Thoughts on the Occasion of Merritt’s Birthday
For me personally, A. Merritt’s greatest achievement was in opening my eyes to a wider conception of fantasy.
Read MoreFritz Leiber -- Thirty Years Gone
Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of when Fritz Leiber departed this mortal coil. At the venerable age of eighty-one, he left behind him a truly great legacy in the fields of fantasy, science fiction and horror, not to mention the realms of literary criticism and role-playing games. When he died, Leiber had already influenced the likes of Ramsey Campbell, Michael Moorcock, Harlan Ellison, Terry Pratchett, Glen Cook, Tim Powers, Neil Gaiman and Michael Chabon, demonstrating the sheer breadth of what he had wrought.
Read MoreWisdom from an Angry God: A Rebuttal to Peter Bebergal's Appendix N
Published in 2017 was Jeffro Johnson’s book Appendix N: The Literary History of Dungeons & Dragons. At the time, Johnson’s Appendix N was the only in-depth exploration of how the works listed in Appendix N related to the development of D&D. Now comes along a book with a suspiciously similar title, Peter Bebergal’s Appendix N: The Eldritch Roots of Dungeons and Dragons.
Read MoreREVIEW: Appendix N: The Eldritch Roots of Dungeons and Dragons
Dungeons and Dragons has become a household name. It is firmly embedded in our pop culture. Whether you have played the game or not, you are aware of it. Within its pages, co-creator Gary Gygax shared a list of stories that inspired him. This list is known as Appendix N.
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