Appendix N: Inspirational and Educational Reading

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

Details	Rating	Readers Count
A Fighting Man of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs	3.6	12 reads
A Princess of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs	3.43	141 reads
A Private Cosmos (World of Tiers, #3) Philip José Farmer	4	4 reads
At the Earth's Core Edgar Rice Burroughs	3.5	6 reads
Behind the Walls of Terra Philip José Farmer	3.5	5 reads
Dwellers in the Mirage Abraham Merritt	0	0 reads
Gates of Creation Philip José Farmer	0	0 reads
Giant of World's End Giant of World's End Lin Carter	0	0 reads
Hiero's Journey Sterling E. Lanier	3.17	6 reads
Jack of Shadows Roger Zelazny	3.5	8 reads
John Carter of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs Frank Schoonover James Allen St. John	3.25	10 reads
Kyrik, Warlock Warrior Gardner Francis Fox	0	0 reads
Lest Darkness Fall L. Sprague De Camp	2	1 read
Nine Princes in Amber Roger Zelazny	3.62	199 reads
Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs	3.67	3 reads
Sign of the Unicorn Roger Zelazny	3.73	75 reads
Stormbringer Michael Moorcock	4.22	25 reads
Swords Against Death Fritz Leiber	3.94	23 reads
Swords Against Wizardry Fritz Leiber	3.8	15 reads
Swords and Deviltry Fritz Leiber	3.44	62 reads
Swords and Ice Magic (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Book 6) Fritz Leiber	0	0 reads
Swords in the Mist Fritz Leiber	3.64	17 reads
Tales of the Dying Earth Jack Vance	3.8	17 reads
Tarzan at the Earth's Core Edgar Rice Burroughs	3.5	1 read
The Barbarian of World's End Lin Carter	0	0 reads
The Best of Fredric Brown Fredric Brown	0	0 reads
The Book of Skaith Leigh Brackett	0	0 reads
The Broken Sword Poul Anderson Bronson Pinchot	3.47	24 reads
The Carnelian Cube The Carnelian Cube L. Sprague de Camp Fletcher Pratt	0	0 reads
The Chessman of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs	0	0 reads
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian Robert E. Howard	3.92	45 reads
The Compleat Enchanter L. Sprague de Camp Fletcher Pratt	3.83	6 reads
The Courts of Chaos Roger Zelazny	3.69	74 reads
The Dunwich horror and others H.P. Lovecraft	4	15 reads
The Dying Earth Jack Vance	3.25	5 reads
The Enchantress of World's End Lin Carter	0	0 reads
The Eyes of the Overworld Jack Vance	4.14	9 reads
The Face in the Frost John Bellairs	3.89	11 reads
The Fallible Fiend L. Sprague de Camp	0	0 reads
The Fellowship of the Ring J.R.R. Tolkien	4.38	2,969 reads
The Gods of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs	3.52	39 reads
The Great Book of Amber Roger Zelazny	3.95	64 reads
The Guns of Avalon Roger Zelazny	3.76	92 reads
The Hand of Oberon Roger Zelazny	3.78	62 reads
The High Crusade Poul Anderson	3.46	16 reads
The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien	4.29	3,972 reads
The Immortal of World's End Lin Carter	0	0 reads
The Jewel in the Skull Michael Moorcock	3.33	6 reads
The King of Elfland's Daughter Lord Dunsany	3.72	29 reads
The Lavalite World Philip José Farmer	4	6 reads
The Mad God's Amulet Michael Moorcock	3.67	6 reads
The maker of universes Philip José Farmer	3.17	8 reads
The Many Worlds of Andre Norton Andre Norton	0	0 reads
The Moon Pool A. Merritt	3	3 reads
The Pirate of World's End Lin Carter	0	0 reads
The Return of the King J.R.R. Tolkien	4.57	1,204 reads
The Runestaff Michael Moorcock	3.43	7 reads
The Shadow People The Shadow People Margaret St. Clair	0	0 reads
The Sword of the Dawn Michael Moorcock	3.5	6 reads
The Swords of Lankhmar Fritz Leiber	0	0 reads
The Two Towers J.R.R. Tolkien	4.45	1,989 reads
The Warlord of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs	3.54	31 reads
The Warrior of World's End Lin Carter	0	0 reads
Three Hearts and Three Lions Poul Anderson	3.47	24 reads
Thuvia, Maid of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs	3.45	16 reads