My Appendix N

Despite your opinion of the worthiness of the AD&D DMG's Appendix N, the listing of inspirational works is of great interest to a gamer such as myself. In fact, I've compiled a similar listing of works that had some influence or impact upon my own Avremier campaign.

APPENDIX N

INSPIRATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL READING THAT SHAPED THE AVREMIER CAMPAIGN SETTING:

Alexander, Lloyd. "The Prydain Chronicles."

Barrie, J. M. PETER PAN.

Bauer, Steven. SATYRDAY.

Burne, Charlotte Sophia. THE HANDBOOK

   OF FOLKLORE.

Cook, Glen. "The Black Company" Series;  

   "Dread Empire" Series; et al.

Cooper, Louise. "The Time Master" Trilogy.

Dexter, Susan. "The Winter King's War" series.

de Lint, Charles. THE HARP OF THE GREY

   ROSE; THE RIDDLE OF THE WREN;

   YARROW; et al.

Farmer, Philip José. "The Dungeon" series.

Gantz, Jeffrey. THE MABINOGION (trans.).

Garner, Alan. ELIDOR; THE WEIRDSTONE

   OF BRISINGAMEN; et al.

Gentle, Mary. RATS AND GARGOYLES; THE

   ARCHITECTURE OF DESIRE.

Hamilton, Edith. MYTHOLOGY.

Herbert, Frank. "Dune" Series.

Holdstock, Robert. "Mythago Wood" series; et

   al.

Hyde, Lewis. TRICKSTER MAKES THIS

   WORLD.

Kay, Guy Gavriel. "The Fionavar Tapestry"

   Series.

Keyes, J. Gregory. "The Age of Unreason"

   Series.

LeGuin, Ursula. "Earthsea" series; et al.

Leiber, Fritz. "Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser"

   Series; et al.

Lovecraft, H. P. esp. the "Dream Cycle" Stories.

McKillip, Patricia A. "The Riddle-Master of   

   Hed" Trilogy; THE FORGOTTEN BEASTS   

   OF ELD; et al.

Mills, Matt (writer) & Bisley, Simon (illustrator). SLAINE: THE HORNED GOD.

Moorcock, Michael. "Corum" Series; "Elric"

   Series; "Hawkmoon" Series; GLORIANA; et   

   al.

Offutt, Andrew J. "War of the Gods on Earth"

   Trilogy.

Pini, Richard and Wendy. ELFQUEST; et al.

Saberhagen, Fred. "The Books of Swords"

   Series; et al.

Tepper, Sheri S. "True Game" Series; et al.

Tolkien, J. R. R. THE HOBBIT.; "The Lord of

   the Rings" Trilogy, THE SILMARILLION; et

   al.

Van Lustbader, Eric. "The Sunset Warrior"

   Trilogy.

Wagner, Karl Edward. BLOODSTONE, DARK

   CRUSADE, DEATH ANGEL'S SHADOW; et

   al.

Wolfe, Gene. "The Book of the New Sun"

   Series.

Zelazny, Roger. A NIGHT IN THE

   LONESOME OCTOBER; LORD DEMON;

   LORD OF LIGHT; "Amber" series; et al.