12 must-read dungeons and dragons books like The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide: Prompts and Activities to Create the Most Interesting Story for Your Character (Ultimate Role Playing Game Series) by James D’Amato

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The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide: Prompts and Activities to Create the Most Interesting Story for Your Character (Ultimate Role Playing Game Series)

By: James D’Amato

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Ramp up your role-playing game (RPG) and make your character your own with this fun, interactive wo…

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1. Write Your Novel From the Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between

By: James Scott Bell

4.20

Format: 93 pages, Kindle Edition

A powerful secret, and a fresh approach to writing bestselling fiction! What's the best way to wri… read more

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Cover of Exile (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #2) by R.A. Salvatore

2. Exile (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #2)

By: R.A. Salvatore

4.23

Format: 343 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Drizzt Do'Urden has been exiled from his country and forced to wander the tunnel-mazes of the Under… read more

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"All of his life had been filled with crashing ends to promising beginnings."

-R.A. Salvatore, Exile (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #2)

"Joy multiples when it is shared among friends, but grief diminishes with every division. That is life."

-R.A. Salvatore, Exile (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #2)

"Joy multiplies when it is shared among friends, but grief diminishes with every division. That is life."

-R.A. Salvatore, Exile (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #2)

"I will kill you all!" Cried the unseen wizard. The next sound from within the tower was a low panther's growl, and then the wizard's voice rang out again, "I could be wrong!"

-R.A. Salvatore, Exile (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #2)

Cover of Home (Binti, #2) by Nnedi Okorafor

3. Home (Binti, #2)

By: Nnedi Okorafor

3.87

Format: 260 pages, ebook

It's been a year since Binti and Okwu enrolled at Oomza University. A year since Binti was declared… read more

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Cover of Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons) by James Wyatt, Bruce R. Cordell, Robert J. Schwalb

4. Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons)

By: James Wyatt , Bruce R. Cordell , Robert J. Schwalb

4.57

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

 Everything a player needs to create heroic characters for the world’s greatest roleplaying game Th… read more

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5. Sojourn (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #3; Legend of Drizzt, #3)

By: R.A. Salvatore

3.37

Format: 297 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Far above the merciless Underdark, Drizzt Do'Urden fights to survive the elements of Toril's harsh … read more

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6. Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1)

By: R.A. Salvatore

4.39

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

In exotic Menzoberranzan, the vast city of the drow is home to Icewind Dale prince Drizzt Do'Urden,… read more

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7. Death Troopers

By: Joe Schreiber

3.81

Format: None pages, Paperback

When the Imperial prison barge Purge-temporary home to five hundred of the galaxy's most ruthless k… read more

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8. Zero Hour (Resident Evil, #0.5)

By: S.D. Perry

4.34

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

BEFORE THE MANSION.BEFORE THE DISASTER. EVIL IS BORN. Sent to investigate a series of grisly murder… read more

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9. The Legend of Drizzt: The Collected Stories

By: R.A. Salvatore

4.42

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Classic short stories that expand the epic Legend of Drizzt(r)! For years, the Legend of Drizzthas … read more

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10. Super Powereds: Year 1 (Super Powereds, #1)

By: Drew Hayes

4.35

Format: 814 pages, Kindle Edition

**Update** 8/23/2013: Professionally edited. Knowledge is power. That would be the motto of Lander… read more

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11. Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam

By: Nick Turse

4.21

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Americans have long been taught that events such as the notorious My Lai massacre were isolated inc… read more

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12. The Umbrella Conspiracy (Resident Evil, #1)

By: S.D. Perry

3.00

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

Raccoon City: a remote mountain community suddenly besieged by a rash of grisly murders encroaching… read more

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Cover of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter by Jaleigh Johnson

13. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter

By: Jaleigh Johnson

4.03

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Every adventuring party has a starting quest. Join Edgin Darvis and his team of heroic (well, occas… read more

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"Never thought much about family or kids before him. Now I just… I just want to be enough for someone."

-Jaleigh Johnson, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter

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14. Arbiter of Worlds: A Primer for Gamemasters

By: Alexander Macris

4.03

Format: 118 pages, Kindle Edition

Arbiter of Worlds is the definitive guide to building and running fantasy role-playing game campaig… read more

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15. Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master: Get more from your D&D games by preparing less

By: Michael E. Shea

4.42

Format: 100 pages, Kindle Edition

Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master is a book designed to help all of us GMs get more out of our RPGs… read more

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Cover of The Monsters Know What They're Doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon Masters (1) by Keith Ammann

16. The Monsters Know What They're Doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon Masters (1)

By: Keith Ammann

4.42

Format: 543 pages, Hardcover

From the creator of the popular blog The Monsters Know What They’re Doing comes a compilation of vi… read more

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Cover of Compulsory (The Murderbot Diaries, #0.5) by Martha Wells

17. Compulsory (The Murderbot Diaries, #0.5)

By: Martha Wells

4.34

Format: 8 pages, Kindle Edition

Murderbot—the sardonic, almost-homicidal, media-loving android created by Martha Wells—has proven t… read more

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18. Hench (Hench, #1)

By: Natalie Zina Walschots

4.02

Format: 403 pages, Hardcover

Anna does boring things for terrible people because even criminals need office help and she needs a… read more

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"I wondered what it must be like to be so mediocre and so confident that the same time."

