Dr Simon Reads Appendix N Part Eighteen: Michael Moorcock
Dr. Simon Reads Appendix N Part Eighteen: Michael Moorcock This is an ongoing sporadic series, in which I explore classic fantasy and science fiction works. Appendix N is the bibliography of Gary Gygax's original Dungeon Masters Guide, and lists a range of classic SF and fantasy authors that influenced his interest in the fantastical. See the first part of this series for more information. This time around, I have reached the works of: Michael Moorcock The first Englishman we have encountered in our journey through Appendix N, and also the first who is (at the time of writing) still alive. Moorcock is exemplary of the “New Wave” of fantasy fiction, rather than the mostly “Golden Age” authors that we’ve largely had so far (there are a few who are a bit more modern- Anderson, Bellairs and Farmer, certainly). He’s an author that I was aware of for a very long time, and oddly managed to absorb a lot about his works through tangential things lik...