New Releases by L. Sprague De Camp

Two of the most famous contributors to the Conan legend write the official novel of CONAN THE BARBARIAN, the seminal fantasy film by John Milius. In 1982, Robert E. Howard''s iconic literary antihero, CONAN, slashed his way from page to screen after a perilous decades-long journey. With its potent mix of epic vistas and bloody battles, CONAN THE BARBARIAN thrilled moviegoers around the world and launched the film career of Arnold Schwarzenegger. To mark the occasion, CONAN authors and editors L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter were tasked with translating the visions of filmmakers John Milius and Oliver Stone back to the printed page in this rollicking novelization of the original screenplay. Heroic Signatures is proud to bring this sublime work of sword and sorcery back into print!

Viele Jahrtausende vor unserer Zeitrechnung bildeten Europa, Asien und Afrika noch eine zusammenhängende Landmasse: den hyborischen Kontinent. Es ist die Welt und die Zeit von Conan, dem Abenteurer aus dem düsteren nördlichen Grenzland Cimmerien, der die Steppen und Dschungel, die Gebirge und Ebenen auf der Jagd nach Beute durchstreift. Sein Weg führt ihn in märchenhafte und sagenumwobene Länder, in prächtige Städte und an glanzvolle Höfe, an denen Könige oder mächtige Zauberer herrschen. Immer wieder versucht man ihn, den einfältigen Barbaren, zu übertölpeln und zu versklaven. Doch mit seinen gewaltigen Körperkräften und der unglaublichen Schnelligkeit seiner Waffen sprengt er alle Ketten und lehrt seine Gegner das Fürchten... Nur eine Flucht bei Nacht und Nebel rettet den königlich turanischen Hauptmann Conan vor dem tödlichen Verrat einer schönen Frau. In der sagenumwobenen Felsenstadt Yezud verdingt er sich als Tempelschmied. Eine grausige Entdeckung führt ihn auf die Schliche des schurkischen Hohenpriesters...

Viele Jahrtausende vor unserer Zeitrechnung bildeten Europa, Asien und Afrika noch eine zusammenhängende Landmasse: den hyborischen Kontinent. Es ist die Welt und die Zeit von Conan, dem Abenteurer aus dem düsteren nördlichen Grenzland Cimmerien, der die Steppen und Dschungel, die Gebirge und Ebenen auf der Jagd nach Beute durchstreift. Sein Weg führt ihn in märchenhafte und sagenumwobene Länder, in prächtige Städte und an glanzvolle Höfe, an denen Könige oder mächtige Zauberer herrschen. Immer wieder versucht man ihn, den einfältigen Barbaren, zu übertölpeln und zu versklaven. Doch mit seinen gewaltigen Körperkräften und der unglaublichen Schnelligkeit seiner Waffen sprengt er alle Ketten und lehrt seine Gegner das Fürchten... Nach seinen Abenteuern im tiefen Süden, in Kush, als Gefährte der shemitischen Piratin Belit kehrt Conan nach Shem zurück, um einen schändlichen Verrat zu rächen. Sein Ruf als Pirat ist ihm vorausgeeilt, und er muss vor dem aufgebrachten Mob fliehen. Nach einem Abenteuer mit der schönen Prinzessin von Khoraja und einem Besuch in der Heimat zieht es ihn wieder in die hyborischen Königreiche des Südens...

