this series for more information. This time around, I have reached the works of: L Sprague de Camp The splendidly named Lyon Sprague de Camp was born in New York 1907 and lived to the ripe old age of 93. He’s another one of these highly prolific authors, turning out tons of stories all in a general fantasy/science fiction vein but within a lot of different sub-genres, from swords and sorcery, planetary romance, time travel, whimsy, satire and so on. He was also instrumental in groups such as SAGA (Swordsmen and Sorcerers Guild of America), a loose-knit group of fellow writers of fantastic tales, and the all-male writer...