Survivor Appendix E (5e) Authors- Ursula K. LeGWINS!

[Reynard]

Bullfinch is probably more USEFUL to a D&D campaign than any other author on this list.

Why? D&D campaigns don't look much like classical mythology at all. I mean, unless your campaigns involve a whole lot of sexy divine shapeshifting...

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Upvote to Ursula K. LeGuin. That A Wizard of Earthsea wasn’t on the original Appendix N was practically a criminal oversight.

Downvote to Mervyn Peake. The Creaky Gothic Gormenghast trilogy is good, but there are plenty of other authors on this list I’d read before it.

As for Brooks’ loss, I didn’t vote one way or another on them. Like the Dragonlance trilogies, which I came to at the same time in my life, I had too much nostalgia tied to them to be objective about them. I know they’re flawed works, but I still liked them. Heck, I even enjoyed the Shannara Chronicles TV show.

Alexander, Lloyd 24
Augusta, Lady Gregory 19
Bear, Elizabeth 15
Bulfinch, Thomas 23
Cook, Glen 21
Froud, Brian & Alan Lee 7
Hodgson, William Hope 16
Jemisin, N.K. 22
Kay, Guy Gavriel 21
LeGuin, Ursula 26
Lynch, Scott 24
McKillip, Patricia 25
Peake, Mervyn 22
Pratchett, Terry 23
Sanderson, Brandon 25
Smith, Clark Ashton 18
Wolfe, Gene 24

 

[Gradine]

Ah, missed that. Well then, this whole thread is a waste of my time. C'ya

Is there anyone for whom this thread isn't a waste of time? Is that not the point?

I got Scion of Shannara from the library today. Been reading it, and it is better than what I have read from in the past. Not Robert Jordan levels, but an improvement. So, thanks for the recommendation. That's why I like threads like this, personally, I can learn something.

And Scions is probably my least favorite of the four, probably due to the lack of focus. Druid and Elf Queen are definitely the best of the lot, though. Man, now I want to re-read them; I wonder exactly how well they will hold up.

 

[Gradine]

Alexander, Lloyd 25 - Now the Brooks isn't around anymore to try to save, here's another upvote for the world's greatest bard, Fflewddur Fflam, son of Godo. Plus, the Black Cauldron got canned early in the other thread, so I've gotta rep the Alexander hype somewhere.
Augusta, Lady Gregory 19
Bear, Elizabeth 15
Bulfinch, Thomas 23
Cook, Glen 21
Froud, Brian & Alan Lee 5 - Part "who?", part ambivalence over author pairs.
Hodgson, William Hope 16
Jemisin, N.K. 22
Kay, Guy Gavriel 21
LeGuin, Ursula 26
Lynch, Scott 24
McKillip, Patricia 25
Peake, Mervyn 22
Pratchett, Terry 23
Sanderson, Brandon 25
Smith, Clark Ashton 18
Wolfe, Gene 24

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

Alexander, Lloyd 25
Augusta, Lady Gregory 19
Bear, Elizabeth 15
Bulfinch, Thomas 23
Cook, Glen 22
Froud, Brian & Alan Lee 5
Hodgson, William Hope 16
Jemisin, N.K. 22
Kay, Guy Gavriel 21
LeGuin, Ursula 24
Lynch, Scott 24
McKillip, Patricia 25
Peake, Mervyn 22
Pratchett, Terry 23
Sanderson, Brandon 25
Smith, Clark Ashton 18
Wolfe, Gene 24

 

[Yardiff]

Alexander, Lloyd 25
Augusta, Lady Gregory 19
Bear, Elizabeth 15
Bulfinch, Thomas 23
Cook, Glen 22+1=23
Froud, Brian & Alan Lee 5
Hodgson, William Hope 16
Jemisin, N.K. 22
Kay, Guy Gavriel 21
LeGuin, Ursula 24
Lynch, Scott 24
McKillip, Patricia 25
Peake, Mervyn 22
Pratchett, Terry 23
Sanderson, Brandon 25-2=23
Smith, Clark Ashton 18
Wolfe, Gene 24​

 

[lowkey13]

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[CleverNickName]

Alexander, Lloyd 25+1=26
Augusta, Lady Gregory 19
Bear, Elizabeth 15
Bulfinch, Thomas 23
Cook, Glen 23
Froud, Brian & Alan Lee 5-2=3
Hodgson, William Hope 16
Jemisin, N.K. 22
Kay, Guy Gavriel 21
LeGuin, Ursula 24
Lynch, Scott 24
McKillip, Patricia 25
Peake, Mervyn 22
Pratchett, Terry 23
Sanderson, Brandon 23
Smith, Clark Ashton 18
Wolfe, Gene 24

Brooks got voted out? Bah. Heathens, all of you. Well nuts, since I can't vote for Terry Brooks...and since Neil Gaiman never even got consideration...I'm going to have to vote for Lloyd Alexander.

As for downvoting, I'll just pick whoever else is scored lowest. I'm looking forward to the bloodbath that is certainly to come once Bear and Froud are off the list.

 

[Prakriti]

Alexander, Lloyd 26
Augusta, Lady Gregory 19
Bear, Elizabeth 15
Bulfinch, Thomas 23
Cook, Glen 23
Froud, Brian & Alan Lee 3
Hodgson, William Hope 16
Jemisin, N.K. 22
Kay, Guy Gavriel 21
LeGuin, Ursula 22
Lynch, Scott 24
McKillip, Patricia 25
Peake, Mervyn 22
Pratchett, Terry 24
Sanderson, Brandon 23
Smith, Clark Ashton 18
Wolfe, Gene 24

Terry Pratchett Quote of the Day:
“William: "I'm sure we can all pull together, sir."
Vetinari: "Oh, I do hope not. Pulling together is the aim of despotism and tyranny. Free men pull in all kinds of directions.” - The Truth

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Why? D&D campaigns don't look much like classical mythology at all. I mean, unless your campaigns involve a whole lot of sexy divine shapeshifting...

I draw quite heavly on classical and celtic mythology, and more than half the Monster Manual is from there.

However, there is plenty of other souce material available, and I have never used Bullfinch (or the UKIPer) for reference.