Previews typically use either Google Books or Amazon.com. Many more sources can be found at [http://books.google.com/books?q=Dungeons+%26+Dragons&lr=&sa=N&start=0 this search] of Google Books; any useful sources found there should be added here.
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| Name | Publisher | Year | class="unsortable" | Reliability | class="unsortable" | Citation |
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| Fantasy Roleplaying Gamer's Bible, The (2nd edition) | Obsidian Studios | 1999 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book|last=Fannon |first=Sean Patrick |year=1999| title=The Fantasy Roleplaying Gamer's Bible |edition=2nd |publisher=Obsidian Studios |ISBN=0-9674429-0-7}}] |
| Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games ([http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0879756535/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link preview]) | Prometheus books | 1991 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book|last=Schick |first=Lawrence|title=Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games|publisher=Prometheus Books |year=1991|isbn=0-87975-653-5 }}] |
| Game Inventor's Guidebook, The (2003) | Krause Publications | 2003 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book|last=Tinsman |first=Brian |year=2003 |title= The Game Inventor's Guidebook |publisher=Krause Publications |ISBN=0-87349-552-7}}] |
| Game Inventor's Guidebook, The (2008) ([http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1600374476/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link preview]) | Morgan James Publishing | 2008 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Tinsman |first=Brian | year=2008 |title= The Game Inventor's Guidebook |publisher=Morgan James Publishing |ISBN=978-1600374470}}] |
| Dungeons & Dreamers: The Rise of Computer Game Culture from Chic to Geek ([http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0072228881/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link preview]) | McGraw-Hill | 2003 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book| last=King |first=Brad |coauthors=Borland, John |year=2003 |title=Dungeons & Dreamers: The Rise of Computer Game Culture from Chic to Geek |publisher=McGraw-Hill |ISBN=0-07-222888-1}}] |
| 30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons & Dragons ([http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0786934980/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link preview]) | Wizards of the Coast | 2004 | Primary source | [{{cite book |last=Johnson| first=Harold |coauthors=et al |year=2004| title=30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons & Dragons |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |ISBN=0-7869-3498-0}}] |
| Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies ([http://books.google.com/books?id=xNU7E01MCEgC&printsec=frontcover preview]) | For Dummies | 2005 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Slavicsek |first=Bill |authorlink=Bill Slavicsek | coauthors=Baker, Rich |year=2005 |title=Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies |publisher=For Dummies |ISBN=978-0764584596}}] |
| Dungeon Master For Dummies ([http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0471783307/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link preview]) | For Dummies | 2006 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Slavicsek |first=Bill |authorlink=Bill Slavicsek | coauthors=Baker, Rich, Grubb, Jeff |year=2006 |title=Dungeon Master For Dummies |publisher=For Dummies |ISBN=978-0471783305}}] |
| Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition For Dummies | For Dummies | 2008 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Slavicsek |first=Bill |authorlink=Bill Slavicsek | coauthors=Baker, Rich; Mearls, Mike |year=2008 |title=Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition For Dummies |publisher=For Dummies |ISBN=978-0470292907}}] |
| Dungeon Master 4th Edition For Dummies | For Dummies | 2008 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Wyatt |first=James |authorlink=James Wyatt (game designer) | coauthors=Slavicsek, Bill; Baker, Rich |year=2008 |title=Dungeon Master 4th Edition For Dummies |publisher=For Dummies |ISBN=978-0470292914}}] |
| Dicing with Dragons: An Introduction to Role-Playing Games ([http://books.google.com/books?id=UMY9AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover preview]) | Routledge | 1982 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book| first=Ian | last=Livingstone | authorlink = Ian Livingstone | year=1982| title=Dicing with Dragons, An Introduction to Role-Playing Games | edition=Revised| publisher=Routledge | isbn=0710094663 }}] |
| Shared Fantasy: Role-playing Games as Social Worlds ([http://books.google.com/books?id=rLlLbN0XuSEC&printsec=frontcover#PPP9,M1 preview]) | University of Chicago Press | 2002 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book| first=Gary Alan | last=Fine | year=2002| title=Shared Fantasy: Role-playing Games as Social Worlds | publisher=University of Chicago Press| location=New York | isbn=0226249441 }}] |
