August Derleth is not really one of my favorite authors. But he has two redeeming qualities. First are his Solar Pons stories. They are a ...

One of the old masters of the Dungeons & Dragons experience, and indeed of many role-playing games, is H. P. Lovecraft. Since tomorrow w...

Abraham Grace Merritt, also known by his byline A. Merritt, was a new name to me when I was reading through Appendix N for the first time m...

 You simply cannot talk about magic and Appendix N without mentioning Jack Vance. Vancian Magic, Ioun Stones, Vecna, the Most Excellent Pris...

Gardner Francis Fox is an interesting member of the Appendix N canon. Fox is one of a small few I can find that has also published in the pa...

 I am now heading into another important entry to the Appendix N. Andre Norton is one of only three women Gygax mentions. We are also gettin...

“The trouble began when the first witch was hounded and stoned to death by the first savage man. It will go on till the last witch is dead. ...

After the previous Witches of Appendix N did not yield any authentic witches, I decided to move ahead to two entries I already know offer s...

Philip José Farmer had one of the most enduring legacies on the earliest days of Dungeons & Dragons; the endless underground dungeons. H...

Michael Moorcock is easily one of the biggest influences on Dungeons & Dragons. Certainly, his contributions rival those of Howard or To...