Survivor Appendix N Authors- LEIBER WINS!

[Gradine]

Bellairs, John 19
Brackett, Leigh 4
Brown, Frederic 12
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 23
Carter, Lin 18
de Camp & Pratt 19
Dunsany, Lord 21
Fox, Gardner 19
Howard, R.E. 7
Lanier, Sterling 18
Leiber, Fritz 25
Merritt, A. 18
Moorcock, Michael 17
Norton, Andre 15
Offutt, Andrew J. 16
Pratt, Fletcher 18
St. Clair, Margaret 21
Tolkien, J. R. R. 18
Weinbaum, Stanley 16
Wellman, Manley Wade 16
Williamson, Jack 18
Zelazny, Roger 24

Yeah, if my introduction to D&D had been 100% Conan-esque S&S, I'm fairly certain I would have been turned off straight away.

All due respect to the legacy of Conan and Gygax and Greyhawk et. al, but the game has grown beyond all that, and for the better, IMNSHO.

PS: Also there are some... less savory aspects of Howard's writing that I'm not inclined to chalk up to as merely "a product of the times", and that sadly influence some of the worst corners of the hobby still.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Bump to Tolkien and a drop to Leiber. Entirely for The Knight and Knave of Swords. As much as I dig Leiber's prior tales, the conclusion felt like someone had swapped him out with Piers Anthony!

Bellairs, John 19
Brackett, Leigh 4
Brown, Frederic 12
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 23
Carter, Lin 18
de Camp & Pratt 19
Dunsany, Lord 21
Fox, Gardner 19
Howard, R.E. 7
Lanier, Sterling 18
Leiber, Fritz 23
Merritt, A. 18
Moorcock, Michael 17
Norton, Andre 15
Offutt, Andrew J. 16
Pratt, Fletcher 18
St. Clair, Margaret 21
Tolkien, J. R. R. 19
Weinbaum, Stanley 16
Wellman, Manley Wade 16
Williamson, Jack 18
Zelazny, Roger 24

 

[Reynard]

Bellairs, John 19
Brackett, Leigh 4
Brown, Frederic 12
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 23
Carter, Lin 18
de Camp & Pratt 19
Dunsany, Lord 21
Fox, Gardner 19
Howard, R.E. 7+1=8 Howard is the most skilled of the pulp era authors on this list.
Lanier, Sterling 18
Leiber, Fritz 23
Merritt, A. 18
Moorcock, Michael 17
Norton, Andre 15
Offutt, Andrew J. 16
Pratt, Fletcher 18
St. Clair, Margaret 21
Tolkien, J. R. R. 19
Weinbaum, Stanley 16
Wellman, Manley Wade 16
Williamson, Jack 18
Zelazny, Roger 24-2=22 He's good but, come on, he's not this good.

 

[Prakriti]

Bellairs, John 19
Brackett, Leigh 4
Brown, Frederic 12
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 23
Carter, Lin 18
de Camp & Pratt 19
Dunsany, Lord 21
Fox, Gardner 19
Howard, R.E. 8
Lanier, Sterling 18
Leiber, Fritz 23
Merritt, A. 18
Moorcock, Michael 15
Norton, Andre 15
Offutt, Andrew J. 16
Pratt, Fletcher 18
St. Clair, Margaret 21
Tolkien, J. R. R. 20
Weinbaum, Stanley 16
Wellman, Manley Wade 16
Williamson, Jack 18
Zelazny, Roger 22

 

[Imaro]

Bellairs, John 19
Brackett, Leigh 4
Brown, Frederic 12
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 23
Carter, Lin 18
de Camp & Pratt 19
Dunsany, Lord 21
Fox, Gardner 19
Howard, R.E. 6 -IMO Overrated and over emphasized when it comes to S&S in general.
Lanier, Sterling 18
Leiber, Fritz 23
Merritt, A. 18
Moorcock, Michael 16 -Subverted many of the established tropes of S&S increasing it's range and depth.
Norton, Andre 15
Offutt, Andrew J. 16
Pratt, Fletcher 18
St. Clair, Margaret 21
Tolkien, J. R. R. 20
Weinbaum, Stanley 16
Wellman, Manley Wade 16
Williamson, Jack 18
Zelazny, Roger 22

 

[Sacrosanct]

If you are only seeing Flexor and me, there is a block/ignore between you and another frequent poster.

I don't typically have people on ignore, and I'm so lovable and conflict free, no one would ever put me on ignore.

 

[OB1]

Bellairs, John 19
Brackett, Leigh 4
Brown, Frederic 12
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 23
Carter, Lin 18
de Camp & Pratt 19
Dunsany, Lord 21
Fox, Gardner 19
Howard, R.E. 6-2=4
Lanier, Sterling 18
Leiber, Fritz 23
Merritt, A. 18
Moorcock, Michael 16
Norton, Andre 15
Offutt, Andrew J. 16
Pratt, Fletcher 18
St. Clair, Margaret 21
Tolkien, J. R. R. 20+1=21
Weinbaum, Stanley 16
Wellman, Manley Wade 16
Williamson, Jack 18
Zelazny, Roger 22

 

[Lord Mhoram]

Bellairs, John 19
Brackett, Leigh 4
Brown, Frederic 12
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 23
Carter, Lin 18
de Camp & Pratt 19
Dunsany, Lord 21
Fox, Gardner 19
Howard, R.E. 2
Lanier, Sterling 18
Leiber, Fritz 23
Merritt, A. 18
Moorcock, Michael 16
Norton, Andre 16
Offutt, Andrew J. 16
Pratt, Fletcher 18
St. Clair, Margaret 21
Tolkien, J. R. R. 21
Weinbaum, Stanley 16
Wellman, Manley Wade 16
Williamson, Jack 18
Zelazny, Roger 22

 

[Yardiff]

Bellairs, John 19
Brackett, Leigh 4
Brown, Frederic 12
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 23+1=24
Carter, Lin 18
de Camp & Pratt 19
Dunsany, Lord 21
Fox, Gardner 19
Howard, R.E. 2
Lanier, Sterling 18
Leiber, Fritz 23
Merritt, A. 18
Moorcock, Michael 16
Norton, Andre 16
Offutt, Andrew J. 16
Pratt, Fletcher 18
St. Clair, Margaret 21
Tolkien, J. R. R. 21-2=19
Weinbaum, Stanley 16
Wellman, Manley Wade 16
Williamson, Jack 18
Zelazny, Roger 22

 

[TiwazTyrsfist]

Bellairs, John 19
Brackett, Leigh 4
Brown, Frederic 12
Burroughs, Edgar Rice 24
Carter, Lin 18
de Camp & Pratt 19
Dunsany, Lord 21
Fox, Gardner 19
Howard, R.E. 2
Lanier, Sterling 18
Leiber, Fritz 23
Merritt, A. 18
Moorcock, Michael 17
Norton, Andre 16
Offutt, Andrew J. 16
Pratt, Fletcher 18
St. Clair, Margaret 21
Tolkien, J. R. R. 17
Weinbaum, Stanley 16
Wellman, Manley Wade 16
Williamson, Jack 18
Zelazny, Roger 22