1e inspiration list, how much have you read?

[JoeGKushner]

Anderson, Poul. THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS; THE HIGH CRUSADE; THE BROKEN SWORD
Bellairs, John. THE FACE IN THE FROST
Brackett, Leigh.
Brown, Fredric.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice, "Pellucidar" Series; Mars Series; Venus Series
Carter, Lin. "World's End" Series
de Camp, L. Sprague. LEST DARKNESS FALL; FALLIBLE FIEND; et al.
de Camp & Pratt. "Harold Shea" Series; CARNELIAN CUBE
Derleth, August.
Dunsany, Lord.
Farmer, P. J. "The World of the Tiers" Series; et al.
Fox, Gardner. "Kothar" Series; "Kyrik" Series; et al.
Howard, R. E. "Conan" Series
Lanier, Sterling. HIERO'S JOURNEY
Leiber, Fritz. "Fafhrd & Gray Mouser" Series; et al.
Lovecraft, H. P.
Merritt, A. CREEP, SHADOW, CREEP; MOON POOL; DWELLERS IN THE MIRAGE; et al.
Moorcock, Michael. STORMBRINGER; STEALER OF SOULS; "Hawkmoon" Series (esp. the first three books)
Norton, Andre.
Offutt, Andrew J., editor SWORDS AGAINST DARKNESS III.
Pratt, Fletcher, BLUE STAR; et al.
St. Clair, Margaret. THE SHADOW PEOPLE; SIGN OF THE LABRYS
Tolkien, J. R. R. THE HOBBIT; "Ring Trilogy"
Vance, Jack. THE EYES OF THE OVERWORLD; THE DYING EARTH; et al.
Weinbaum, Stanley.
Wellman, Manly Wade.
Williamson, Jack.
Zelazny, Roger. JACK OF SHADOWS; "Amber" Series; et al.[/

Wow. Never realized there was so much on the list that I hadn't read.

 

[JoeGKushner]

More, C. L. JIREL OF JOIRY
Smith, Clark Ashton

I've enjoyed that C. L. Moore book for a while. Bless the Science Fiction Book Club.

And bless that other company Night Shade books for bringing out a new collection of Clark Ashton Smith. First book is at the house ready to be read.

 

[grodog]

IIRC, the Appendix N listing originally appeared in TD or SR, but I can't seem to locate the issue. I'm looking, because IIRC there are a few differences in the listings???

 

[Templetroll]

Anderson, Poul. THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS; THE HIGH CRUSADE; THE BROKEN SWORD
Burroughs, Edgar Rice, Tarzan series, not the other planet ones
Howard, R. E. "Conan" Series
Leiber, Fritz. "Fafhrd & Gray Mouser" Series; et al.
Lovecraft, H. P.
Merritt, A. CREEP, SHADOW, CREEP; MOON POOL; DWELLERS IN THE MIRAGE; et al.
Moorcock, Michael. STORMBRINGER; STEALER OF SOULS; "Hawkmoon" Series (esp. the first three books)
Norton, Andre. "Quag Keep" first DND novel, first 'players enter the game as their characters'! "Return to Quag Keep"
Tolkien, J. R. R. THE HOBBIT; "Ring Trilogy"
Vance, Jack. THE EYES OF THE OVERWORLD; THE DYING EARTH; et al.
Zelazny, Roger. JACK OF SHADOWS; "Amber" Series; et al.

Great stuff. Glad the list was brought to my attention. I'll work on the ones I've missed. I had the DND CD set so I'll read the Gardner Fox stories from Dragon magazine. Haven't been able to tfind the Kothar books yet.

Grodog, it is issue 4, p 29. Names that are there but not in the DMG:

Algernon Blackwood
Fred Saberhagen Changling Earth

 

[thedungeondelver]

IIRC, the Appendix N listing originally appeared in TD or SR, but I can't seem to locate the issue. I'm looking, because IIRC there are a few differences in the listings???

It appears in issue four, page 29 of THE DRAGON

 

[T. Foster]

Grodog, it is issue 4, p 29. Names that are there but not in the DMG:

Algernon Blackwood
Fred Saberhagen Changling Earth

Saberhagen's Changeling Earth actually IS on the list in the DMG, just not in the list in the OP of this thread (for whatever reason). I've read it, and it's quite good (in a pure pulp sense, of course).

