Hello and welcome to the wrap up of Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It by David M. Ewalt.  I hope you enjoy or are enjoying the book as much as I have.  If you have any comments or questions please feel free to write below.  For August the book is The Circle by David Eggers.

Wizards of the Coast have released their new basic rules for the next generation of Dungeons and Dragons online for free. The 100-page document details how to make a character, play the game, and covers magic, too.  Here is the printer-friendly version: DnDBasicRules(PrinterFriendly).pdf

Here are some online reviews of this book:

• “Of Dice and Men.” andyravenscroft.com
• “Of Dice and Men Book Review: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It.” Geek.com
• “Of Dice and Men — The Story of Dungeons & Dragons: A Review.” Geekdad.com
• “Of Dice and Men Book Review: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It.” GeekLegacy.com
• “There be dragons: 'Of Dice and Men' explores the story of D&D.” LA Times.com
• “Book Review: Of Dice and Men.”  notelr.com
• “Mordenkainen’s Magnificent Market-Share: Of Dice and Men by David M. Ewalt.” Tor.com
• "Tales From the Basement: One problem for Dungeons & Dragons was the stigma around folks who tossed 20-sided dice and fussed over frost giants and hobgoblins.”  WSJ.com
•  David Ewalt, "Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons..." Talks at Google

Here are some related books and movies:

• Mark Barrowcliffe: The Elfish Gene: Dungeons, Dragons and Growing up Strange
• Ethan Gilsdorf: Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks  Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms
• Benjamin Nugent:  American Nerd:The Story of My People
• Lizzie Stark: Leaving Mundania: Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-playing 
• Drakmar: A Vassal's Journey
• Knights of Badassdom