L. Sprague deCamp

Lyon Sprague de Camp was an American author of science fiction, fantasy, and non-fiction literature. Over the course of a career spanning 60 years, he wrote more than 100 books, including several biographies of other fantasy authors.

A major figure in the science fiction genre during the 1930s and 1940s, de Camp established a prolific body of work that cemented his reputation as a versatile and influential writer.