Paizo Publishing has announced the July release of Gary Gygax’s last (and long “lost”) novel, Infernal Sorceress.

Gygax, who died in March of 2008, was best known as the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, but he also wrote a burst of novels between the mid-1980s and early 1990s.

“Millions trekked through [Gary Gygax’s] worlds, righting wrongs and avenging misdeeds, adventures born from the unshakable belief that with daring, cunning and no small amount of luck, good can triumph over wickedness,” said Harley Stroh, the line editor of Dungeon Crawl Classics (Goodman Games).

Gygax’s action-oriented adventure novels capture the spirit of the Sword & Sorcery pulp that inspired Dungeons and Dragons. (See Appendix N of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for a reading list.)

In 2007, Paizo launched the Planet Stories line with Gygax’s The Annubis Murders and followed it recently with The Samarkind Solution. See below for more on Internal Sorceress and Planet Stories.

FROM THE OFFICIAL RELEASE:

“A few months before Gary passed away, I asked if he had any unpublished fiction sitting around, thinking perhaps that I might put together an anthology of his short fiction,” said Paizo’s Publisher, Erik Mona. “When he responded that he had an entire novel ready to go, I almost fell out of my chair. Infernal Sorceress is Gary’s 11th and final novel, produced when he was at the top of his game as a novelist. We are honored to be bringing the book to the public for the very first time, and I know Gary was pleased that the story will finally find an audience.”

Infernal Sorceress debuts two new Gygax characters: the handsome swordsman Raker and his cunning daggerman Ferret, a duo of rough-and-tumble rogues ready for the intrigues and adventures of a hostile world. Swashbuckling swordplay, hideous monsters, and puzzling mysteries abound in this never-before-published tale from a master of sword and sorcery. Infernal Sorceress takes place on Aerth, a fantastic planet informed by Earth in the Dark Ages and medieval period. It’s also the setting for Gygax’s novels The Anubis Murders, The Samarkand Solution, and Death in Delhi, also available from Planet Stories.

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Planet Stories™ presents classic fantasy and science fiction novels and short story collections to a generation of new readers and lifelong fans. Unforgettable tales from acknowledged masters like Michael Moorcock, Leigh Brackett, C.L. Moore, and Henry Kuttner stand side by side with lesser known but no less worthy yarns from tomorrow’s superstars. Introductions from popular modern authors like Joe R. Lansdale, Ben Bova, and Michael Moorcock provide amusing and informative entry points to each book. With new releases every month, Planet Stories promises a master class in the genre aimed at building the greatest fantasy and science fiction library ever assembled. Visit Planet Stories online at paizo.com/planetstories.

~ Jeremy Jones