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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 13 in Barsoom

A Fighting Man of Mars
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1930 • 19 Readers • 192 pages 3.6

A Princess of Mars

#1 of 13 in Barsoom

A Princess of Mars
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1912 • 244 Readers • 164 pages 3.4

A Private Cosmos (World of Tiers, #3)

7 Readers 4

At the Earth's Core

#1 of 7 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 • 15 Readers • 325 pages 3.2

Jack of Shadows

Jack of Shadows
ByRoger Zelazny

1971 • 14 Readers • 216 pages 3.5

John Carter of Mars

#11 of 13 in Barsoom

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

1943 • 20 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 15 in The Chronicles of Amber

Nine Princes in Amber
ByRoger Zelazny

1970 • 379 Readers • 175 pages 3.6

Pellucidar

#2 of 7 in Pellucidar

Pellucidar
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1915 • 7 Readers • 146 pages 3.7

Sign of the Unicorn

#3 of 15 in The Chronicles of Amber

Sign of the Unicorn
ByRoger Zelazny

1975 • 95 Readers • 192 pages 3.7

Stormbringer

Stormbringer
ByMichael Moorcock

2022 • 53 Readers • 864 pages 4.2

Swords Against Death

#2 of 8 in Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser

Swords Against Death
ByFritz Leiber

1970 • 49 Readers • 206 pages 3.9

Swords Against Wizardry

#4 of 8 in Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser

1968 • 32 Readers • 188 pages 3.8

Swords and Deviltry

#1 of 8 in Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser

Swords and Deviltry
ByFritz Leiber

1970 • 149 Readers • 152 pages 3.4

Swords in the Mist

#3 of 8 in Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser

Swords in the Mist
ByFritz Leiber

1968 • 34 Readers • 427 pages 3.6

Tales of the Dying Earth

2016 • 63 Readers • 754 pages 3.8

Tarzan at the Earth's Core

#4 of 7 in Pellucidar

Tarzan at the Earth's Core
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1929 • 6 Readers • 336 pages 3.5

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,Bronson Pinchot

1954 • 102 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

#1 of 2 in Conan the Cimmerian

2003 • 99 Readers • 464 pages 3.9

The Compleat Enchanter

#1 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 15 in The Chronicles of Amber

The Courts of Chaos
ByRoger Zelazny

1978 • 94 Readers • 4h 44m 3.7

The Dunwich horror and others

#1 of 2 in Spisy

1925 • 31 Readers • 217 pages 4

The Dying Earth

The Dying Earth
ByJack Vance

8 Readers 3.3

The Enchantress of World's End

#3 of 6 in World's End

1975 • 196 pages

The Eyes of the Overworld

35 Readers 4.1

The Face in the Frost

#1 of 1 in Prospero and Roger Bacon

The Face in the Frost
ByJohn Bellairs

1969 • 32 Readers • 176 pages 3.9

The Fallible Fiend

#3 of 3 in Novarian

The Fallible Fiend
ByL. Sprague de Camp

1973 • 2 Readers • 160 pages

The Fellowship of the Ring

#1 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

1954 • 3,887 Readers • 398 pages 4.4

The Gods of Mars

#2 of 13 in Barsoom

The Gods of Mars
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1912 • 58 Readers • 247 pages 3.5

The Great Book of Amber

#1 of 15 in The Chronicles of Amber

1999 • 140 Readers • 1,268 pages 4

The Guns of Avalon

#2 of 15 in The Chronicles of Amber

The Guns of Avalon
ByRoger Zelazny

1972 • 115 Readers • 203 pages 3.8

The Hand of Oberon

The Hand of Oberon
ByRoger Zelazny

78 Readers 3.8

The High Crusade

The High Crusade
ByPoul Anderson

1960 • 37 Readers • 196 pages 3.5

The Hobbit

#0 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

The Hobbit
ByJ.R.R. Tolkien

1937 • 4,942 Readers • 300 pages 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 • 16 Readers • 224 pages 3.3

The King of Elfland's Daughter

1924 • 111 Readers • 240 pages 3.7

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 7 in Hawkmoon

The Mad God's Amulet
ByMichael Moorcock

1968 • 12 Readers • 141 pages 3.7

The maker of universes

The maker of universes
ByPhilip José Farmer

21 Readers 3.2

The Moon Pool

#1 of 1 in Dr. Goodwin

The Moon Pool
ByA. Merritt

1918 • 11 Readers • 281 pages 3

The Pirate of World's End

#5 of 6 in Gondwane Epic

1978 • 173 pages

The Return of the King

#3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

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

1950 • 1,689 Readers • 432 pages 4.6

The Runestaff

#4 of 7 in Hawkmoon

The Runestaff
ByMichael Moorcock

1969 • 13 Readers • 139 pages 3.4

Cover 2

The Shadow People
ByMargaret St. Clair

1969 • 4 Readers • 189 pages

The Sword of the Dawn

#3 of 7 in Hawkmoon

The Sword of the Dawn
ByMichael Moorcock

1968 • 12 Readers • 147 pages 3.5

The Swords of Lankhmar

#5 of 8 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 • 2,595 Readers • 725 pages 4.4

The Warlord of Mars

#3 of 13 in Barsoom

The Warlord of Mars
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1916 • 47 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 • 43 Readers • 232 pages 3.5

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Thuvia, Maid of Mars

#4 of 13 in Barsoom

Thuvia, Maid of Mars
ByEdgar Rice Burroughs

1916 • 23 Readers • 132 pages 3.5