Appendix N: Inspirational and Educational Reading

January 15, 2023
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Authors and works which inspired Gary Gygax to create Dungeons & Dragons, compiled by Martin Ralya

Details	Readers Count
The Great Book of Amber Roger Zelazny	55 reads
The Courts of Chaos Roger Zelazny	60 reads
The Hand of Oberon Roger Zelazny	48 reads
Sign of the Unicorn Roger Zelazny	60 reads
The Guns of Avalon Roger Zelazny	76 reads
Nine Princes in Amber Roger Zelazny	171 reads
Jack of Shadows Roger Zelazny	4 reads
The Eyes of the Overworld Jack Vance	8 reads
Tales of the Dying Earth Jack Vance	15 reads
The Dying Earth Jack Vance	4 reads
The Return of the King J.R.R. Tolkien	1,033 reads
The Two Towers J.R.R. Tolkien	1,746 reads
The Fellowship of the Ring J.R.R. Tolkien	2,598 reads
The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien	3,458 reads
The Shadow People The Shadow People Margaret St. Clair	0 reads
The Many Worlds of Andre Norton Andre Norton	0 reads
Stormbringer Michael Moorcock	20 reads
The Runestaff Michael Moorcock	4 reads
The Sword of the Dawn Michael Moorcock	4 reads
The Mad God's Amulet Michael Moorcock	4 reads
The Jewel in the Skull Michael Moorcock	4 reads
The Moon Pool A. Merritt	2 reads
Dwellers in the Mirage Abraham Merritt	0 reads
The Dunwich Horror and Others H. P. Lovecraft Robert Bloch	5 reads
Swords and Ice Magic (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Book 6) Fritz Leiber	0 reads
The Swords of Lankhmar Fritz Leiber	0 reads
Swords Against Wizardry Fritz Leiber	10 reads
Swords in the Mist Fritz Leiber	11 reads
Swords Against Death Fritz Leiber	18 reads
Swords and Deviltry Fritz Leiber	51 reads
Hiero's Journey Sterling E. Lanier	1 read
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian Robert E. Howard	35 reads
Kyrik, Warlock Warrior Gardner Francis Fox	0 reads
The Lavalite World Philip José Farmer	6 reads
Behind the Walls of Terra Philip José Farmer	5 reads
A Private Cosmos (World of Tiers, #3) Philip José Farmer	4 reads
Gates of Creation Philip José Farmer	0 reads
The maker of universes Philip José Farmer	6 reads
The King of Elfland's Daughter Lord Dunsany	23 reads
The Compleat Enchanter L. Sprague de Camp Fletcher Pratt	4 reads
The Carnelian Cube The Carnelian Cube L. Sprague de Camp Fletcher Pratt	0 reads
Lest Darkness Fall L. Sprague De Camp	1 read
The Fallible Fiend L. Sprague de Camp	0 reads
Giant of World's End Giant of World's End Lin Carter	0 reads
The Pirate of World's End Lin Carter	0 reads
The Barbarian of World's End Lin Carter	0 reads
The Immortal of World's End Lin Carter	0 reads
The Enchantress of World's End Lin Carter	0 reads
The Warrior of World's End Lin Carter	0 reads
Tarzan at the Earth's Core Edgar Rice Burroughs	0 reads
Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs	2 reads
At the Earth's Core Edgar Rice Burroughs	6 reads
John Carter of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs Frank Schoonover James Allen St. John	8 reads
A Fighting Man of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs	5 reads
The Chessman of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs	0 reads
Thuvia, Maid of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs	10 reads
The Warlord of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs	23 reads
The Gods of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs	32 reads
A Princess of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs	118 reads
The Best of Fredric Brown Fredric Brown	0 reads
The Book of Skaith Leigh Brackett	0 reads
The Face in the Frost John Bellairs	8 reads
Three Hearts and Three Lions Poul Anderson	18 reads
The High Crusade Poul Anderson	11 reads
The Broken Sword Poul Anderson Bronson Pinchot	19 reads

