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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

#7 of 10 in Barsoom

A Fighting Man of Mars
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1930 • 10 Readers • 239 pages 3.8

A Princess of Mars

#1 of 10 in Barsoom

A Princess of Mars
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1912 • 212 Readers • 384 pages 3.4

A Private Cosmos (World of Tiers, #3)

7 Readers 4

At the Earth's Core

#1 of 6 in Pellucidar

At the Earth's Core
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1914 • 15 Readers • 181 pages 3.5

Behind the Walls of Terra

#4 of 6 in World of Tiers

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

#1 of 6 in World's End

1969 • 141 pages

Hiero's Journey

#1 of 2 in Hiero

Hiero's Journey
BySterling E. Lanier

1973 • 7 Readers • 325 pages 2

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

2010 • 17 Readers • 462 pages 3.3

Kyrik, Warlock Warrior

#1 of 4 in Kyrik

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

#1 of 10 in The Chronicles of Amber

Nine Princes in Amber
ByRoger Zelazny

1970 • 318 Readers • 175 pages 3.6

Pellucidar

Pellucidar
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

2002 • 6 Readers • 146 pages 3.5

Sign of the Unicorn

#3 of 10 in The Chronicles of Amber

Sign of the Unicorn
ByRoger Zelazny

1975 • 74 Readers • 192 pages 3.7

Stormbringer

Stormbringer
ByMichael Moorcock

2022 • 46 Readers • 864 pages 4

Swords Against Death

#2 of 7 in Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser

Swords Against Death
ByFritz Leiber

1970 • 40 Readers • 206 pages 3.9

Swords Against Wizardry

#4 of 7 in Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser

1968 • 26 Readers • 188 pages 3.8

Swords and Deviltry

#1 of 7 in Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser

Swords and Deviltry
ByFritz Leiber

1970 • 121 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 • 28 Readers • 427 pages 3.6

Tales of the Dying Earth

2016 • 44 Readers • 754 pages 3.9

Tarzan at the Earth's Core

#4 of 6 in Pellucidar

Tarzan at the Earth's Core
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1929 • 4 Readers • 336 pages

The Barbarian of World's End

#5 of 6 in 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

1954 • 83 Readers • 240 pages 3.4

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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

#1 of 5 in Conan the Cimmerian

2003 • 77 Readers • 464 pages 4

The Compleat Enchanter

#1-3 of 2 in The Incompleat Enchanter

The Compleat Enchanter
ByL. Sprague de Camp,Fletcher Pratt

1940 • 9 Readers • 416 pages 4

The Courts of Chaos

#5 of 10 in The Chronicles of Amber

The Courts of Chaos
ByRoger Zelazny

1978 • 72 Readers • 4h 44m 3.7

The Dunwich Horror and Others

#1 of 3 in Spisy

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

1929 • 11 Readers • 433 pages 4

The Dying Earth

The Dying Earth
ByJack Vance

5 Readers 3.3

The Enchantress of World's End

#3 of 6 in World's End

1975 • 196 pages

The Eyes of the Overworld

26 Readers 4.1

The Face in the Frost

#1 of 1 in Prospero and Roger Bacon

The Face in the Frost
ByJohn Bellairs

1969 • 24 Readers • 176 pages 3.5

The Fallible Fiend

#3 of 4 in Novarian

The Fallible Fiend
ByL. Sprague de Camp

1973 • 2 Readers • 277 pages

The Fellowship of the Ring

#1 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

1954 • 3,278 Readers • 398 pages 4.4

The Gods of Mars

#2 of 10 in Barsoom

The Gods of Mars
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1912 • 48 Readers • 247 pages 3.4

The Great Book of Amber

#1 of 10 in The Chronicles of Amber

1999 • 123 Readers • 1,268 pages 4

The Guns of Avalon

#2 of 10 in The Chronicles of Amber

The Guns of Avalon
ByRoger Zelazny

1972 • 92 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 • 30 Readers • 196 pages 3.4

The Hobbit

Middle-earth Legendarium

The Hobbit
ByJ.R.R. Tolkien

1937 • 4,160 Readers • 10h 24m 4.3

The Immortal of World's End

#4 of 6 in World's End

1976 • 160 pages

The Jewel in the Skull

#1 of 7 in Hawkmoon

The Jewel in the Skull
ByMichael Moorcock

1967 • 9 Readers • 224 pages 3

The King of Elfland's Daughter

1924 • 95 Readers • 240 pages 3.8

The Lavalite World

#5 of 6 in World of Tiers

The Lavalite World
ByPhilip José Farmer

1977 • 8 Readers • 227 pages 4

The Mad God's Amulet

#2 of 4 in The History of the Runestaff

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

#1 of 1 in Dr. Goodwin

The Moon Pool
ByA. Merritt

1918 • 7 Readers • 352 pages 3

The Pirate of World's End

#5 of 6 in Gondwane Epic

1978 • 173 pages

The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings

#3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

1954 • 1,399 Readers • 432 pages 4.6

The Runestaff

#4 of 4 in The History of 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

#3 of 4 in The History of the Runestaff

The Sword of the Dawn
ByMichael Moorcock

1968 • 8 Readers • 144 pages 3.3

The Swords of Lankhmar

#5 of 7 in Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser

1968 • 6 Readers • 310 pages

The Two Towers

#2 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

The Two Towers
ByJ.R.R. Tolkien

1954 • 2,201 Readers • 447 pages 4.4

The Warlord of Mars

#3 of 10 in Barsoom

The Warlord of Mars
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1916 • 36 Readers • 158 pages 3.5

The Warrior of World's End

#2 of 6 in World's End

1974 • 164 pages

Three Hearts and Three Lions

#2.5 of 3 in Operation Otherworld

1953 • 37 Readers • 232 pages 3.5

Thuvia, Maid of Mars

#4 of 10 in Barsoom

Thuvia, Maid of Mars
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1916 • 17 Readers • 132 pages 3.3