Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
L. Sprague de Camp
Born: November 27, 1907
Died: November 6, 2000 (aged 92)
Bio: 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.
Known for:
- Lest Darkness Fall (1941)
- The Ancient Engineers (1963)
- Lovecraft: A Biography (1975)
- Conan and the Spider God (1980)
- The Best of L. Sprague de Camp (1978)