L. Sprague de Camp
Lyon Sprague de Camp (1907–2000) was an American science fiction and fantasy author. His writing career spanned over fifty years. He wrote novels and works of nonfiction.
Originally published in a magazine as a four-part serial in 1950–51. First publication in book form as two separate volumes: The Search for Zei (1962) and The Hand of Zei (1963). A restored text bringing both segments back together was published in 1981.
Dick Barnevelt knew he wasn't a hero, but somebody has to find the explorer who'd vanished on the low-tech planet, Krisha. And to do that, somebody had to single-handedly rescue a beautiful princess from bloodthirsty pirates. And to do that, somebody had to lead the fleet against an impregnable fortress, while fending off a superior navy. And whoever managed all that was going to be a hero – whether he knew it or not!
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