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• Introduction (Appendix N: The Literary History of Dungeons & Dragons) • essay by John C. Wright
• The Dying Earth by Jack Vance • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Three Hearts & Three Lions by Poul Anderson • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The High Crusade by Poul Anderson • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Eyes of the Overworld by Jack Vance • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• At the Earth's Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Pirates of Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Conan of Cimmeria by Robert E. Howard • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Creep, Shadow! by A. Merritt • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Moon Pool by A. Merritt • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Kothar--Barbarian Swordsman by Gardner Fox • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Changeling Earth by Fred Saberhagen • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Face in the Frost by John Bellairs • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Dwellers in the Mirage by A. Merritt • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Blue Star by Fletcher Pratt • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Kyrik: Warlock Warrior by Gardner Fox • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Hiero's Journey by Sterling Lanier • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Star Man's Son by Andre Norton • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Ill Met in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Complete Cthulhu Mythos by H. P. Lovecraft • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Maker of Universes by Philip Jose Farmer • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Sword of Rhiannon by Leigh Brackett • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• A Martian Odyssey and the Complete Planetary Series by Stanley Weinbaum • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Jewel in the Skull by Michael Moorcock • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Trail of Cthulhu by August Derleth • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Sword Against Darkness III edited by Andrew J. Offutt • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Carnelian Cube by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Prat • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Warrior of World's End by Lin Carter • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Shadow People by Margaret St. Clair • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Fallible Fiend by L. Sprague de Camp • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Stealer of Souls by Michael Moorcock • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Legion of Space by Jack Williamson • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Sign of the Labrys by Margaret St. Clair • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Best of Fredric Brown edited by Robert Bloch • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Stormbringer by Michael Moorcock • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Battle in the Dawn by Manly Wade Wellman • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Complete Compleat Enchanter by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Prat • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Afterword: Appendix N Matters • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Appendix A: Adventurer Conqueror King System by Alexander Macris • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Appendix B: Dwimmermount by James Maliszewki, Alexander Macris, and Tavis Allison • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• Appendix C: The Annotated Sorcerer by Ron Edwards • essay by Jeffro Johnson
• A Conversation with Ken St. Andre • essay by Jeffro Johnson