-Natalie Zina Walschots, Hench (Hench, #1)

"But even if the label on your own feelings doesn't matter, wouldn't you want to know how you felt about you? He pulled me off an operating table and rebuilt my brain. He killed people to get to me. W…"

-Natalie Zina Walschots, Hench (Hench, #1)

"No one wants to be a real hero; it’s too hard. My husband didn’t give a damn whether the work I was doing was noble as long as it appeared to be. When I killed someone then - something I did a lot mo…"

-Natalie Zina Walschots, Hench (Hench, #1)

Cover of Daindreth's Assassin (Daindreth's Assassin #1) by Elisabeth Wheatley

19. Daindreth's Assassin (Daindreth's Assassin #1)

By: Elisabeth Wheatley

3.94

Format: 283 pages, ebook

An assassin falls for the archduke she was sent to kill, but killing him might be the only way to s… read more

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20. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Druid's Call

By: E.K. Johnston

3.86

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Discover Doric’s powerful druid origins in this thrilling young adult prequel to the film Dungeons … read more

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"It pulled her along through curiosity and compulsion, and even though she didn't know the question, she longed to find out the answers"

-E.K. Johnston, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Druid's Call

"She had thought that power was a ladder to the loft, the rope on which the bread basket came up, the ability to look at a daughter and poison her drink. She learned now that power could be other thin…"

-E.K. Johnston, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Druid's Call

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21. Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons

By: Ben Riggs

3.97

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Role-playing game historian Ben Riggs unveils the secret history of TSR ― the company that unleashe… read more

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Cover of Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team by Cullen Bunn

22. Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team

By: Cullen Bunn

3.75

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Dive deeper into the world of Cyberpunk 2077! Nadia, an assistant EMT for a privately-owned bus… read more

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23. The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide: Prompts and Activities to Create the Most Interesting Story for Your Character (Ultimate Role Playing Game Series)

By: James D’Amato

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Ramp up your role-playing game (RPG) and make your character your own with this fun, interactive wo… read more

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24. Heroes' Feast: The Official D&D Cookbook (Dungeons & Dragons)

By: Kyle Newman

4.42

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 80 recipes inspired by the magical world of Dungeons &; Dragons “Rea… read more

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Cover of Live to Tell the Tale: Combat Tactics for Player Characters by Keith Ammann

25. Live to Tell the Tale: Combat Tactics for Player Characters

By: Keith Ammann

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Monsters Know What They’re Doing comes an introduction to combat tactics for… read more

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26. The Game Master’s Handbook of Proactive Roleplaying: Guidelines and Strategies for Running PC-Driven Narratives in 5E Adventures

By: Jonah Fishel

4.34

Format: 237 pages, Paperback

Introducing the first book in The Game Master's new " Handbook " series! Is your roleplaying in … read more

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Cover of Recipes from the World of Tolkien: Inspired By the Legends by Robert Tuesley Anderson

27. Recipes from the World of Tolkien: Inspired By the Legends

By: Robert Tuesley Anderson

4.34

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

These Lord of the Rings-themed recipes are sure to satisfy Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves...and humans too… read more

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28. The Adventure Zone, Vol. 6: The Suffering Game

By: Clint McElroy

4.58

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Taako, Magnus, and Merle are near the end of their quest to collect the seven Grand Relics, dangero… read more

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29. A Dragon Walks Into a Bar: An RPG Joke Book

By: Jef Aldrich

3.70

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

This hilarious collection of over 300 puns, one-liners, and classic jokes dedicated to the fun of R… read more

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Cover of Düngeonmeister: 75 Epic RPG Cocktail Recipes to Shake Up Your Campaign (Düngeonmeister Series) by Jef Aldrich

30. Düngeonmeister: 75 Epic RPG Cocktail Recipes to Shake Up Your Campaign (Düngeonmeister Series)

By: Jef Aldrich

4.22

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate your campaigns and conquests with these 75 fun, RPG-inspired cocktail recipes your whole … read more

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31. How to Play Dungeons & Dragons: Step by Step Guide For Beginners (LEARN HOW TO PLAY AND THEN MASTER D&D)

By: Charles Goodwill

4.29

Format: 121 pages, Kindle Edition

In many ways, there has never been a better time to get into Dungeons & Dragons. More people are pl… read more

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Transform Your Habits

Write Your Novel From the Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between

James Scott Bell

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Arbiter of Worlds: A Primer for Gamemasters

Alexander Macris

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master: Get more from your D&D games by preparing less

Michael E. Shea

4.42

Transform Your Habits

Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons

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3.97

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Outcast, Vol. 1: A Darkness Surrounds Him

Paul Azaceta , Robert Kirkman , Elizabeth Breitweiser

3.52

Transform Your Habits

The Witcher, Vol. 1: House of Glass

None , Paul Tobin , Dan Panosian , Joe Querio , None

3.93

Transform Your Habits

Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher: A Grain of Truth

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4.22

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