Harold Shea series

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The Harold Shea series is a classic fantasy sequence co-written by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt, following a psychologist who uses symbolic logic to travel into the worlds of myth and literature.

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instanceOf fantasy fiction series
literary series
author Fletcher Pratt NERFINISHED
L. Sprague de Camp NERFINISHED
coAuthorRelationship collaboration between L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt
containsWork The Castle of Iron NERFINISHED
The Green Magician NERFINISHED
The Mathematics of Magic NERFINISHED
The Roaring Trumpet NERFINISHED
The Wall of Serpents NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReputation classic of humorous fantasy
featuresCharacter Belphebe NERFINISHED
Harold Shea NERFINISHED
Reed Chalmers NERFINISHED
firstPublicationDecade 1940s
firstPublishedIn Unknown magazine NERFINISHED
genre fantasy
hasTheme adaptation of myths and literary works
clash between modern rationalism and magical worlds
comic misadventure in alien cultures
influencedGenre rational fantasy
language English
literaryInfluence classic literature
mythology
magicSystemBasis symbolic logic
mainCharacter Harold Shea NERFINISHED
narrativeTone adventurous
humorous
notableFor humorous treatment of myth and legend
rationalist approach to magic
originalMedium pulp magazine
originalPublisher Unknown (published in Unknown magazine) NERFINISHED
periodOfCreation mid-20th century
premise a psychologist travels into worlds of myth and literature using symbolic logic
protagonistOccupation psychologist
publicationForm fix-up novels
short stories
relatedGenre science fantasy
settingType literary worlds
mythological worlds
subgenre comic fantasy
portal fantasy
targetAudience adult readers of fantasy
travelMethod mental translation via symbolic logic formulas
usesDevice symbolic logic for world-travel

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L. Sprague de Camp notableSeries Harold Shea series