L. Sprague de Camp

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Arizona

The Clocks of Iraz

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The Unbeheaded King

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The Honorable Barbarian

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Alaska

The Queen of Zamba

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Pre-owned book in excellent condition
Clean pages with some shelf wear on dust jacket
Deckled edges
First edition

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Minnesota

Kerin, the younger brother of Jorian from the author's Reluctant King trilogy (The Goblin Tower, 1968; The Clocks of Iraz, 1971, and The Unbeheaded King, 1983) is sent to a country reminiscent of China to study clock mechanisms. In this humorous story he rescues and marries a princess and battles sorcerers and demons.

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Utah

The Dragon of Ishtar Gate

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

New York

Traces the advancement of early invention and technology from the first recorded engineering project of early Egypt.

The Ancient Engineers

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The King had a good head on his shoulders -- for the moment, anyway. Everyone agreed that King Jorian of Xylar had been a good and just ruler. In fact, many also agreed that, in this case, it was a pity that the laws of Xylar decreed that each randomly chosen King must reign for only five years and then, after due pomp and ceremony, have his head cut off! Understandably, Jorian himself was wholeheartedly in agreement with the second sentiment, so with the help of a spell provided by the wizard Karadur, he escaped from the beheading ceremony with his head still on his shoulders. Unfortunately, his beloved wife, Queen Estrildis, was left behind, and getting her out of Xylar would be anything but simple -- particularly with the Royal Guard of Xylar hot on the trail of their fugitive monarch. With Karadur's magic, Jorian might be able to pull off the rescue. But first, he would have to locate a trove of ancient spells, deal with an enemy wizard, steal an item from a 500-year-old (but still beautiful) princess who turns into a giant serpent at inopportune moments, repair the giant tower clocks of Iraz to fulfill a prophecy, break a pirate siege, and finally fly back to Xylar in an enchanted bathtub and whisk away his beloved Estrildis before the Royal Guard notices that their King (not to mention his head) has returned. Then things began to get complicated....

The Reluctant King

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"Mr. de Camp has the trick of being able to show technology engaging in feats as full of derring-do as those of Hannibal's army. History as it should be told."--Isaac Asimov, The New York Times Book Review 

The Pyramids of Giza, the Parthenon of Greece, the Great Wall of China, the Colosseum of Rome. Today, we stand in awe before these wonders of the ancient world. They hold our history and the deepest secrets of our past in their hidden recesses.

In The Ancient Engineers, L. Sprague de Camp delves into the heart of the mystery. He introduces us to the master builders who had the vision, the power, and the passion to reach for the clouds and touch the heavens. We share in some of the greatest technological triumphs of all time--triumphs of the human mind, imagination, and spirit.

Michigan

Technology and Invention from the Earliest Times to the Renaissance

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

Ancient Engineers

Fair condition. Please see photos. May have some discoloration. B5

California

Kentucky

The Glory That Was

The Bronze God of Rhodes

Illinois

Te Glory That Was

Rivers of Time

Some minor shelf-wear and yellowing due to age, but it is in great condition. Spine is intact and square. ￼

Virginia

Rogue Queen

#paperback #fantasy #lspraguedecamp In like new condition hard to find and very sought after.

Pennsylvania

The Spell of Seven: Stories of Heroic Fantasy (2nd Printing, 1969)

Ohio

The Conan Reader

Time travel adventure from Prime Press, 1949.   "Fair" condition because no dust jacket, but book itself is intact with no writing except previous owner's name and date on first page.  Binding, spine, and covers are intact.  Perfectly readable pages with no crumbling, tears, rips, or folds.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Maryland

Lest Darkness Fall

Oklahoma

ROBERT E. HOWARD

Conan The Adventurer

L. Sprague De Camp

Frederick Pohl

David Drake

Ex-library. Catalog markers. Some shelf wear on the jacket. Mostly confined to the corners. Obvious mileage between the pages. A few water and debris stains. Repaired dog ears. In acceptable condition and words are not obstructed. Photos provided for transparency.

Rarely do books have such a great influence on a genre as Lest Darkness Fall has had on science fiction. Frequently quoted as one of the 'favorite' books of many of the masters of the field, this book by L. Sprague de Camp helped establish time-travel as a solid sub-genre of science fiction. ** An indication of the influence and longevity of the book is by the number of best-selling writers who have written stories in direct response to, or influenced by, Lest Darkness Fall. This new volume also includes three such stories by Frederik Pohl, David Drake and S. M. Stirling written over a period of forty-three years-a testament to the timelessness of the book. ** Similar, thematically, to Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, the book tells the tale of Martin Padway who, as he is walking around in modern Rome, is suddenly transported though time to 6th Century Rome. Once in ancient Rome, Padway (now Martinus Paduei Quastor) embarks on an ambitious project of single-handedly changing history. ** L. Sprague de Camp was a student of history (and the author of a number of popular works on the subject). In Lest Darkness Fall he combines his extensive knowledge of the workings of ancient Rome with his extraordinary imagination to create one of the best books of time travel ever written.

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