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Appendix N: A List of Books That Inspired the Creation of Dungeons & Dragons

Appendix N is a list of books that helped inspire Gary Gygax to create Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). It is an appendix in the 1st Edition AD&D Dungeon Master's Guide (1979). This list was compiled directly from the work of Martin Ralya and his blog at martinralya.com/yore.
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The Broken Sword
The Broken Sword
1
The High Crusade
The High Crusade
2
Three Hearts and Three Lions (Poul Anderson)
Three Hearts and Three Lions
3
Poul Anderson
The Face in the Frost
The Face in the Frost
4
Sea King of Mars (Leigh Brackett)
Sea King of Mars
5
Leigh Brackett
From These Ashes (Fredric Brown)
From These Ashes
6
Fredric Brown
A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
A Princess of Mars
7
Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Gods of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
The Gods of Mars
8
Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Warlord of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
The Warlord of Mars
9
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Thuvia, Maid of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
Thuvia, Maid of Mars
10
Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Chessmen of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
The Chessmen of Mars
11
Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Master Mind of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
The Master Mind of Mars
12
Edgar Rice Burroughs
A Fighting Man of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
A Fighting Man of Mars
13
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Swords of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
Swords of Mars
14
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Synthetic Men of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
Synthetic Men of Mars
15
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Llana of Gathol (Egar Rice Burroughs)
Llana of Gathol
16
Egar Rice Burroughs
John Carter of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
John Carter of Mars
17
Edgar Rice Burroughs
At the Earth's Core
At the Earth's Core
18
Pellucidar
Pellucidar
19
Tanar of Pellucidar
Tanar of Pellucidar
20
Tarzan at the Earth's Core
Tarzan at the Earth's Core
21
Back to the Stone Age
Back to the Stone Age
22
Land of Terror
Land of Terror
23
Savage Pellucidar
Savage Pellucidar
24
Pirates of Venus
Pirates of Venus
25
Lost on Venus
Lost on Venus
26
Carson of Venus
Carson of Venus
27
Escape on Venus
Escape on Venus
28
The Wizard of Venus
The Wizard of Venus
29
The Warrior of World's End (Lin Carter)
The Warrior of World's End
30
Lin Carter
The Enchantress of World's End (Lin Carter)
The Enchantress of World's End
31
Lin Carter
The Immortal of World's End (Lin Carter)
The Immortal of World's End
32
Lin Carter
The Barbarian of World's End (Lin Carter)
The Barbarian of World's End
33
Lin Carter
The Pirate of World's End (Lin Carter)
The Pirate of World's End
34
Lin Carter
Giant of World's End (Lin Carter)
Giant of World's End
35
Lin Carter
The Fallible Fiend (L. Sprague De Camp)
The Fallible Fiend
36
L. Sprague De Camp
Lest Darkness Fall
Lest Darkness Fall
37
The Carnelian Cube (L. Sprague De Camp & Fletcher Pratt)
The Carnelian Cube
38
L. Sprague De Camp & Fletcher Pratt
The Mathematics of Magic (L. Sprague De Camp & Fletcher Pratt)
The Mathematics of Magic
39
L. Sprague De Camp & Fletcher Pratt
The Trail of Cthulhu (August Derleth)
The Trail of Cthulhu
40
August Derleth
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