Viele Jahrtausende vor unserer Zeitrechnung bildeten Europa, Asien und Afrika noch eine zusammenhängende Landmasse: den hyborischen Kontinent. Es ist die Welt und die Zeit von Conan, dem Abenteurer aus dem düsteren nördlichen Grenzland Cimmerien, der die Steppen und Dschungel, die Gebirge und Ebenen auf der Jagd nach Beute durchstreift. Sein Weg führt ihn in märchenhafte und sagenumwobene Länder, in prächtige Städte und an glanzvolle Höfe, an denen Könige oder mächtige Zauberer herrschen. Immer wieder versucht man ihn, den einfältigen Barbaren, zu übertölpeln und zu versklaven. Doch mit seinen gewaltigen Körperkräften und der unglaublichen Schnelligkeit seiner Waffen sprengt er alle Ketten und lehrt seine Gegner das Fürchten... Conan, der Barbar ist der Roman zum gleichnamigen Film aus dem Jahr 1982 (Regie: John Milius), mit Arnold Schwarzenegger in der Rolle des Conan, James Earl Jones als Thulsa Doom, Max von Sydow als König Osric, Sandahl Bergman als Valeria und Gerry Lopez als Subotai. Der Film begründete nicht nur den Hollywood-Ruhm seines Hauptdarstellers, sondern war zugleich auch Archetyp dessen, was insbesondere im Verlauf der 80er Jahre gemeinhin als ''Barbaren-Film'' bezeichnet wurde. Der Apex-Verlag veröffentlicht diesen Klassiker der Sword-&-Sorcery-Fantasy in der Reihe DIE CONAN-SAGA als durchgesehene Neuausgabe.

Althea Merrick, Missionarin einer obskuren Sekte, reist nach Krishna, um ihrer Kirche neue Gläubige zuzuführen. Statt Helden zu bekehren, gerät sie jedoch in die Fänge des Sadisten Afanasi Gorchakow, der sie mit einem faulen Trick zu seiner rechtmäßig Angetrauten macht. Verzweifelt sucht die unfreiwillige Ehefrau ihr Heil in überstürzter Flucht... und landet in den Armen von Yuruzh, des Häuptlings der genialisch begabten Geschwänzten Krishaner... Lyon Sprague de Camp, der große Altmeister der Fantasy und der Science Fiction, veröffentlichte sein augenzwinkerndes Abenteuer-Garn vom Planeten Krishna im Verlauf von vierzig Jahren in den verschiedensten Magazinen. Der Apex-Verlag präsentiert den vollständigen Zyklus als durchgesehene Neuausgabe.

Armchair Fiction presents extra large paperback collections of the best in classic science fiction short stories. It''s time for our sixteenth collection of vintage Science Fiction Gems, filled to the brim with great tales by top authors: L. Sprague de Camp, Milton Lesser, Chad Oliver, Carl Jacobi, Rog Phillips, Stanley Mullen and more. For interplanetary adventure with a bit of a twist at the end, check out "Dead on Departure" and "The Soaring Statue." In "The Fifth Stone" and "The Outvaders" man''s willingness to accept his own mortality is clearly demonstrated. If you enjoy your sci-fi served up with a sprinkling of grimness and horror, then "Specimen" and "The Tomb from Beyond" are tales to make you shudder. Both "Night" and "Revolt on Mercury" testify to man''s willingness to buck interstellar government guidelines-often at great peril! So make no mistake about it, all these stories and more make up another can''t-put-it-down edition of Armchair Fiction''s Science Fiction Gems. Here''s the lineup:THE FIFTH STONE, by Alfred CoppelDEAD ON DEPARTURE, by Milton LesserSPECIMEN, by C. C. MacAppTEACH ME TO KILL, by Rog PhillipsTHE SOARING STATUE, by L. Sprague de CampNIGHT, by Chad Oliver THE TOMB FROM BEYOND, by Carl JacobiTHE OUTVADERS, by Joe L. HensleyREVOLT ON MERCURY, by Stanley MullenTO THE VICTORS, by H. B. HickeyTHE DOOR, by Clifton B. Kruse

"A tale of high adventure, rich in historical lore and erudite in the telling. Of Mr. de Camp''s ... novels, this may well be the most ambitious and quite possibly the best."-Publishers Weekly *** The Golden Wind is the last of the five classic historicals de Camp wrote (both historically and chronologically). *** The novel tells of the early adventures of Eudoxus of Cyzicus and Hippalus in their original voyages from Egypt to India by sea. *** Eudoxus was a Greek navigator who is credited with exploring and mapping the Arabian sea for Egyptian ruler Ptolemy VIII, and Hippalus is, according to legend, the captain of Eudoxus'' ship during these explorations. *** Following the successful exploration of the route to India, Eudoxus decides to break the Egyptian monopoly on trade with India by sailing around Africa, and encounters a myriad of different adventures and misfortunes as their ship attempts to circumnavigate the great continent.

