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<blockquote data-quote="Radaceus" data-source="post: 8772653" data-attributes="member: 6796086"><p>1) my list:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Anderson, Poul</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Burroughs, Edgar Rice</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Carter, Lin</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">de Camp, L. Sprague</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dunsany, Lord</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Farmer, P. J.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Howard, R. E.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Leiber, Fritz</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lovecraft, H. P.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Moorcock, Michael</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Norton, Andre</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Offutt, Andrew J.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Saberhagen, Fred</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tolkien, J. R. R.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Vance, Jack</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Zelazny, Roger<br /> <br /> Several of the authors cited in said appendix were from Sci-fi/fantasy 'zines' from the golden age of comics and the ilk. <br /> As an avid comic book collector, I'm sure I've read some of them back int he day ( Weinbaum, Lanier, and Brown specifically)<br /> <br /> Authors who should have been on this list include:</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">C.S. Lewis</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">H.G. Wells</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">T.H. White</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Anne McAffery</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ursula K. LeGuin</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Piers Anthony</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Richard Adams</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Jack Chalker *</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Stephen R. Donaldson*</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Terry Brooks*</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tanith Lee* </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Orson Scott Card*</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Patricia A. McKillip*<br /> <br /> and two more who arrived late in early 80's deserve honorable mention:</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Glen Cook ( not heavily published until early 80's, but had published int he early 70's) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">C.J. Cherryh</li> </ul><p><em>* all published late 70's, but hadn't earned their chops in time for the 1st edition of the DMG</em></p><p></p><p>That's all I can recall atm, as a kid, in the late 70's and 80s I was reading at minimum a book a week, and I am sure several other deserving authors should have made the list for inspiration of a fantasy adventure/ setting ( Phanton Tolbooth? James and the Giant Peach? The Littles?)</p><p></p><p>2) <em>Do you feel you see D&D differently than people who have not read these?</em></p><p>This question is subjective,</p><p></p><p> I feel that, as an avid reader my take is slightly jilted, in that I've read most of the scenarios in one form or another, and I cannot stand most of the later pulp spawned by D&D (Looking at you Salvatore! Thieve's World and Dragonlance getting a pass here mostly because I read them hot off the press). </p><p> Furthering this vein, there are many great authors who have appeared on the scene to inspire newer generations. </p><p></p><p>Secondly, I've DM'd and played with people who have read little, several whom have not read any off this list, and still had an amazing grasp of the genre and an imagination to go with it.</p><p></p><p>So, in short...subjective.</p><p>Possibly, a better question, is~ 'Having grown up with D&D since the 70's, did you read the books mentioned in the Appendix, before or after you realized they were mentioned in the Appendix?"</p><p>[SPOILER="Answer"]Mostly before <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> [/SPOILER]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Radaceus, post: 8772653, member: 6796086"] 1) my list: [LIST] [*]Anderson, Poul [*]Burroughs, Edgar Rice [*]Carter, Lin [*]de Camp, L. Sprague [*]Dunsany, Lord [*]Farmer, P. J. [*]Howard, R. E. [*]Leiber, Fritz [*]Lovecraft, H. P. [*]Moorcock, Michael [*]Norton, Andre [*]Offutt, Andrew J. [*]Saberhagen, Fred [*]Tolkien, J. R. R. [*]Vance, Jack [*]Zelazny, Roger Several of the authors cited in said appendix were from Sci-fi/fantasy 'zines' from the golden age of comics and the ilk. As an avid comic book collector, I'm sure I've read some of them back int he day ( Weinbaum, Lanier, and Brown specifically) Authors who should have been on this list include: [*]C.S. Lewis [*]H.G. Wells [*]T.H. White [*]Anne McAffery [*]Ursula K. LeGuin [*]Piers Anthony [*]Richard Adams [*]Jack Chalker * [*]Stephen R. Donaldson* [*]Terry Brooks* [*]Tanith Lee* [*]Orson Scott Card* [*]Patricia A. McKillip* and two more who arrived late in early 80's deserve honorable mention: [*]Glen Cook ( not heavily published until early 80's, but had published int he early 70's) [*]C.J. Cherryh [/LIST] [I]* all published late 70's, but hadn't earned their chops in time for the 1st edition of the DMG[/I] That's all I can recall atm, as a kid, in the late 70's and 80s I was reading at minimum a book a week, and I am sure several other deserving authors should have made the list for inspiration of a fantasy adventure/ setting ( Phanton Tolbooth? James and the Giant Peach? The Littles?) 2) [I]Do you feel you see D&D differently than people who have not read these?[/I] This question is subjective, I feel that, as an avid reader my take is slightly jilted, in that I've read most of the scenarios in one form or another, and I cannot stand most of the later pulp spawned by D&D (Looking at you Salvatore! Thieve's World and Dragonlance getting a pass here mostly because I read them hot off the press). Furthering this vein, there are many great authors who have appeared on the scene to inspire newer generations. Secondly, I've DM'd and played with people who have read little, several whom have not read any off this list, and still had an amazing grasp of the genre and an imagination to go with it. So, in short...subjective. Possibly, a better question, is~ 'Having grown up with D&D since the 70's, did you read the books mentioned in the Appendix, before or after you realized they were mentioned in the Appendix?" [SPOILER="Answer"]Mostly before ;) [/SPOILER] [/QUOTE]
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