L. SPRAGUE DE CAMP

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Pure swashbuckling fun with a touch of bawdiness.P. Schuyler Miller, reviewer for Astounding Science Fiction and Analog.A remarkable job. Galaxy Science Fiction magazineCelebrated author L. Sprague de Camp recaptures our imaginations with this accounting of the relationship between of God and Man in a tale that critic Groff Conklin says is in the Conan tradition in every sense of the word, though better written.When the Gods of the West assemble to talk about the fate of the bronze age lands of Poseidonis, Drax, the Tritonian god of war declares that a danger to their kind hails from the kingdom of Lorsk, and more particularly, from the royal family. Entigta, sea-god to the Gorgons, appears before King Zeluud, ordering him to make war upon those who threaten them the most.In the kingdom of Lorsk King Zhabutirs twin sons, Vakar and Kuros, are at odds. Vakar, being the younger by a quarter-hour, is heir according to their old system of ultimogeniture, which Kuros finds unjust. But when the threat to their kingdom becomes known, Vakar is sent on a quest to obtain the thing that the Gods fear mostThe Tritonian Ringfor he is the one man whose actions the Gods cannot divine, the one man for whom the gods do not appear in dreams.Granting its bearer the ability to repel magic or interference from the gods, The Tritonian Ring could turn the tide of any battle. But as Vakar traverses the many kingdoms for the ring made out of metal fallen from the stars, many obstaclesdistractionswill stand in his way.

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 Gate is a swashbuckling historical novel with larger-than-life characters, set in a detailed historical background that only a scholar like de Camp can create.

Rogue Queen is a ground-breaking novel that was one of the first science fiction books to deal with sexual themes, paving the way for more daring works by future authors.Part of the Viagens Interplanetarias series, the story takes place on a planet circling the star Lalande 21185, also known as Ormazd. When humans arrive on the planet they find a hive-like society with a hyper-fertile queen being serviced by male drones.All the other females of the species are infertile, or so it is believed. However, when one of the worker females rebels she discovers that the workers infertility is largely a result of the diet they follow.

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 with exploring and mapping the Arabian sea for Egyptian ruler Ptolemy VIII, and Hippalus is, according to legend, the captain of Eudoxus ship during these explorations.Following the successful exploration of the route to India, Eudoxus decides to break the Egyptian monopoly on trade with India by sailing around Africa, and encounters a myriad of different adventures and misfortunes as their ship attempts to circumnavigate the great continent.

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 Syracuses war efforts against Carthage, which sets him on a series of adventures including a battle against Etruscan pirates and a kidnapping in Carthage.L. Spragues meticulous attention to historical accuracy makes this a remarkable read which entertains as much as it teaches us about fascinating events that shaped the course of history."Exciting and quite believable adventures."Classical World"Rousing piece of fi ction...pace is rapid and unrelenting." The Arizona Republic "Highly Recommended...intriguing novel."Library Journal

A science fiction collection by one of the all-time greats of science fiction, L. Sprague de Camp. These stories and poems exemplify de Camps 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.

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 present the trials and tribulations (some of them hilarious) of the sculptor as he undertakes various projects and is forced into a number of adventures, particularly in Ptolemaic Egypt.This is the second historical novel that L. Sprague de Camp wrote (in order of writing), drawing upon his extensive and detailed historical knowledge of the period.

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 have plans to assume greater power by neutralizing the other. In the power struggle that follows, the Emperor is ceded total control of Greece for a secret experiment that has Greece cut off from the rest of the world by a force-field and people of Greek descent being kidnapped around the whole world.When the wife of a prominent classical scholar disappears, he vows to get her back and he and his friend plan a way inside the barrier surrounding Greece. But they are hardly prepared for what they find inside a Greece reverted back to ancient times and under the control of a megalomaniac who will not stop before he has conquered the whole world.

What finer way for Alexander the Great to honor his old tutor Aristotle than to send him an actual Indian elephant.After capturing a magnificent specimen from an Indian ruler, Alexander tasks Leon of Atrax, a cavalry commander, to deliver the animal to Aristotle in Athens.Leon leads a motley crew of companions (and the elephant) from India to Greece, and in the process encounter all sorts of dangers and adventures while completing the long and arduous journey.

Pocos escritores han tenido una vida tan paradójica como H.P. Lovecraft, el excéntrico y solitario escritor de espantos de Providence, considerado por todos como el gran maestro del horror sobrenatural. Sin embargo, Lovecraft murio en el mas completo anonimato, sin haber visto editado en vida un volumen de sus narraciones. Fue un misantropo incurable, y sin embargo era apreciado por todos los que le conocieron y se vio rodeado por un circulo de fieles admiradores que lucharon denonadamente para rescatar su obra.

Two of the most famous contributors to the Conan legend write the official novel of CONAN THE BARBARIAN, the seminal fantasy film by John Milius.The official adaptation of CONAN THE BARBARIAN, the seminal film written by John Milius and Oliver Stone, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Earl Jones. In the novel by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter, the Cimmerian youth Conan witnesses the death of his parents at the hands of Thulsa Doom, a priest of Set. Enslaved, he is trained as a gladiator. Gaining his freedom he allies with Subotai, a Hyrkanian archer, and a skilled swordswoman thief named Valeria. Together they raid the Tower of the Serpent, then Conan breaks away to seek the cult of Doomand revenge on the sorcerer who leads it.

Pocos escritores han tenido una vida tan paradójica como H.P. Lovecraft, el excéntrico y solitario «escritor de espantos» de Providence. Considerado por todos como el gran maestro del horror sobrenat

Una nueva novela de la serie de Conan por el compilador de la obra de Robert E. Howard.Erróneamente acusado del rapto de una reina turania, Conan decide no exponerse al hacha del verdugo. Huye al oeste por el Camino de los Reyes, y persigue a los raptores de la reina Jamilah hasta los ensangrentados muros del siniestro templo de Zath. Para poder sobrevivir a las calles de la perversa Yezud, se vera obligado a matar a todo un ejercito de asesinos y caza recompensas. Sin embargo, solo con la ayuda de una bella y valerosa doncella del templo podra acceder a las profundidades donde habita el mal y hacer frente al venenoso dios araña...