 

[Glyfair]

Agreed. As a fan of the old sagas, I loved the Broken Sword. C.L. Moore's Jirel of Joiry is also pretty darn cool...it might have been on the list of recommended reading in the Classic D&D Immortals set, which as I recall was very long indeed.

I went out and got this book based on the character's appearance in the "Giants in the Earth" column in The Dragon (as well as Karl Edgar Wagner's Kane series and C.J. Cherryh's Morgaine series).

Oddly, I'd never noticed how "Pulp" the original D&D reading list was before now.

What's interesting is the implied list, from the paragraph before this list in the AD&D DMG.

"Then too, countless hundreds of comics went down, and the long-gone EC ones certain had their influence."

He also mentions fairy tales by Brother's Grimm and Andrew Lang.

 

[eyebeams]

Plucked from another thread, here is Gygax's inspiration list from the back of the 1e DMG.

How many have you read?

Bolded:

Anderson, Poul. THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS; THE HIGH CRUSADE; THE BROKEN SWORD
Brown, Fredric.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice, "Pellucidar" Series; Mars Series; Venus Series
Howard, R. E. "Conan" Series
Leiber, Fritz. "Fafhrd & Gray Mouser" Series; et al.
Lovecraft, H. P.
Moorcock, Michael. STORMBRINGER; STEALER OF SOULS; "Hawkmoon" Series (esp. the first three books)
Tolkien, J. R. R. THE HOBBIT; "Ring Trilogy"
Vance, Jack. THE EYES OF THE OVERWORLD; THE DYING EARTH; et al.
Williamson, Jack.
Zelazny, Roger. JACK OF SHADOWS; "Amber" Series; et al.

 

[MonsterMash]

Lets see:

Brackett, Leigh.

Burroughs, Edgar Rice, "Pellucidar" Series; Mars Series; Venus Series

de Camp & Pratt. "Harold Shea" Series; CARNELIAN CUBE
Derleth, August.
Dunsany, Lord.
Farmer, P. J. "The World of the Tiers" Series; et al.

Howard, R. E. "Conan" Series

Leiber, Fritz. "Fafhrd & Gray Mouser" Series; et al.
Lovecraft, H. P.

Moorcock, Michael. STORMBRINGER; STEALER OF SOULS; "Hawkmoon" Series (esp. the first three books)
Norton, Andre.

Tolkien, J. R. R. THE HOBBIT; "Ring Trilogy"
Vance, Jack. THE EYES OF THE OVERWORLD; THE DYING EARTH; et al.

About 60% or so.

 

[mmadsen]

What's interesting is the implied list, from the paragraph before this list in the AD&D DMG.

"Then too, countless hundreds of comics went down, and the long-gone EC ones certain had their influence."

He also mentions fairy tales by Brother's Grimm and Andrew Lang.

Here are the intro and conclusions, from the other thread:

APPENDIX N:
INSPIRATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL READING

Inspiration for all of the fantasy work I have done stems directly from the love my father showed when I was a tad, for he spent many hours telling me stories he made up as he went along, tales of cloaked old men who could grant wishes, of magic rings and enchanted swords, or wicked sorcerors and dauntless swordsmen. Then too, countless hundreds of comic books went down, and the long-gone EC ones certainly had their effect. Science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies were a big influence. In fact, all of us tend to get ample helpings of fantasy when we are very young, from fairy tales such as those written by the Brothers Grimm and Andrew Lang. This often leads to reading books of mythology, paging through bestiaries, and consultation of compilations of the myths of various lands and peoples. Upon such a base I built my interest in fantasy, being an avid reader of all science fiction and fantasy literature since 1950. The following authors were of particular inspiration to me. In some cases I cite specific works, in others, I simply recommend all their fantasy writing to you. From such sources, as well as just about any other imaginative writing or screenplay you will be able to pluck kernels from which grow the fruits of exciting campaigns. Good reading!
[...]
The most immediate influences upon AD&D were probably de Camp & Pratt, REH, Fritz Leiber, Jack Vance, HPL, and A. Merritt; but all of the above authors, as well as many not listed, certainly helped to shape the form of the game. For this reason, and for the hours of reading enjoyment, I heartily recommend the works of these fine authors to you.​