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<blockquote data-quote="Mannahnin" data-source="post: 9666125" data-attributes="member: 7026594">I've read lots of good ones over the years but not a lot jumping to mind as essential which haven't already been mentioned.One set I did really enjoy reading for the first time not long ago are Manley Wade Wellman's Silver John the Balladeer stories.&nbsp; Wellman gets cited by Gygax in Appendix N, and Silver John is (along with Wellman's other hero Kardios of Atlantis and Poul Anderson's Cappen Varra) to my mind one of the likeliest inspirations for the D&amp;D bard.&nbsp; Despite Silver John being American and taking place in a slightly vague 20th century (not quite clear whether it's between the world wars or post WW2) Appalachian setting, these are great folk horror adventure stories.The Green Hills of Earth and The Long Watch never fail to make my eyes well up.-We Also Walk Dogs is a fun one.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mannahnin, post: 9666125, member: 7026594"] I've read lots of good ones over the years but not a lot jumping to mind as essential which haven't already been mentioned. One set I did really enjoy reading for the first time not long ago are Manley Wade Wellman's Silver John the Balladeer stories. Wellman gets cited by Gygax in Appendix N, and Silver John is (along with Wellman's other hero Kardios of Atlantis and Poul Anderson's Cappen Varra) to my mind one of the likeliest inspirations for the D&D bard. Despite Silver John being American and taking place in a slightly vague 20th century (not quite clear whether it's between the world wars or post WW2) Appalachian setting, these are great folk horror adventure stories. [I]The Green Hills of Earth[/I] and [I]The Long Watch[/I] never fail to make my eyes well up. [I]-We Also Walk Dogs[/I] is a fun one. [/QUOTE]

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