Details	Readers Count
The Great Book of Amber Roger Zelazny	55 reads
The Courts of Chaos Roger Zelazny	60 reads
The Hand of Oberon Roger Zelazny	48 reads
Sign of the Unicorn Roger Zelazny	60 reads
The Guns of Avalon Roger Zelazny	76 reads
Nine Princes in Amber Roger Zelazny	171 reads
Jack of Shadows Roger Zelazny	4 reads
The Eyes of the Overworld Jack Vance	8 reads
Tales of the Dying Earth Jack Vance	15 reads
The Dying Earth Jack Vance	4 reads
The Return of the King J.R.R. Tolkien	1,033 reads
The Two Towers J.R.R. Tolkien	1,746 reads
The Fellowship of the Ring J.R.R. Tolkien	2,598 reads
The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien	3,458 reads
The Shadow People The Shadow People Margaret St. Clair	0 reads
The Many Worlds of Andre Norton Andre Norton	0 reads
Stormbringer Michael Moorcock	20 reads
The Runestaff Michael Moorcock	4 reads
The Sword of the Dawn Michael Moorcock	4 reads
The Mad God's Amulet Michael Moorcock	4 reads
The Jewel in the Skull Michael Moorcock	4 reads
The Moon Pool A. Merritt	2 reads
Dwellers in the Mirage Abraham Merritt	0 reads
The Dunwich Horror and Others H. P. Lovecraft Robert Bloch	5 reads
Swords and Ice Magic (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Book 6) Fritz Leiber	0 reads
The Swords of Lankhmar Fritz Leiber	0 reads
Swords Against Wizardry Fritz Leiber	10 reads
Swords in the Mist Fritz Leiber	11 reads
Swords Against Death Fritz Leiber	18 reads
Swords and Deviltry Fritz Leiber	51 reads
Hiero's Journey Sterling E. Lanier	1 read
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian Robert E. Howard	35 reads
Kyrik, Warlock Warrior Gardner Francis Fox	0 reads
The Lavalite World Philip José Farmer	6 reads
Behind the Walls of Terra Philip José Farmer	5 reads
A Private Cosmos (World of Tiers, #3) Philip José Farmer	4 reads
Gates of Creation Philip José Farmer	0 reads
The maker of universes Philip José Farmer	6 reads
The King of Elfland's Daughter Lord Dunsany	23 reads
The Compleat Enchanter L. Sprague de Camp Fletcher Pratt	4 reads
The Carnelian Cube The Carnelian Cube L. Sprague de Camp Fletcher Pratt	0 reads
Lest Darkness Fall L. Sprague De Camp	1 read
The Fallible Fiend L. Sprague de Camp	0 reads
Giant of World's End Giant of World's End Lin Carter	0 reads
The Pirate of World's End Lin Carter	0 reads
The Barbarian of World's End Lin Carter	0 reads
The Immortal of World's End Lin Carter	0 reads
The Enchantress of World's End Lin Carter	0 reads
The Warrior of World's End Lin Carter	0 reads
Tarzan at the Earth's Core Edgar Rice Burroughs	0 reads
Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs	2 reads
At the Earth's Core Edgar Rice Burroughs	6 reads
John Carter of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs Frank Schoonover James Allen St. John	8 reads
A Fighting Man of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs	5 reads
The Chessman of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs	0 reads
Thuvia, Maid of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs	10 reads
The Warlord of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs	23 reads
The Gods of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs	32 reads
A Princess of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs	118 reads
The Best of Fredric Brown Fredric Brown	0 reads
The Book of Skaith Leigh Brackett	0 reads
The Face in the Frost John Bellairs	8 reads
Three Hearts and Three Lions Poul Anderson	18 reads
The High Crusade Poul Anderson	11 reads
The Broken Sword Poul Anderson Bronson Pinchot	19 reads

Appendix N: Inspirational and Educational Reading

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