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Mystara Novels

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Endless Quest Gamebooks

• Vanishing City, By Allen Varney - 1988

More Gamebooks being researched in this thread.

The Penhaligon Trilogy

• The Tainted Sword, by DJ Heinrich aka Dori J. Watry - 1992
• The Dragon's Tomb, by DJ Heinrich aka Dori J. Watry/Kevin Stein - 1992
• The Fall of Magic, by DJ Heinrich aka Kevin Stein - 1993

The Dragonlord Chronicles

• Dragonlord of Mystara, by Thorarinn Gunnarson - 1994 (Novel Analysis)
• Dragonking of Mystara, by Thorarinn Gunnarson - 1995 (Novel Analysis)
• Dragonmage of Mystara, by Thorarinn Gunnarson - 1996 (Novel Analysis)

AD&D Mystara Novels

• Dark Knight of Karameikos, by Timothy Brown - 1995 (Novel Analysis)
• The Black Vessel, by Morris Simon - 1996 (Novel Analysis)
• Keep on the Borderlands, by Ru Emerson - 2001 (Has Greyhawk logo on cover, but might as well be set in Mystara)

First Quest

• Rogues to Riches, by J. Robert King - 1995 (Novel Analysis)
• Son of Dawn, by Dixie Lee McKeone - 1995

First Quest Novels Not Officially Set in Mystara*

• Unicorn Hunt - by Elaine Cunningham - 1995 (Suggested setting: Karameikos)
• Summerhill Hounds - by by J Robert King - 1995 (Suggested setting: The Isle of Dawn)
• The Quest Triad: Pawns Prevail - by Douglas Niles - 1995 (Suggested setting: Norwold)
• The Quest Triad: Suitor's Duel - by Douglas Niles - 1995 (Suggested setting: Norwold)
• The Quest Triad: The Immortal Game - by Douglas Niles - 1996 (Suggested setting: Norwold)

*=These First Quest novels are not officially set in Mystara, but they are part of the First Quest series and not associated with any of the other TSR settings.

Other Mystara Fiction

• The Voyage of the Princess Ark, by Bruce Heard - 1990-1992 & 2006
• The Known World Grimoire, by Bruce Heard - 1993
• Champions of Mystara: Heroes of the Princess Ark, by Bruce Heard -1993 (Collecting The Voyage of the Princess Ark)
• Black Lotus Moon, by Tom Moldvay - 1980
• Dungeons & Dragons Comic Adverts 1982(?) by Bill Willingham. Read them here. More analysis.
• D&D Worlds & Realms: Adventures from Greyhawk to Faerūn and Beyond (WotC, 2024) - has a chapter devoted to Mystara, including a fictional story. More details in this topic

Blackmoor Fiction

• Blackmoor Short Stories

Other Unofficial Mystara Novels

• Thompson, Paul B & Carter, Tonya R: Red Sands Paperback (TSR, January 1, 1989) - Generic Fantasy novel featuring a gazetteer like cover with the main character bearing a striking resemblance to the Thief character from the Mystara video games (Tower of Doom, Shadow over Mystara and Chronicles of Mystara). - More details
• Atley, Steve: Dungeons & Dragons: The Movie (Novel Adaptation), WotC 2000 - Set in the world of Izmer (Somethimes Ismir), but the movie was based on director Courtney Solomon's Mystara campaign.
• Beard, Matthew: The Last Garrison, WotC 2011 - Set in the Nentir Vale, but features the Keep on the Borderlands and a town called Haven. Matthew Beard is a pseudoym shared by two authors, one of which is Matthew Simmons of Happy Cobra Books. Novel Analysis.

Dragonstrike Novels*

• Andrews, Michael: Warrior's Tale (Wotc, 1993) - Written by by Bruce Nesmith?
• Andrews, Michael: Wizard's Tale (Wotc, 1993) - Written by Timothy Brown?
• Andrews, Michael: Elf's Tale (Wotc, 1993) - This novel was written by Bruce Heard. Michael Andrews was a shared pen name.
• Andrews, Michael: Thief's Tale (Wotc, 1993) - Written by Andria Hayday?
• Andrews, Michael: Endless Quest: Dungeon of Fear (Wotc, 1994) - Gamebook
• Andrews, Michael: Endless Quest: Forest of Darkness (Wotc, 1994) -Gamebook
• Grubb, Jeff: Dragonstrike #1 :Before the Strike, (Marvel 1994) - 1 issue comic book. No further issues were released. Marvel Database.

*Not set in any official location on Mystara, but the Dragonstrike Game is based on the Dungeons & Dragons Gameworld continuity. Suggested Setting: Darokin AC 660)
** Dragonstrike Novel analysis at RPGGeek

CAS Novels Related to Mystara

• The Black Abbot of Puthuum (Clark Ashton Smith) - Obvious inspiration of the Monastery in X4 (read online)
• The Beast of Averoigne (Clark Ashton Smith) - Appears in X2 (read online)
• The Colosses of Ylourgne (Clark Ashton Smith) - Appears in X2 (read online)
• The Enchantress of Sylaire (Clark Ashton Smith) - Chateau Sylaire appears in X2 (and also in Glantri?). This short story is the obvious source, and could serve to flesh out that locale. (read online)
• The Holiness of Azedarac - Azedarac is an NPC in X2 (read online)
• A Rendezvous in Averoigne - more background for X2 (read online)
• The Tomb-Spawn - is this inspiration for the shrine guardian in X4? (read online)

See also:
The Chronological List of Novels and Video Games for Mystara.
Mystara Video Games Research
Mystara Video Games Revisited