tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post5776986827253048894..comments2024-02-28T01:11:56.474-08:00Comments on THE LAND OF NOD: L. Sprague DeCamp Is Awesome!John Matthew Staterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-1100269693373200402011-02-24T19:18:43.565-08:002011-02-24T19:18:43.565-08:00Thank you sir!Thank you sir!John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-86969455795979979822011-02-24T17:37:20.104-08:002011-02-24T17:37:20.104-08:00The Harold Shea stories w/ Pratt were the first fa...The Harold Shea stories w/ Pratt were the first fantasy books I read as a youth. I used to scour used book stores and snap up anything de Camp I could find. <br /><br />When de Camp is hitting on all cylinders his work is delightful. I enjoy the Gavagan's Bar series and the Novarian series as well as the Shea stuff. The Purple Pterodactyls is a fun read as well. <br /><br />Tom Wham even Sham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-91040305064676868872011-02-10T12:53:14.630-08:002011-02-10T12:53:14.630-08:00I agree with camazotz post completely. I also wou...I agree with camazotz post completely. I also wouldn't have read Conan without the de Camp editions.Narmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635665594860371230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-15370121989438490112011-02-10T09:29:07.382-08:002011-02-10T09:29:07.382-08:00I have read Fallible Fiend (almost forgot about it...I have read Fallible Fiend (almost forgot about it) and liked it quite a bit. I'm definitely going to go looking for the Krishna novels.John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-89766520410029341582011-02-10T08:08:38.596-08:002011-02-10T08:08:38.596-08:00If it wasn't de Camp's efforts I wouldn...If it wasn't de Camp's efforts I wouldn't have discovered Conan in the first place, or become so fascinated by Howard's writings; I think a lot of Howard fans dramatically underplay his importance in keeping Howard's fiction alive and accessible to new generations in the 70's and 80's especially; certainly nothing he did to Howard's works was any "worse" camazotzhttp://www.lulu.com/camazotznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-35220521212682149062011-02-08T07:20:37.193-08:002011-02-08T07:20:37.193-08:00Ah, Viagens Interplanetarias. I've never had a...Ah, Viagens Interplanetarias. I've never had a chance to read them but have always wished to. I have to think it's planetary romance done swell, and an eminently gameable setting. <br /><br />(or so GURPS claims)Jaysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652611193354218021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-72452008936823113422011-02-08T04:16:14.458-08:002011-02-08T04:16:14.458-08:00De Camp had a brilliant and witty imagination. Man...De Camp had a brilliant and witty imagination. Many of his fantasies, such as those he co-authored with Fletcher Pratt, are foundational to both the genre and the hobby. Just don't trust a word the man ever said about REH.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-63973592039908943942011-02-08T03:48:26.208-08:002011-02-08T03:48:26.208-08:00Those are great! I wonder if their are illustrate...Those are great! I wonder if their are illustrated editions of other Planet Krishna novels?Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-36361583123045474692011-02-08T00:31:35.072-08:002011-02-08T00:31:35.072-08:00I get kind of sick of all the de Camp bashing. I ...I get kind of sick of all the de Camp bashing. I truly enjoy Howard's writings but I do not worship at his alter as some do.<br /><br />de Camp's "Lest Darkness Falls" will always be one of my favorite stories.Narmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635665594860371230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-29987770847246732732011-02-07T23:29:26.215-08:002011-02-07T23:29:26.215-08:00I agree. When de Camp wasn't badmouthing REH o...I agree. When de Camp wasn't badmouthing REH or altering his work or writing crappy Conan pastiches, he was awesome. I recommend his Pusadian cycle highly.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusadian_series<br /><br />He doesn't have the thematic depth of Howard, but de Camp had a definite style of his own that's a lot of fun IMHO.Greg Gorgonmilkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397374629757817360noreply@blogger.com