Dr. Simon Reads Appendix N Part Twenty Three: Margaret St. Clair
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. Margaret St. Clair Born in Kansas in 1911, St. Clair (nee Neeley) had a fairly “lonely and bookish” upbringing after her father died when she was 7 years old , but otherwise doesn’t seem to have been plagued by the trials and tribulations that many of the authors in this series have had. She moved to Cali f ornia , where she graduated from UC Berkel e y and married Eric St. Clair, and the two of them did lot of travelling. She was also interested in Wicca, which certainly informs her writing . She died in 1995, but didn’t have any more publications from 1971 onwards . She’s the third and final woman to feature in Appendix N ...