Appendix N - Hardcover

Johnson, Jeffro

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9527065186 ISBN 13: 9789527065181

Verlag: Castalia House, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

APPENDIX N: The Literary History of Dungeons & Dragons is a detailed and comprehensive investigation of the various works of science fiction and fantasy that game designer Gary Gygax declared to be the primary influences on his seminal role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons. It is a deep intellectual dive into the literature of SF/F's past that will fascinate any serious role-playing gamer or fan of classic science fiction and fantasy. Author Jeffro Johnson, an expert role-playing gamer, accomplished Dungeon Master and three-time Hugo Award Finalist, critically reviews all 43 works and authors listed by Gygax in the famous appendix. In doing so, he draws a series of intelligent conclusions about the literary gap between past and present that are surprisingly relevant to current events, not only in the fantastic world of role-playing, but the real world in which the players live.

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Jeffro Johnson is a lifelong fan of science fiction, fantasy, and tabletop games. His researches into the origins of role-playing games lead him to rediscover the forgotten pulp fantasy canon. At the conclusion of his survey, he inadvertently set off a literary movement. He has blogged for over a decade at Jeffro's Space Gaming Blog and is editor of the Castalia House blog, for which he has received Hugo Nominations for Best Related Work and Best Fanzine.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Castalia House
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9527065186
• ISBN 13: 9789527065181
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352
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