Warlocks and warriors

November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000

Lyon Sprague de Camp — known as L. Sprague de Camp — was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, non-fiction and biography. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and works of non-fiction, including biographies of other fantasy authors. - Wikipedia

1935 – 2007

Douglas Arthur Hill was a science fiction author, editor and reviewer. Hall was born in Brandon, Manitoba, and raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He was a science fiction fan from an early age. He received his B.A. in English from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1959, he moved to Britain, where he worked as a freelance writer and editor for Aldus Books. Hall wrote many books on history, science, and folklore before turning to write fiction full-time in 1978. He edited anthologies under the pseudonym "Martin Hillman."

18 December 1939

Michael John Moorcock is an English writer, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, who has also published literary novels. He is best known for his novels about the character Elric of Melniboné, a seminal influence on the field of fantasy in the 1960s and 1970s. As editor of the controversial British science fiction magazine New Worlds, from May 1964 until March 1971 and then again from 1976 to 1996, Moorcock fostered the development of the science fiction "New Wave" in the UK and indirectly in the United States. He is also a comics writer, musician, and editor. Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moorcock)