I recently bought a copy of William Dear, The Dungeon Master: The Disappearance of James Dallas Egbert III (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1984).
The book was cheap, like 2 bucks and a couple for shipping.
The book arrived today and to my surprize included a signature by the author and a business card!
I have yet to read this book but know the story and the lore. I'm particularly interested in the moral panic surrounding D&D in the 1980s.
So three questions:
1) Have you read this book? What did you think?
2) Can you make any suggestions of published books I should add to my collection?
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ReplyDelete1) Yes, it was fantastic. Especially to read today and look back at how things were conducted back in the 1970's. It's quite amazing that something like this could have happened. I don't want to spoil it for future readers. If you are considering reading it and don't know the story, read the book. It's a lot of fun and very informative. Dont expect more than an outsiders view into D&D however. The book (truthfully and thankfully) doesn't over dramatize the D&D relation.
ReplyDelete2) Hobgoblin by John Coyne. This is a fictional book set and written in the time period of D&D hysteria. A very good read. It's one of the few books that sticks out very much in my mind regarding the topic of overindulgence in fantasy gaming, even having read it 10+ years ago.