In 1976 Andre Norton was invited to play a new sort of adventure game by its creator. It was the game that launched the role-playing game industry, Dungeons & Dragons. The creator, E.Gary Gygax, was the head of TSR Industries, the company he formed to sell his game.
Gygax played the game with Andre, introducing her to his world of Greyhawk where she took part in an imaginative session of world building, role playing, and fantasy adventuring, after which she returned home and wrote the novel Quag Keep, a tale of six adventurers from our world who journey from our world to the city of Greyhawk in order to aid a wizard and unlock the secrets of the stronghold of Quag Keep.
Industry Reviews
For Quag Keep "Fantasy lovers will relish Norton's latest." --ALA Booklist"A good book for anyone who can experience the strong pull of fantasy." --Signal (International Reading Association)"For the fantasy lover, it easily ticks the boxes for an enjoyable time sink. Furthermore, for the D&D enthusiast who is interested in the Greyhawk setting, it is almost irresistible and I cannot help but recommend it to folk of this ilk." --Dave Corby, SFCrowsnest.org.ukFor Andre Norton: "A superb storyteller with a narrative pace all her own." --The New York Times"The grande dame of science fiction." --Life magazine"Norton has captured the imaginations of millions of passionate readers over the course of her seven-decade career." --Kirkus Reviews For "Quag Keep" "Fantasy lovers will relish Norton's latest." --"ALA Booklist""A good book for anyone who can experience the strong pull of fantasy." --"Signal" (International Reading Association)"For the fantasy lover, it easily ticks the boxes for an enjoyable time sink. Furthermore, for the D&D enthusiast who is interested in the Greyhawk setting, it is almost irresistible and I cannot help but recommend it to folk of this ilk." --Dave Corby, SFCrowsnest.org.ukFor Andre Norton: "A superb storyteller with a narrative pace all her own." --"The New York Times""The grande dame of science fiction." --"Life" magazine"Norton has captured the imaginations of millions of passionate readers over the course of her seven-decade career." --"Kirkus Reviews" "A superb storyteller with a narrative pace all her own."--"The New York Times" on Andre Norton"""""The grande dame of science fiction."--"Life" magazine on Andre Norton " A superb storyteller with a narrative pace all her own." -- "The New York Times" on Andre Norton""""" The grande dame of science fiction." -- "Life" magazine on Andre Norton