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Message: <blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 4863080" data-attributes="member: 35909">I'm 24 and didn't start D&D until high school, around 2000.  I read the entire Prydain Chronicles (but never saw the movie) and the Dark is Rising Sequence in middle school, and they remain my favorite books of all time, not just in the fantasy genre, but in general.  I have not read any of the typically listed fantasy authors -- Tolkein, Moorcock, um...geeze, it's hard to even remember these guys' names since I never heard of most of them before...Vance....I don't know how much the fantasy lit I read influenced my views on D&D.  As for the future, I'd have to say anime will play a big role for lots of people.  It does for me already.  I'm unsure if Alexander and Cooper had an impact on the game for me, but Record of Lodoss War?  Absolutely.  And how can you not crack a hentai joke when using Evard's tentacles?EDIT: Gaiman!  I did read Neverwhere in high school.  I guess he would also count as a big name.</blockquote>