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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 9384679" data-attributes="member: 7023840">Reynard,I don't disagree with you. That said, I do think that people can reasonably say that most of the work-for-hire based on the IP of games* is generally of a lower quality than the fiction produced by people producing their own work. To use D&D as an example, I don't think that the overall quality (in terms of literature) for the books is the same as the fantasy that gets published because it's good, regardless of an IP tie in.**That said, I am sympathetic to your comment. In that spirit, I would say the following:1. Obviously, games that have pre-existing literature (LoTR, Lovecraftian mythos, Star Wars, etc.) are in their own category.2. There are some TTRPGs that have great books within the game that are a joy to read. Some Paranoia Books, some of the GURPS sourcebooks, some WOD books, Reign, HoL, In Nomine, Nobilis, etc.3. I am not familiar with games (TTRPG) that originated as games and have produced great literature as separate books. I think that the most recent D&D movie was really good! For the most part, the books tend to cater to fans of particular games.That said, I would recommend the following- all of them are great books, and were based off of TTRPG campaigns. Malzan series. Based off of a GURPS campaign.Riftwar saga. Based off a D&D campaign.The Expanse. Started as an MMORPG and d20 modern game.Knaves over Queens. (soon to be a TV series?). Based off a Superworlds campaign.*Or IP in general.**This isn't a hard and inflexible rule, of course. As we've seen, whether it's Arcane or The Last of Us, you can make great stuff based off of an IP.</blockquote>

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