D&D 5E D&D-ish novels?

[Rhenny]

Wow...lots of good reading! Like some of the others, I loved Fritz Lieber (Grey Mouser books), Michael Moorcock (Elric books and Hawkmoon books), the Thieves' World stories edited by Robert Asprin, and others including the newer books by Patrick Rothfuss (Kingslayer series), and many others.

Nobody mentioned some of the ones that are actually about RPG groups that get transported into the DMs world....the original Quag's Keep by Andre Norton, and the Guardians of the Flame Series by Joel Rosenberg. I devoured those when I was younger.

 

[Zaukrie]

Good call on these above
http://www.jimchines.com/novels/goblins/

 

[resscane]

Shogun. Obviously has an oriental flavor to it, and not exactly high fantasy, but the writing and political intrigue is top-notch.

Totally agree with this. Love that book.

 

[Fedge123]

The Face in the Frost by John Bellairs
The story of two wizards hunting down evil. From Wikipedia: "This novel was listed in the "recommended reading" list in the first edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Dungeon Master's Guide by Gary Gygax. Prospero's practice of studying his book of spells the night before he might need them may have helped inspire the game's requirement for magic users to do the same (see also Jack Vance's Dying Earth stories).

The Elric and Hawkmoon series by Michael Moorcock was already mentioned, but don't forget the Corum series of novels too! Pretty much anything by Moorcock is great.

A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Most of the John Carter books are great (despite the transported to another world hook).

Forerunner by Andre Norton
Drow, but not drow ...

 

[Mistwell]

The Book of Elementals "series" by Phyllis Eisenstein is D&D-esque, and superb. I put "series" in quotes because there are only two books (and a third is written but still unpublished). These books are sort of a secret. In that, it seems like nobody has every heard of them, but they're so friggen good it's incredible everyone hasn't heard of them. And once you read them you will join me in saying, "Wow, how are these not hugely popular?"

The two books are The Sorcerer's Son, and The Crystal Palace. Lot's of D&D-like creatures, done completely differently than you expect. Demons, sorcerers, and many elementals. Thinking, interesting elementals with unique cultures and societies and planes/worlds.

 

[Greg K]

Nobody mentioned some of the ones that are actually about RPG groups that get transported into the DMs world....the original Quag's Keep by Andre Norton, and the Guardians of the Flame Series by Joel Rosenberg. I devoured those when I was younger.

For Guardians of the Flame, thatis because the winged mouse of the night stated, specifically, that he does not like books in which people from our world are transported into a fantasy world.

 

[Rhenny]

For Guardians of the Flame, thatis because the winged mouse of the night stated, specifically, that he does not like books in which people from our world are transported into a fantasy world.

Oops...I missed the parenthetical statement he made. Sorry. Carry on. There's nothing to see here.

 

[Anakzar]

"The Dwarves" by Markus Heitz. Also just got done reading the Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson.

 

[fixitgeek]

I am going to have to recommend Ren of Atikala, it is a good book by David Adams. It follows the adventures of a kobold sorceress and her companion who I can only assume is a kobold barbarian in their adventures after the destruction of their home deep underground.

 

[mflayermonk]

Nonfiction: Medieval Underworld by Andrew McCall

Fiction: Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief

The most purely (1e) D&D story out there is probably Clark Ashton Smith's The Theft of the Thirty Nine Girdles.
http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/215