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L. Sprague De Camp

    27 novembre 1907 – 6 novembre 2000

    L. Sprague de Camp était un écrivain américain de science-fiction et de fantasy, ainsi qu'un biographe. Au cours d'une carrière d'écriture de cinquante ans, il a signé plus d'une centaine de livres, incluant des romans et d'importantes œuvres de non-fiction, telles que des biographies d'autres auteurs de fantasy notables. Il était largement reconnu comme un conteur imaginatif et novateur, jouant un rôle essentiel durant l'âge d'or de la science-fiction, de la fin des années 1930 à la fin des années 1940. Son approche imaginative du genre a inspiré une génération de lecteurs.

    L. Sprague De Camp
    The Goblin Tower
    Intrepid Enchanter
    The Bones of Zora
    Rogue Queen
    Conan the Barbarian
    GURPS Conan
    • Conan the Barbarian

      • 224pages
      • 8 heures de lecture

      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.

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    • Pioneering in its exploration of sexual themes, this novel by L. Sprague de Camp stands out as one of the early works in science fiction to tackle such subjects. Its bold narrative not only challenges conventional boundaries but also sets a precedent for future authors to delve into more daring topics within the genre.

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    • The Bones of Zora

      • 256pages
      • 9 heures de lecture

      On the planet Krishna, Fergus Reith, his former wife, the lovely and sexy Dr. Alicia Dyckman, and famed paleontologist Dr. Aristide Marot search for the elusive Ozymandias and find themselves in the middle of a civil war

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    • Intrepid Enchanter

      The Complete Magical Misadventures of Harold Shea

      • 497pages
      • 18 heures de lecture

      AN EPIC FANTASY, AN OMNIBUS VOLUME FROM A TRILOGY: THE INCOMPLETE ENCHANTER, THE CASTLE OF IRON AND THE ENCHANTER COMPLETED. PROFESSOR HAROLD SHEA HAS MASTERED TIME TRAVEL AND HE AND HIS FRIEND REED CHALMERS HAVE ADVENTURES, BOTH IN THE PAST AND PRESENT. 5/10/87- 608PP: B: 10000 @ $3.99: UC=73P: MAX. 3 X INDIVID A FMT EDITIONS TO B FMT OMNIBUS.

      Intrepid Enchanter
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    • The Goblin Tower

      • 320pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      alternate cover for ISBN 0586072128 King Jorian was rather attached to his head. Hence, he felt his promise to steal the Kist of Avlen, a treasure trove of ancient manuscripts containing magical lore, was a small enough price to pay for a chance to escape his own beheading. But when the quest pitted him against one peril after another - a murderous wizard and his giant squirrel, a castle full of executioners, a marauding troupe of ape men, and a voluptuous 500-year-old princess who was also a serpent - Jorian began to wonder whether he'd made such a good bargain... Front cover illustration by Steve Crisp

      The Goblin Tower
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    • In Lest Darkness Fall, twentieth-century academic Martin Padway travels through time to prevent the fall of the Roman Empire, while in To Bring the Light, Herosilla must forge the birth of Roman civilization. Original.

      Lest Darkness Fall. Bring the Light
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    • The Enchanter Reborn

      • 320pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      A college professor uses magic spells, disguised as symbolic logic, to enter a dangerous land of myth and magic, where only skilled swordplay will keep him alive. Original.

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