Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
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)