Fantasy Author you may not have heard of!
Jun 3, 2016 16:07:47 GMT -5
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Post by Admin Pete on Jun 3, 2016 16:07:47 GMT -5
We have all seen Appendix N,
but have you ever thought about how many fantasy authors are there pre-1970 that we may never have heard of and whose works may be very difficult to find. Here is a start I have made at such a list and I invite you all to help me in adding to it.
Lloyd Alexander - The Chronicles of Prydain
L. Frank Baum - Land of Oz series
Enid Blyton - Old Thatch series, Wishing Chair series, Faraway Tree Series and others
Ray Bradbury - The Fog Horn & Other Stories, Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed and others
Marion Zimmer Bradley - The Darkover Series (began in 1958)
Ernest Bramah - the Kai Lung books
Edith Ogden Harrison - The Flaming Sword and other legends of the earth and sky, Prince Silverwings and other fairy tales
Henry Kuttner - Elak of Atlantis stories, The Graveyard Rats, Valley of the Flame and others
C.S. Lewis - The Chronicles of Narnia series
George MacDonald - Phantastes, The Princess and the Goblin, At the Back of the North Wind, The Light Princess, The Golden Key, and The Wise Woman
Gustav Meyrink - The Golem
C. L. Moore - Shambleau and Others, Jirel of Joiry (Black God's Kiss is all five Jirel stories collected)
William Morris - The Wood Beyond the World and The Well at the World's End
Emil Petaja - The Star Mill
Edward Plunkett(Lord Dunsany) - The King of Elfland's Daughter, The Book of Wonder,The Blessing of Pan, Curse of the Wise Woman and others
Fletcher Pratt - The Well of the Unicorn
Clark Ashton Smith - Story cycles located in Hyperborea, Atlantis, Averoigne, Zothique and Xiccarph.
Frank R. Stockton - The Lady or the Tiger? and Other Stories, The Discourager of Hesitancy
APPENDIX N: Inspirational and Educational Reading
Inspiration for all the fantasy work I have done stems directly from the love my father showed when I was a tad, for he spent many hours telling me stories he made up as he went along, tales of cloaked old men who could grant wishes, of magic rings and enchanted swords, or wicked sorcerers and dauntless swordsmen. Then too, countless hundreds of comic books went down, and the long-gone EC ones certainly had their effect. Science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies were a big influence. In fact, all of us tend to get ample helpings of fantasy when we are very young from fairy tales such as those written by the Brothers Grimm and Andrew Lang. This often leads to reading books of mythology, paging through bestiaries, and consultation of compilations of the myths of various lands and peoples. Upon such a base I built my interest in fantasy, being an avid reader of all science fiction and fantasy literature since 1950. The following authors were of particular inspiration to me. In some cases I cite specific works, in others, I simply recommend all of their fantasy writing to you. From such sources, as well as any other imaginative writing or screenplay, you will be able to pluck kernels from which will grow the fruits of exciting campaigns. Good reading!
Anderson, Poul: THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS; THE HIGH CRUSADE; THE BROKEN SWORD
Bellairs, John: THE FACE IN THE FROST
Brackett, Leigh
Brown, Fredric
Burroughs, Edgar Rice: “Pellucidar” series; Mars series; Venus series
Carter, Lin: “World’s End” series
de Camp, L. Sprague: LEST DARKNESS FALL; THE FALLIBLE FIEND; et al
de Camp & Pratt: “Harold Shea” series; THE CARNELIAN CUBE
Derleth, August
Dunsany, Lord
Farmer, P. J.: “The World of the Tiers” series; et al
Fox, Gardner: “Kothar” series; “Kyrik” series; et al
Howard, R. E.: “Conan” series
Lanier, Sterling: HIERO’S JOURNEY
Leiber, Fritz: “Fafhrd & Gray Mouser” series; et al
Lovecraft, H. P.
Merritt, A.: CREEP, SHADOW, CREEP; MOON POOL; DWELLERS IN THE MIRAGE; et al
Moorcock, Michael: STORMBRINGER; STEALER OF SOULS; “Hawkmoon” series (esp. the first three books)
Norton, Andre
Offutt, Andrew J.: editor of SWORDS AGAINST DARKNESS III
Pratt, Fletcher: BLUE STAR; et al
Saberhagen, Fred: CHANGELING EARTH; et al
St. Clair, Margaret: THE SHADOW PEOPLE; SIGN OF THE LABRYS
Tolkien, J. R. R.: THE HOBBIT; “Ring trilogy”
Vance, Jack: THE EYES OF THE OVERWORLD; THE DYING EARTH; et al
Weinbaum, Stanley
Wellman, Manley Wade
Williamson, Jack
Zelazny, Roger: JACK OF SHADOWS; “Amber” series; et al
The most immediate influences upon AD&D were probably de Camp & Pratt, R. E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, Jack Vance, H. P. Lovecraft, and A. Merritt; but all of the above authors, as well as many not listed, certainly helped to shape the form of the game. For this reason, and for the hours of reading enjoyment, I heartily recommend the works of these fine authors to you.