Set in the time of Dionysios I of Syracuse, at the beginning of the 4th century BC, Th e Arrows of Hercules tells the tale of Zopyros of Tarentum, an engineer who invents an improved type of catapult. *** He is quickly drafted by Dionysios into Syracuse''s war efforts against Carthage, which sets him on a series of adventures including a battle against Etruscan pirates and a kidnapping in Carthage. *** L. Sprague''s meticulous attention to historical accuracy makes this a remarkable read which entertains as much as it teaches us about fascinating events that shaped the course of history. *** ---------- "Exciting and quite believable adventures."-Classical World ---------- "Rousing piece of fi ction...pace is rapid and unrelenting." -Th e Arizona Republic ---------- "Highly Recommended...intriguing novel."-Library Journal

Bessas of Zariaspa is a young officer in the Immortals regiment, sworn to protect and obey his King at all costs. The King wishes immortality and to that end tasks Bessas to find items that make an immortality potion, including the blood of a dragon and the ear of a king. *** The Dragon of the Ishtar Gate is a swashbuckling historical novel with larger-than-life characters, set in a detailed historical background that only a scholar such as de Camp can create.

Aristotle and the Gun is L. Sprague de Camp''s tour de force story of time travel and alternate history. A young scientist, Sherman Weaver, steals a prototype time machine and, without authorization he throws caution to the winds of time and goes back in time to conduct an experiment to see what will happen if small changes are made to history. This seminal work in the science fiction field will stay with you long after the final page is turned.

DIVLeading authority examines facts and fancies behind the Atlantis theme in history, science, and literature. Sources include Plato, Thomas More, K. T. Frost, and many other citations, both famous and lesser-known. Related legends are also recounted and refuted, and reports document attempts to prove the continent''s existence, including accounts of actual expeditions. /div

Rogue Queen is a ground-breaking novel by L. Sprague de Camp that was one of the first science fiction books to deal with sexual themes, paving the way for more daring works by future authors. *** Part of the Viagens Interplanetarias series, the story takes place on a planet circling the star Lalande 21185, also known as Ormazd. When humans arrive on the planet they find a hive-like society with a hyper-fertile queen being serviced by male drones. *** All the other females of the species are infertile, or so it is believed. However, when one of the worker females rebels she discovers that the workers infertility is largely a result of the diet they follow.

Time and Chance is the autobiography of Hugo, World Fantasy and SFWA Grand Master Award-winning author, L. Sprague de Camp. It is a fascinating insight into a man who began writing in the late 1930''s and remained an active voice in the genre up until his death in the last year of the twentieth century, and who was a prime mover in the formation of the fields of Science Fiction and Fantasy as we know them today.

Erróneamente acusado del rapto de una reina turania, Conan decide no exponerse al hacha del verdugo. Huye al oeste por el Camino de los Reyes, y persigue a los raptores de la reina Jamilah hasta los ensangrentados muros del siniestro templo de Zath. Para poder sobrevivir a las calles de la perversa Yezud, se verá obligado a matar a todo un ejército de asesinos y caza recompensas. Sin embargo, sólo con la ayuda de una bella y valerosa doncella del templo podrá acceder a las profundidades donde habita el mal y hacer frente al venenoso dios araña...

Imagine a world of gods and demons, where the fate of kingdoms balances on the bloody blade of a fabulous hero: Conan of the iron thews, the blue-eyed barbarian giant who towers above the savage Hyborian world. Here in one volume for the first time, are three of the Conan works that L.Sprague de Camp created to re-launch Conan: Conan the Swordsman Conan the Liberator Conan the Spider God

