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<blockquote data-quote="Ralif Redhammer" data-source="post: 8066806" data-attributes="member: 30438">All those authors' salient works came after the creation of D&amp;D and the publication of the 1e DMG. Now, maybe in 2e, you would've seen some of their inclusion, but the 2e DMG (or PHB) doesn't even have an Inspirational Reading list in it, surprisingly.If there's one book that I feel should've been included that wasn't, it's LeGuin's A Wizard of Earthsea and the first two sequels. It's got wizards, a familiar, polymorphing, dragons, a shadow-creature, staves, and more. The Tombs of Atuan even has a dungeon of a sort.If we're talking getting Appendix N down to as few listing as possible, really, I think it could be left at:Anderson, Poul: THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS;Howard, R. E.: &quot;Conan&quot; seriesLeiber, Fritz: &quot;Fafhrd &amp; Gray Mouser&quot; series; et alMoorcock, Michael: STORMBRINGER; STEALER OF SOULS;Tolkien, J. R. R.: THE HOBBIT; &quot;Ring trilogy&quot;Vance, Jack: THE EYES OF THE OVERWORLD; THE DYING EARTH; et alNow, that leaves out a ton, and would be nowhere near as interesting, but I think that those are the core literary influences on D&amp;D's creation, with clear and identifiable elements. But again, that would be a real disservice to some of the fun and brilliant tales that didn't make my cut.I really enjoy the Appendix N Book Club podcast. They approach the books with a sense of fun and excitement while not glossing over the problematic elements. I've been skipping around based on what I've already read and have just finished reading.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ralif Redhammer, post: 8066806, member: 30438"] All those authors' salient works came after the creation of D&D and the publication of the 1e DMG. Now, maybe in 2e, you would've seen some of their inclusion, but the 2e DMG (or PHB) doesn't even have an Inspirational Reading list in it, surprisingly. If there's one book that I feel should've been included that wasn't, it's LeGuin's A Wizard of Earthsea and the first two sequels. It's got wizards, a familiar, polymorphing, dragons, a shadow-creature, staves, and more. The Tombs of Atuan even has a dungeon of a sort. If we're talking getting Appendix N down to as few listing as possible, really, I think it could be left at: Anderson, Poul: THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS; Howard, R. E.: "Conan" series Leiber, Fritz: "Fafhrd & Gray Mouser" series; et al Moorcock, Michael: STORMBRINGER; STEALER OF SOULS; Tolkien, J. R. R.: THE HOBBIT; "Ring trilogy" Vance, Jack: THE EYES OF THE OVERWORLD; THE DYING EARTH; et al Now, that leaves out a ton, and would be nowhere near as interesting, but I think that those are the core literary influences on D&D's creation, with clear and identifiable elements. But again, that would be a real disservice to some of the fun and brilliant tales that didn't make my cut. I really enjoy the Appendix N Book Club podcast. They approach the books with a sense of fun and excitement while not glossing over the problematic elements. I've been skipping around based on what I've already read and have just finished reading. [/QUOTE]

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