| Satanism Today: An Encyclopedia of Religion, Folklore, and Popular Culture ([http://books.google.com/books?id=LxCwyChmJrAC&printsec=frontcover preview]) | ABC-Clio Inc | 2001 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Lewis |first=James R. |year=2001 |title=Satanism Today: An Encyclopedia of Religion, Folklore, and Popular Culture |publisher=ABC-Clio Inc |ISBN=978-1576072929}}] |
| Satanic Panic: The Creation of a Contemporary Legend ([http://books.google.com/books?id=abJqF8csPrQC&printsec=frontcover preview]) | Open Court Publishing Company | 1993 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Victor |first=Jeffery S. |year=1993 |title=Satanic Panic: The Creation of a Contemporary Legend |publisher=Open Court Publishing Company |ISBN=978-0812691924}}] |
| Evil Influences: Crusades Against the Mass Media ([http://books.google.com/books?id=5yuLLiY4J50C&printsec=frontcover preview]) | Transaction Publishers | 1989 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last= Starker |first=Steven |title=Evil Influences: Crusades Against the Mass Media | publisher=Transactions Publishers |ISBN=978-0887382758}}] |
| Game Development and Production ([http://books.google.com/books?id=m5exIODbtqkC&printsec=frontcover preview]) | Wordware Publishing | 2003 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book| last=Bethke |first=Erik |year=2003 |title=Game Development and Production |publisher=Wordware Publishing |ISBN=978-1556229510}}] |
| Twisty Little Passages: An Approach to Interactive Fiction ([http://books.google.com/books?id=XiJFORKEm0oC&printsec=frontcover preview]) | MIT Press | 2005 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Montfort |first=Nick |year=2005 |title=Twisty Little Passages: An Approach to Interactive Fiction |publisher=MIT Press |ISBN=978-0262633185}}] |
| Dragonlore: From the Archives of the Grey School of Wizardry ([http://books.google.com/books?id=Gkn0fkhiwS0C&printsec=frontcover preview]) | Career Press | 2006 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=DeKirk |first=Ashley |coauthors= Zell-Ravenheart, Oberon | year=2006 |title=Dragonlore: From the Archives of the Grey School of Wizardry |publisher=Career Press |ISBN=978-1564148681}}] |
| Satanism Scare, The ([http://books.google.com/books?id=MY7sQuT0MnMC&printsec=frontcover preview]) | Aldine Transaction | 1991 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Richardson |first=James T. |coauthors=Best, Joel; Bromley, David G. |year=1991 |title=The Satanism Scare |publisher=Aldine Transaction |ISBN=0202303799}}] |
| Sports & Recreation Fads ([http://books.google.com/books?id=4L2b4wLHoH8C&printsec=frontcover preview]) | Haworth Press | 1991 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Hoffmann |first=Frank W. |coauthors=Bailey, William G. |year=1991 |title=Sports & Recreation Fads |publisher=Haworth Press |ISBN=1560240563}}] |
| Designers & Dragons: The '70s | Evil Hat Productions | 2014 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |coauthors= |year=2014 |title=Designers & Dragons: The '70s |publisher=Evil Hat Productions |ISBN=9781613170755}}] |
| Designers & Dragons: The '80s | Evil Hat Productions | 2014 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |coauthors= |year=2014 |title=Designers & Dragons: The '80s |publisher=Evil Hat Productions |ISBN=9781613170816}}] |
| Designers & Dragons: The '90s | Evil Hat Productions | 2014 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |coauthors= |year=2014 |title=Designers & Dragons: The '90s |publisher=Evil Hat Productions |ISBN=9781613170847}}] |
| Designers & Dragons: The '00s | Evil Hat Productions | 2014 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |coauthors= |year=2014 |title=Designers & Dragons: The '00s |publisher=Evil Hat Productions |ISBN=9781613170878}}] |
| The Fantasy Role-Playing Game: A New Performing Art | McFarland | 2001 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Mackay |first=Daniel |coauthors= |year=2001 |title=The Fantasy Role-Playing Game: A New Performing Art |publisher=McFarland |ISBN=9780786408153}}] |
| Dungeons and Dragons and Philosophy: Raiding the Temple of Wisdom | Open Court | 2012 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Cogburn |first=John |coauthors=Silcox, Mark |year=2012 |title=Dungeons and Dragons and Philosophy: Raiding the Temple of Wisdom |publisher=Open Court |ISBN=9780812697964}}] |
| Dungeons and Dragons and Philosophy: Read and Gain Advantage on All Wisdom Checks | Wiley-Blackwell | 2014 | Reliable secondary source{{ref|Journal review 1|a}} | [{{cite book |last=Robichaud |first=Christopher |coauthors=Irwin, William |year=2014 |title=Dungeons and Dragons and Philosophy: Read and Gain Advantage on All Wisdom Checks |publisher=Wiley-Blackwell |ISBN=9781118397626}}] |
