Fiction

Sources of fiction which compliment the Shadow of the Demon Lord game, either in setting or flavour.

"The Broken Sword" by Poul Anderson

 * Robert Schwalb has cited this book as an inspiration for SOTDL's treatment of elves.
 * Grim, dark fantasy set primarily in the British Isles during the Viking era. Heavily dips into Norse mythology (the Norse gods, frost giants, etc) and British & Irish mythology (faerie, trolls, leprechauns, changelings).
 * Written in 1954, it has a style similar to the ancient Icelandic and Norwegian sagas.
 * Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Amazon DE, Audiobook

"Memory, Sorrow, Thorn" series by Tad Williams

 * Robert Schwalb also mentioned this as a source of inspiration for SOTDL's faerie.
 * Epic fantasy trilogy which predates both the Song of Ice and Fire and the Wheel of Time series, while arguably influencing both.
 * [needs brief synopsis]
 * Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Amazon DE, Audible

Warhammer: "Dead Winter" by C L Werner

 * Book One of the Black Plague, set in the early days of the Empire (1000 years after the Age of Sigmar)
 * During the winter, a deadly plague strikes the Empire. As it grows worse, the skaven emerge from the Under-Empire.
 * Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon DE (Englisch)

Warhammer: "Skarsnik" by Guy Haley

 * The rise and fall of the goblin chieftain Skarsnik, as recounted by Skarsknik himself to a mad playwright, who recounted it to a greenskin academic, who then shared it with the author of the work.
 * Though this is a very Warhammer portrayal of goblins, it should nonetheless serve as an excellent source of inspiration for SOTDL goblins, both PCs and NPCs.
 * Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Amazon DE