Appelcline pens an exhaustive four-decade business history of the RPG industry. A must-read.
Tag: book
Heroic Worlds (1991)
Lawrence Schick has the last word on RPGs from 1974 through 1991.
The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games (1990)
Rick Swan guides readers through the major landmarks of the RPG landscape.
Dicing With Dragons (1982)
Ian Livingstone takes a crack at RPG 101 market.
Fantasy Role Playing Games (1981)
An introduction to RPGs, by the guy who designed the first introductory RPG.
Who Goes There? (1948)
The source of The Thing.
Who Fears the Devil? (1963)
Not Silver John, that’s for sure.
Face in the Frost (1969)
A novel at turns chilling and comedic.







