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The Best Of L. Sprague De Camp
''The Best of L. Sprague de Camp'' is a collection of writings by American science fiction and fantasy author L. Sprague de Camp, first published in hardback by Nelson Doubleday in February 1978 and in paperback by Ballantine Books in May of the same year as a volume in its Classic Library of Science Fiction. The book was reprinted by Ballantine in May 1986. It was reissued in trade paperback and ebook editions by Phoenix Pick in December 2014. It has also been translated into German. Summary The book contains short works of fiction and poetry by the author, together with an introduction by fellow science fiction writer Poul Anderson. Contents *"L. Sprague de Camp — Engineer and Sorcerer" by Poul Anderson. *"Hyperpilosity". An apparent plague makes people grow bodily hair similar to that of Gorillas. Virologists Oliveira and Weiss attempt to find a cure amid large-scale societal changes happening around them. *"Language for Time Travelers" (essay). De Camp explores an issue hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Merman
"The Merman" is a science fiction story by American writer L. Sprague de Camp, based on the concept of human biological engineering . It was first published in the magazine '' Astounding Science-Fiction'' for December, 1938.Laughlin, Charlotte, and Levack, Daniel J. H. ''De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography''. San Francisco, Underwood/Miller, 1983, pages 210-211. It first appeared in book form in the collection ''The Wheels of If and Other Science Fiction'' (Shasta, 1949); it later appeared in the anthology ''Science Fiction of the Thirties'' (Bobbs-Merrill, 1975) and the collection ''The Best of L. Sprague de Camp'' ( Doubleday, 1978). The story has been translated into German Plot summary Vernon Brock, an assistant aquarist at the New York City Aquarium, has, in addition to his normal duties, been studying the properties of gills and lungs, and devised a theoretical method of inducing the latter to assume the properties of the former. He believes the vapor given off by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safari
A safari (; ) is an overland journey to observe wild animals, especially in eastern or southern Africa. The so-called "Big Five" game animals of Africa – lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, and Cape buffalo – particularly form an important part of the safari market, both for wildlife viewing and big-game hunting. Etymology The Swahili word means "journey", originally from the Arabic noun ar, سفر, safar, label=none, meaning "journey", "travel", "trip", or "tour"; the verb for "to travel" in Swahili is . These words are used for any type of journey, e.g. by bus from Nairobi to Mombasa or by ferry from Dar es Salaam to Unguja. ''Safari'' entered the English language at the end of the 1850s thanks to explorer Richard Francis Burton. The Regimental March of the King's African Rifles was "Funga Safari", literally 'set out on a journey', or, in other words, pack up equipment ready for travel. Which is, in English: On Kenya's independence from the United Kingd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Gun For Dinosaur
"A Gun for Dinosaur" is a classic time travel science fiction storyMiller, P. Schuyler. "The Reference Library", in ''Analog Science Fact - Science Fiction'', v. 71, no. 5, July 1963, p. 90.D'Ammassa, Don. "de CAMP, L. Sprague", in ''Twentieth-Century Science-Fiction Writers'' (3rd ed.), Chicago : St. James Press, c1991, p. 192.Turtledove, Harry. "Introduction," in ''Years in the Making: The Time-Travel Stories of L. Sprague de Camp'', Framingham, MA : NESFA Press, 2005, p. 12-13. by American writer L. Sprague de Camp as part of his Rivers of Time series. It tells the story of four men who travel into the past to hunt dinosaurs. It was first published in the magazine ''Galaxy Science Fiction'' for March, 1956, and first appeared in book form in the anthology '' The World That Couldn't Be and 8 Other SF Novelets'' ( Doubleday, 1959). It has since been reprinted in numerous other anthologies, including '' The Time Curve'' (1968), ''3000 Years of Fantasy and Science Fiction'' (1972) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judgment Day (short Story)
"Judgment Day" is an apocalyptic science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel uni ... story by American writer L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published in the magazine ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Astounding Science Fiction'' for August, 1955,Laughlin, Charlotte, and Levack, Daniel J. H. ''De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography''. San Francisco, Underwood/Miller, 1983, pages 194-195. and first appeared in book form in the anthology ''The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956'' (Frederick Fell, 1956). It later appeared in the de Camp collections ''A Gun for Dinosaur and Other Imaginative Tales'' (Doubleday (publisher), Doubleday, 1963),Laughlin, Charlotte, and Levack, Daniel J. H. ''De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography''. San Francisco, Unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guided Man
"The Guided Man" is a classic science fiction short story by L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published in the magazine ''Startling Stories'' for October, 1952. It first appeared in book form in the collection '' A Gun for Dinosaur and Other Imaginative Tales'' ( Doubleday, 1963). It has also appeared in '' Science Fiction Yearbook'' no. 3 (Popular Library, 1969) and the collection '' The Best of L. Sprague de Camp'' (Doubleday, Feb. 1978). The story has been translated into German.Laughlin, Charlotte, and Levack, Daniel J. H. ''De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography''. San Francisco, Underwood/Miller, 1983, pages 172-173. Plot summary For mild-mannered Ovid Ross of Rattlesnake, Montana, struggling to gain his footing among the city slickers of New York City, the Telegog Company seems to offer a solution to his social problems. Its proprietary technology allows the inept to have their bodies taken over remotely by experts who easily steer them through awkward situations. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Inspector's Teeth
"The Inspector's Teeth" is a science fiction short story by American writer L. Sprague de Camp, part of his '' Viagens Interplanetarias'' series. It is the first (chronologically) set on Earth, and a linchpin tale in the sequence, showing how the interstellar political system forming the background of the rest of the series was established. It was first published in the magazine ''Astounding'' in the issue for April, 1950. It first appeared in book form in the collection ''The Continent Makers and Other Tales of the Viagens'', published in hardcover by Twayne Publishers in 1953, and in paperback by Signet Books in 1971. It also appeared in ''The Best of L. Sprague de Camp'', ( Doubleday, 1978) and ''Anthropomorphic Aliens: An Interstellar Anthology'' (FurPlanet Productions, 2014). The story has been translated into Portuguese, Dutch, Italian and German. Plot summary In the year 2088 CE. a negotiating team for the World Federation, World-Manager Chagas, First Assistant Wu and Minist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reluctant Shaman
"The Reluctant Shaman" is a contemporary fantasy story by American writer L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published in the magazine ''Thrilling Wonder Stories'' for April 1947.Laughlin, Charlotte, and Levack, Daniel J. H. ''De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography''. San Francisco, Underwood/Miller, 1983, page 231. It first appeared in book form in the collection '' The Reluctant Shaman and Other Fantastic Tales'' (Pyramid, 1970); it later appeared in the magazine '' Science Fiction Yearbook'' no. 5 (Popular Library, Inc., 1971) and the collection '' The Best of L. Sprague de Camp'' ( Doubleday, 1978). The story has been translated into French and German. Plot summary Virgil Hathaway, a Penobscot Indian shopkeeper in Gahato, New York, receives an odd visitor, Charlie Catfish of the Senecas. The fast-talking Catfish, caretaker to eight ''Gahunga'', quickly pawns his charges off on Hathaway before leaving. "You can handle 'em even though you're Algonquin," he says, "being as you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
