Appendix N. : the Eldritch roots of Dungeons & Dragons / edited by Peter Bebergal ; with an afterword by Ann VanderMeer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bebergal, Peter, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gygax, Gary--Books and reading.

Gygax, Gary.

Dungeons and Dragons (Game)--History.

Dungeons and Dragons (Game).

Dungeons and Dragons (Game)--Influence.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

History.

Books and reading.

Genre:

History.

Fantasy fiction.

Short stories.

Physical Description:

xix, 337 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

London, England : Strange Attractor Press, 2020.

Summary:

"An anthology investigating the influences behind Dungeons & Dragons, the most popular modern role-playing game. Drawing upon the original list of "inspirational reading" provided by Gary Gygax in the first Dungeon Master's Guide, published in 1979, as well as hobbyist magazines and related periodicals that helped to define the modern role-playing game, Appendix N. offers a colletion of short fiction and resonant fragments that reveal the literary influences that shaped Dungeons & Dragons, the world's most popular RPG." --Supplied by publisher.

Contents:

Key to Upper Level

1 How Sargoth Lay Siege to Zaremm p. 3 / Lin Carter

2 Tale of Hauk p. 7 / Poul Anderson

3 Jewels in the Forest p. 31 / Fritz Leiber

4 Empire of the Necromancers p. 71 / Clark Ashton Smith

5 Turjan of Miir p. 81 / Jack Vance

6 A Hero at the Gates p. 99 / Tanith Lee

7 Tower of the Elephant p. 115 / Robert E. Howard

Secret Chamber

8 Song of Swords p. 145 / Fred Saberhagen

Key to Lower Level

9 Dreaming City by Michael Moorcock p. 151

10 The Doom that Came to Sarnath p. 185 / H. P. Lovecraft

11 Tower of Darkness p. 193 / David Madison

12 Straggler from Atlantis p. 217 / Manly Wade Wellman

13 The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles p. 245 / Margaret St. Clair

14 Pit of Wings p. 251 / Ramsey Campbell

15 Black God's Kiss p. 267 / C. L. Moore

16 The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth p. 299 / Lord Dunsany

Key to Secret Passage

17 Sword of Dragonus p. 319 / Frank Brunner.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

190722274X

9781907222740

OCLC:

1145300854