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Appendix N: Inspirational and Educational Reading

Authors and works which inspired Gary Gygax to create Dungeons & Dragons, compiled by Martin Ralya

A Fighting Man of Mars

A Fighting Man of Mars
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1930 • 17 Readers • 192 pages 3.4

A Princess of Mars

A Princess of Mars
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1912 • 224 Readers • 164 pages 3.4

A Private Cosmos (World of Tiers, #3)

7 Readers 4

At the Earth's Core

At the Earth's Core
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1914 • 15 Readers • 181 pages 3.5

Behind the Walls of Terra

Behind the Walls of Terra
ByPhilip José Farmer

1970 • 8 Readers • 220 pages 3.5

Dwellers in the Mirage

Dwellers in the Mirage
ByAbraham Merritt

1967 • 228 pages

Gates of Creation

Gates of Creation
ByPhilip José Farmer

1 Reader

Cover 6

1969 • 141 pages

Hiero's Journey

Hiero's Journey
BySterling E. Lanier

1973 • 14 Readers • 325 pages 2.8

Jack of Shadows

Jack of Shadows
ByRoger Zelazny

1971 • 9 Readers • 216 pages 3.5

John Carter of Mars

John Carter of Mars
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs,Frank Schoonover,+1 more

1943 • 19 Readers • 462 pages 3.3

Kyrik, Warlock Warrior

Kyrik, Warlock Warrior
ByGardner Francis Fox

1975 • 153 pages

Lest Darkness Fall

Lest Darkness Fall
ByL. Sprague De Camp

2 Readers 2

Nine Princes in Amber

Nine Princes in Amber
ByRoger Zelazny

1970 • 345 Readers • 175 pages 3.6

Pellucidar

#2 of 7 in Pellucidar

Pellucidar
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1915 • 6 Readers • 146 pages 3.7

Sign of the Unicorn

Sign of the Unicorn
ByRoger Zelazny

1975 • 77 Readers • 192 pages 3.7

Stormbringer

Stormbringer
ByMichael Moorcock

2022 • 49 Readers • 864 pages 4.2

Swords Against Death

Swords Against Death
ByFritz Leiber

1970 • 43 Readers • 206 pages 3.9

Swords Against Wizardry

1968 • 28 Readers • 188 pages 3.8

Swords and Deviltry

Swords and Deviltry
ByFritz Leiber

1970 • 129 Readers • 152 pages 3.4

Swords in the Mist

#3 of 7 in Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser

Swords in the Mist
ByFritz Leiber

1968 • 30 Readers • 427 pages 3.6

Tales of the Dying Earth

2016 • 52 Readers • 754 pages 3.9

Tarzan at the Earth's Core

Tarzan at the Earth's Core
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1929 • 4 Readers • 336 pages

The Barbarian of World's End

1977 • 192 pages

The Best of Fredric Brown

1977 • 2 Readers • 315 pages

The Book of Skaith

The Book of Skaith
ByLeigh Brackett

1 Reader

The Broken Sword

The Broken Sword
ByPoul Anderson,Bronson Pinchot

1954 • 90 Readers 3.5

Cover 1

The Carnelian Cube
ByL. Sprague de Camp,Fletcher Pratt

1948 • 2 Readers • 230 pages

The Chessman of Mars

The Chessman of Mars
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

2021 • 220 pages

The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian

2003 • 80 Readers • 464 pages 3.9

The Compleat Enchanter

#1-3 of 3 in The Incompleat Enchanter

The Compleat Enchanter
ByL. Sprague de Camp,Fletcher Pratt

1940 • 11 Readers • 416 pages 3.8

The Courts of Chaos

#5 of 10 in The Chronicles of Amber

The Courts of Chaos
ByRoger Zelazny

1978 • 75 Readers • 189 pages 3.7

The Dunwich Horror and Others

The Dunwich Horror and Others
ByH.P. Lovecraft,Robert Bloch

1929 • 11 Readers • 433 pages 4

The Dying Earth

The Dying Earth
ByJack Vance

7 Readers 3.3

The Enchantress of World's End

1975 • 196 pages

The Eyes of the Overworld

29 Readers 4.1

The Face in the Frost

The Face in the Frost
ByJohn Bellairs

1969 • 24 Readers • 176 pages 3.5

The Fallible Fiend

#3 of 3 in Novarian

The Fallible Fiend
ByL. Sprague de Camp

1973 • 2 Readers • 152 pages

The Fellowship of the Ring

1954 • 3,554 Readers • 398 pages 4.4

The Gods of Mars

The Gods of Mars
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1912 • 48 Readers • 247 pages 3.4

The Great Book of Amber

1999 • 131 Readers • 1,268 pages 3.9

The Guns of Avalon

The Guns of Avalon
ByRoger Zelazny

1972 • 96 Readers • 203 pages 3.8

The Hand of Oberon

The Hand of Oberon
ByRoger Zelazny

61 Readers 3.8

The High Crusade

The High Crusade
ByPoul Anderson

1960 • 33 Readers • 196 pages 3.5

The Hobbit

The Hobbit
ByJ.R.R. Tolkien

1937 • 4,485 Readers • 300 pages 4.3

The Immortal of World's End

1976 • 160 pages

The Jewel in the Skull

The Jewel in the Skull
ByMichael Moorcock

1967 • 9 Readers • 224 pages 3

The King of Elfland's Daughter

1924 • 100 Readers • 240 pages 3.9

The Lavalite World

The Lavalite World
ByPhilip José Farmer

1977 • 8 Readers • 227 pages 4

The Mad God's Amulet

The Mad God's Amulet
ByMichael Moorcock

1968 • 8 Readers • 160 pages 3.7

The maker of universes

The maker of universes
ByPhilip José Farmer

15 Readers 3.8

The Moon Pool

The Moon Pool
ByA. Merritt

1918 • 11 Readers • 281 pages 3

The Pirate of World's End

1978 • 173 pages

The Return of the King

The Return of the King
ByJ.R.R. Tolkien

1950 • 1,525 Readers • 432 pages 4.6

The Runestaff

The Runestaff
ByMichael Moorcock

1969 • 8 Readers • 158 pages 3.3

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The Shadow People
ByMargaret St. Clair

1969 • 4 Readers • 189 pages

The Sword of the Dawn

The Sword of the Dawn
ByMichael Moorcock

1968 • 8 Readers • 144 pages 3.3

The Swords of Lankhmar

1968 • 6 Readers • 310 pages

The Two Towers

The Two Towers
ByJ.R.R. Tolkien

1954 • 2,380 Readers • 725 pages 4.4

The Warlord of Mars

The Warlord of Mars
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1916 • 36 Readers • 158 pages 3.5

The Warrior of World's End

1974 • 164 pages

Three Hearts and Three Lions

#2.5 of 3 in Operation Otherworld

Three Hearts and Three Lions
ByPoul Anderson(Narrated by Bronson Pinchot)

1953 • 40 Readers 3.5

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Thuvia, Maid of Mars

Thuvia, Maid of Mars
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1916 • 20 Readers • 132 pages 3.3