Comments on: The Gygax Classic Fantasy Book List

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By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:05:15 +0000

Ah you have the pleasure of reading them all now then!

By: Stuart Robertson

Stuart Robertson — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:53:14 +0000

I didn’t start playing D&D until the early 80s, and I was a bit younger (9 years old) so I didn’t have a background in any of these authors — except for Tolkien.

It was actually Choose Your Own Adventures that had the biggest influence on how I approached RPGs, and D&D specifically.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:43:37 +0000

Also IF you can get hold of “The Eyes of the Overworld” by Jack Vance, its a classic! I played D&D when I was at school in the late 1970s. Lovecraft and Tolkein were two of my literary idols, plus Robert Howard – I still read them now

By: Stuart

Stuart — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:06:43 +0000

Thanks Justin!

Anderson and Leiber are high on the list of authors I want to read. I really enjoy Lovecraft’s work and of course Tolkien.

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:27:17 +0000

My favourite Poul Anderson was the Broken Sword. Fritz Leiber was an amazing writer – I still re-read his books. Nice site!