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MrsMnemosyne t1_ixv5c18 wrote

I love the Discworld books. They remind me of a friendly, off-the-wall game of DnD.

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Nilla22 t1_ixvfzbp wrote

Def discworld, but don’t start in order. Start with either wyrd sisters or guards guards.

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RunDNA t1_ixv7cx7 wrote

There was an Appendix by Gary Gygax in the first edition of the AD&D Dungeon Master's Guide in 1979 that listed books and authors that influenced the game:

https://imgur.com/a/xKgitCK

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lumenrubeum t1_ixv7jmz wrote

Comic books are a good place to go too! Highly recommend Rat Queens and Die for basically D&D in story form.

What makes Pop for the Weasel so good?

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lifeisasidequest OP t1_ixve04y wrote

Pop Goes the Weasel is not a fantasy novel, it's a crime detective fiction. People who I recommended this book to always asks me why would I recommend something that's not fantasy and not D&D-like? To which I would answer "just give it a try" and they can just stop reading if they didn't like it. And they would almost always end up loving it. I guess that's what makes it so good.

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Godmirra t1_ixv7loq wrote

The Malazan Books of The Fallen were originally written as a long D&D campaign. Author Steven Erickson.

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unlovelyladybartleby t1_ixv8jug wrote

Christopher Moore books are like a very out of control d&d game

The Wild Cards series (edited by GRRM) is literally books created by a bunch of authors that played rpg together

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[deleted] t1_ixv9tsa wrote

Try Second Chances. It's a novel for the Frostgrave wargame where wizards hire bands of henchmen to explore the ancient ruined city of Fellstad to loot it's magical treasures.

The novel itself is about two sisters. One a gifted chronomancer, the other... bereft of magical gifts. The second sister stupidly makes a deal with a demon. It'll give her magical powers but each time she casts a spell, she is one step closer to losing control of her body to the demon.

When they hear a rumour about the location of an artefact in Fellstad that could break this deal, the sisters decide to venture into the lethal ruins once more to find this artefact.

Meanwhile they're being hounded by their former mentor, a powerful illusionist. And a liche is holding the artefact while working out it's own plot.

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skullfullofbooks t1_ixv9uud wrote

Discworld books by Terry Pratchett.

I personally loved Legends and Lattes, super cute slice of life fantasy about an orge who doesn't want to battle anymore, she just wants to set up a coffee shop. It's fantastic!

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burblesuffix t1_ixvbjn6 wrote

The Blacktongue Thief reminded me of a D&D campaign.

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plebotamus t1_ixveruo wrote

Did you recommend it because it's just good, or does it have some allegory or other connection to fantasy or D&D that's not immediately obvious to me?

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CrazyCatLady108 t1_ixvgyxr wrote

Hi there. Per rule 3.3, please post book recommendation requests in /r/SuggestMeABook or in our Weekly Recommendation Thread. Thank you!

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lifeisasidequest OP t1_ixvhmv0 wrote

But I'm not asking for recommendations. I'm sharing a story about what book I recommended to my friend who's asking for recommendations.

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CrazyCatLady108 t1_ixvks98 wrote

The other issue is that your post does not have much for discussion besides being a good story. This is why other users are just recommending you other book titles, which makes your post a recommendation request.

You can make a post explaining why "Pop Goes the Weasel" by James Patterson is a great recommendation for D&D players.

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