| Dangerous Games: What the Moral Panic over Role-Playing Games Says about Play, Religion, and Imagined Worlds | University of California Press | 2015 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Laycock |first=Joseph P. |coauthors= |year=2015 |title=Dangerous Games: What the Moral Panic over Role-Playing Games Says about Play, Religion, and Imagined Worlds |publisher=University of California Press |ISBN=9780520284920}}] |
| Dungeons & Dreamers: A Story of How Computer Games Created a Global Community | ETC Press | 2014 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=King |first=Brad |coauthors=Borland, John |year=2014 |title=Dungeons & Dreamers: A Story of How Computer Games Created a Global Community |publisher=ETC Press |ISBN=9780991222728}}] |
| The Creation of Narrative in Tabletop Role-Playing Games | McFarland | 2010 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Cover |first=Jennifer Grouling |coauthors= |year=2010 |title=The Creation of Narrative in Tabletop Role-Playing Games |publisher=McFarland |ISBN=9780786444519}}] |
| Gaming as Culture: Essays on Reality, Identity and Experience in Fantasy Games | McFarland | 2006 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Williams |first=J. Patrick |coauthors=Hendricks, Sean Q.; Winkler, W. Keith |year=2006 |title=Gaming as Culture: Essays on Reality, Identity and Experience in Fantasy Games |publisher=McFarland |ISBN=9780786424368}}] |
| Playing at the World | Unreason Press | 2012 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Peterson |first=Jon |coauthors= |year=2012 |title=Playing at the World |publisher=Unreason Press |ISBN=9780615642048}}] |
| Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It | Scribner | 2013 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Ewalt |first=David M. |coauthors= |year=2013 |title=Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It |publisher=Scribner |ISBN=9781451640502}}] |
| The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games | McFarland | 2010 | Reliable secondary source{{ref|Journal review 2|b}} | [{{cite book |last=Tresca |first=Michael J. |coauthors= |year=2010 |title=The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games |publisher=McFarland |ISBN=9780786458950}}] |
| The Tropes of Fantasy Fiction | McFarland | 2015 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Lissauer |first=Gabrielle |coauthors= |year=2015 |title=The Tropes of Fantasy Fiction |publisher=McFarland |ISBN=9780786478583}}] |
| Dragons: The Myths, Legends, and Lore | Adams Media | 2013 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Niles |first=Doug |coauthors= |year=2013 |title=Dragons: The Myths, Legends, and Lore |publisher=Adams Media |ISBN=9781440562150}}] |
| The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters | Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. | 2014 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Weinstock |first=Jeffrey |coauthors= |year=2014 |title=The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters |publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |ISBN=9781409425625}}] |
| Hobby Games: The 100 Best | Green Ronin Publishing | 2007 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Lowder |first=James |coauthors= |year=2007 |title=Hobby Games: The 100 Best |publisher=Green Ronin Publishing |ISBN=978-1-932442-96-0}}] |
| Dragons in the Stacks: A Teen Librarian's Guide to Tabletop Role-Playing | ABC-CLIO | 2014 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Torres-Roman |first=Steven A. |coauthors=Snow, Cason E. |year=2014 |title=Dragons in the Stacks: A Teen Librarian's Guide to Tabletop Role-Playing |publisher=ABC-CLIO |ISBN=9781610692625}}] |
| The Monsters Know What They're Doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon Masters | Saga Press (imprint of Simon & Schuster) | 2018 | Reliable secondary source | [{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1114284325|title=The monsters know what they're doing : combat tactics for dungeon masters|last=Ammann, Keith,|isbn=978-1-9821-2266-9|edition=First Saga Press hardcover edition|location=New York, New York|oclc=1114284325}}] |
| Dread Trident - Tabletop Role-playing Games and the Modern Fantastic | Liverpool University Press | 2019 | Reliable secondary source | [{{cite book |last=Carbonell |first=Curtis D. |date=2019 |title=Dread Trident - Tabletop Role-playing Games and the Modern Fantastic |publisher=Liverpool University Press |isbn=9781789620573}}] |
:{{note|Journal review 1|a|See also: {{Cite journal |last=Canavan |first=A. P. |date=2015 |title=Review of "Dungeons & Dragons" and Philosophy: Read and Gain Advantage on All Wisdom Checks, by C. Robichaud |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/26321182 |journal=Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts |volume=26 |issue=3 (94) |pages=573–576 |issn=0897-0521}}}}
:{{note|Journal review 2|b|See also: {{Cite journal |last=Forest |first=Richard W. |date=2011 |title=Review of The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games, by M. J. Tresca |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24353009 |journal=Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts |volume=22 |issue=3 (83) |pages=412–417 |issn=0897-0521}}}}