Dr. Simon Reads Appendix N Part Twenty One: Fletcher Pratt
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. Fletcher Pratt We’ve met Pratt before, of course, in his collaboration with L Sprague DeCamp on the Harold Shea Compleat Enchanter series. He’s a New Yorker through and through , with a brief stint studying at the Sorbonne using insurance money from an apartment fire. He worked as a military analyst for the New York Post during WWII, and devised a set of wargaming rules for naval combat. The Pratt family inherited a mansion in New Jersey (nicknamed the Ipsy- Wipsy Institute) where Pratt would host weekend long parties for his writer friends (very Great Gatsby), some of whom lived there for a time. He is one of the founders of ...