TSR still publishes, mostly fantasy novels, and I understand most of their
profit comes from these books. I read one such work and it seemed aimed
at a very specific market; medieval fantasy gamers who wanted to read
inspiring stories. Not great quality, but I have read worse.
Colleen
Colleen R.C. Stumbaugh [log in to unmask]
Acting NDL Production Coordinator &
Alternate Recommending Officer for Fantasy and Science Fiction
Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-4652 (202) 707-8540
These opinions are mine, Mine MINE! (no one else would take them)
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TSR originally stood for Tactical Studies Research. These days it is only an
acronym, and the name of the publishing company that introduced Dungeons &
Dragons (TM) and role-playing games (RPGs) to the world in 1974. (I used
to write for them, as well as other RPG publishers.) For a time in the '80s
they published a series of adventure books wherein the reader comes to a
plot juncture and gets to choose what action the hero takes next, thus
following the story down different branching paths of plot development, to
its ultimate conclusion.
-Deborah Christian
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author of
MAINLINE (Tor '96, sf) * KAR KALIM (Tor '97, fantasy)
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