Gary's Reading List
I've been on a quest to "Complete" my Sci-Fi/Fantasy library, and had some success at the local used bookstore and Half Price Books. One of the places to start reading is the DM Guide for 1E AD&D, where Gary Gygax discusses the literature that influenced him when making D&D. I know dozens of places have done journals as they explore this reading list . . . but I'm going to do one too. As good a reading program as any. Here's the original list, presented in Gary's own words: 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 sorcerors [ sic ] and dauntless swordsmen. Then too, countless hundreds of comic books went down, and the long-gone EC ones certainly had their effec...