Conan is back, and at the top of his form! SFWA Grand Master L. Sprague de Camp was revered in the genre of fantasy for both his fiction and nonfiction. Booklist praised his novel The Honorable Barbarian, saying: "The action is brisk, and the worlds and characters are described with de Camp''s deft, light touch . . . thoroughly agreeable entertainment," while Kirkus Reviews said of The Pixilated Peeress "the unassuming style and verve of the telling keep the pages turning. Pure prose junk-food." But more important, L. Sprague de Camp wrote Dark Valley Destiny, the definitive biography of Conan''s creator, Robert E. Howard, leaving little wonder as to why Conan and the Spider God is considered one of the finest novels in the canon of Conan. Son of a blacksmith, a former slave and thief, Conan the Cimmerian has risen to the rank of Captain of the Royal Guard. But as usual, trouble is his bedfellow. Forced to kill while defending himself, Conan must flee the vengeance of the High Priest of Erlik. Foraging through field and forest, meeting friend and foe, Conan cuts a bloody swath through assassins and bounty hunters all the way to the sinister temple of Zath, where he encounters the huge and hideous Spider God. Facing certain death, Conan becomes both the hunter . . . and the hunted. Conan and the Spider God is a thrilling adventure of the mighty barbarian, from one of the genre''s most revered authors. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Aquilonia, once the proudest land in all of Hyboria, has fallen under the tyrannical reign of a mad king. As his brutal insanity sweeps the land, only one man dares stand against him: Conan the barbarian. Conan becomes the leader of an army of rebels, brave warriors who thought their battles would be fought with spear and sword, axe and dagger. In this they were mistaken, for their greatest foe is not the army of Aquilonia, but the vile sorcerer Thulandra Thuu. Dark clouds loom ahead for the people of Aquilonia, and only Conan can save them.

This dark fantasy novel was serialized in 1939 but never before published in book form. It tells the Faust legend with a twist, set in Depression-era New York City.

A humorous adventure from the author of The Complete Compleat Enchanter. He looks like a cross between a dragon and a catfish, and he can bend iron bars with a flick of his hand. In fact, Zdim, the mild-mannered demon, is a scholar of philosophy and logic. So when he''s drafted for a year''s servitude on the mortal plane, Zdim is certain a mistake has been made. Previoulsy published by Del Rey.

Pocos escritores han tenido una vida tan paradójica como el excéntrico y solitario «escritor de espantos» de Providence, considerado por todos como el gran maestro del horror sobrenatural. El estudio biográfico de Sprague de Camp narra de forma fascinante los extraños hábitos de Lovecraft, su tragicómica carrera literaria y conyugal, su decisivo papel en el origen del fandom de ciencia ficción y de terror, y cómo sus pesadillas, sueños y neurosis llegaron a entremezclarse con el hilo narrativo de sus historias, contribuyendo a cimentar la leyenda que surgió después de su muerte.

Fleeing the outraged father of Adeliza, Kerin discovers Princess Nogiri being held captive on a pirate''s ship, and is determined to rescue her

Igor Shtain was the greatest explorer the planets had ever seen, and his support staff of photographer, stuntman, speech writer and secretary made sure that everyone knew it. Now Igor is missing, and it is up to his assistants to find him. Swashbuckling adventure from the author of The Complete Compleat Enchanter.

Describes methods used by early irrigators, architects, and military engineers to build and maintain structures to serve their ruler''s wants.

As thief, pirate, mercenary, adventurer, chief of barbarous tribes and general in the armies of kings, Conan had ventured far and known adventure and marvel. But the adventure that started here, in the royal hall of justice in Tarantia was to be the strangest and most fantastic of all.

AN EPIC FANTASY, AN OMNIBUS VOLUME FROM A TRILOGY: THE INCOMPLETE ENCHANTER, THE CASTLE OF IRON AND THE ENCHANTER COMPLETED. PROFESSOR HAROLD SHEA HAS MASTERED TIME TRAVEL AND HE AND HIS FRIEND REED CHALMERS HAVE ADVENTURES, BOTH IN THE PAST AND PRESENT. 5/10/87- 608PP: B: 10000 @ $3.99: UC=73P: MAX. 3 X INDIVID A FMT EDITIONS TO B FMT OMNIBUS.

Fred Barber, a diplomat, is kidnapped from war-torn England by an elf and taken to the strange world of King Oberon and Queen Titania