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Genre Fantasies

Criticism and Cultural History by Sean Guynes

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Dungeons & Dragons: A Reading Series

Posted on May 29, 2026June 3, 2026 by sonofsagan in Franchising Fiction, Genre Fantasies, Reading D&D

This is the landing page for my Dungeons & Dragons essay series, a lengthy quest to read an ungodly amount of D&D novels.

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Who Cares about Dungeons & Dragons Novels Anyway?

Posted on May 27, 2026June 3, 2026 by sonofsagan in Franchising Fiction, Genre Fantasies, Reading D&D

A manifesto or sorts for why scholars of literary, cultural, and genre history should care about D&D novels.

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