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CONAN'S stepfather, L. Sprague de Camp, legendary writer of Phantasy has Died

What a shame! by StanTheMan	Nov 8th, 2000 04:25:00 PM
I really feel sad now. So many loved ones and admired ones will die during my lifetime... I don't even want to think about it. It's practically everyone famous now... Stan
He will be missed... by Frenchnick	Nov 8th, 2000 04:36:42 PM
A pillar of the genre has died. May he rest not in peace but continue to live in our hearts and mind and let his soul soar upon his fantastic realms. I will regret him.
"He is Cimerian. He will not cry. So I cry for him. . ." by ThereIsNoSpoon	Nov 8th, 2000 05:29:38 PM
The Wizard said there would be a price. Do you want to live forever?
Darkness has fallen! by cripster	Nov 8th, 2000 05:55:15 PM
Boy, first Steve Allen and now L. Sprague in one week. This just sucks. Though I know him mostly by reputation, I have read a number of L. Sprague's short stories, as well as a number of anthologies he edited, and his one truly great contribution to the genre: Lest Darkness Fall. This work frequently appears on "all-time best" or "most important" lists, and is generally considered the prototype for the alternate history subgenre. If you haven't read it, do so!
The Real Deal by Mr. Smegma	Nov 8th, 2000 06:47:22 PM
I must've been 7 or 8 and I discovered some L. Sp stuff at the public library in the early-70s, probably by looking for cool pictures. I swear it was some Monitor-Merrimac thing. From there it was something like a "duplicate man" paperback, a breathless pulpy tale of aliens, worlds, science, all mixed up and fast. I got more. These books--along with Trek reruns, natch--told me there was something wild and exciting out there. I still find it once and awhile. Thanks.
DeCamp by ReaderPaul	Nov 8th, 2000 06:55:16 PM
Sadness! I was fortunate enough to see Mr. and Mrs. De Camp speak a couple of years ago. I highly recommend reading his work. He was of an age with Heinlein and Asimov in the Golden Age. He was very possibly a better writer than Heinlein and in his nonfiction he displayed learning and erudition in excess even of the Good Doctor (IMHO). The giants are no longer with us...
L.Sprague de Camp by Iamcdn	Nov 9th, 2000 06:41:26 AM
I imagine I am about as old as Father Geek and I too read everything with Sprague's name on it while at University and afterwards. I think I will pull out his autobiography of Howard tonight and revisit that.

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