– E. Gary Gygax, December 1979, AD&D Dungeon Masters Guide, p. 224
Inspiration for all the fantasy work I have done stems directly from the love my father showed when I was a tad, for he spent many hours telling me stories he made up as he went along, tales of cloaked old men who could grant wishes, of magic rings and enchanted swords, or wicked sorcerers and dauntless swordsmen. Then too, countless hundreds of comic books went down, and the long-gone EC ones certainly had their effect. Science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies were a big influence. In fact, all of us tend to get ample helpings of fantasy when we are very young from fairy tales such as those written by the Brothers Grimm and Andrew Lang. This often leads to reading books of mythology, paging through bestiaries, and consultation of compilations of the myths of various lands and peoples. Upon such a base I built my interest in fantasy, being an avid reader of all science fiction and fantasy literature since 1950. The following authors were of particular inspiration to me. In some cases I cite specific works, in others, I simply recommend all of their fantasy writing to you. From such sources, as well as any other imaginative writing or screenplay, you will be able to pluck kernels from which will grow the fruits of exciting campaigns. Good reading!
Anderson, Poul: THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS; THE HIGH CRUSADE; THE BROKEN SWORD
Bellairs, John: THE FACE IN THE FROST
Brackett, Leigh
Brown, Fredric
Burroughs, Edgar Rice: “Pellucidar” series; Mars series; Venus series
Carter, Lin: “World’s End” series
de Camp, L. Sprague: LEST DARKNESS FALL; THE FALLIBLE FIEND; et al
de Camp & Pratt: “Harold Shea” series; THE CARNELIAN CUBE
Derleth, August
Dunsany, Lord
Farmer, P. J.: “The World of the Tiers” series; et al
Fox, Gardner: “Kothar” series; “Kyrik” series; et al
Howard, R. E.: “Conan” series
Lanier, Sterling: HIERO’S JOURNEY
Leiber, Fritz: “Fafhrd & Gray Mouser” series; et al
Lovecraft, H. P.
Merritt, A.: CREEP, SHADOW, CREEP; MOON POOL; DWELLERS IN THE MIRAGE; et al
Moorcock, Michael: STORMBRINGER; STEALER OF SOULS; “Hawkmoon” series (esp. the first three books)
Norton, Andre
Offutt, Andrew J.: editor of SWORDS AGAINST DARKNESS III
Pratt, Fletcher: BLUE STAR; et al
Saberhagen, Fred: CHANGELING EARTH; et al
St. Clair, Margaret: THE SHADOW PEOPLE; SIGN OF THE LABRYS
Tolkien, J. R. R.: THE HOBBIT; “Ring trilogy”
Vance, Jack: THE EYES OF THE OVERWORLD; THE DYING EARTH; et al
Weinbaum, Stanley
Wellman, Manley Wade
Williamson, Jack
Zelazny, Roger: JACK OF SHADOWS; “Amber” series; et al
The most immediate influences upon AD&D were probably de Camp & Pratt, R. E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, Jack Vance, H. P. Lovecraft, and A. Merritt; but all of the above authors, as well as many not listed, certainly helped to shape the form of the game. For this reason, and for the hours of reading enjoyment, I heartily recommend the works of these fine authors to you.
– E. Gary Gygax, December 1979, AD&D Dungeon Masters Guide, p. 224
Lloyd Alexander - The Chronicles of Prydain
L. Frank Baum - Land of Oz series
Enid Blyton - Old Thatch series, Wishing Chair series, Faraway Tree Series and others
Ray Bradbury - The Fog Horn & Other Stories, Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed and others
Marion Zimmer Bradley - The Darkover Series (began in 1958)
Ernest Bramah - the Kai Lung books
Edith Ogden Harrison - The Flaming Sword and other legends of the earth and sky, Prince Silverwings and other fairy tales
Henry Kuttner - Elak of Atlantis stories, The Graveyard Rats, Valley of the Flame and others
C.S. Lewis - The Chronicles of Narnia series
George MacDonald - Phantastes, The Princess and the Goblin, At the Back of the North Wind, The Light Princess, The Golden Key, and The Wise Woman
Gustav Meyrink - The Golem
C. L. Moore - Shambleau and Others, Jirel of Joiry (Black God's Kiss is all five Jirel stories collected)
William Morris - The Wood Beyond the World and The Well at the World's End
Emil Petaja - The Star Mill
Edward Plunkett(Lord Dunsany) - The King of Elfland's Daughter, The Book of Wonder,The Blessing of Pan, Curse of the Wise Woman and others
Fletcher Pratt - The Well of the Unicorn
Clark Ashton Smith - Story cycles located in Hyperborea, Atlantis, Averoigne, Zothique and Xiccarph.
Frank R. Stockton - The Lady or the Tiger? and Other Stories, The Discourager of Hesitancy
