This page has a lot of info on Quag Keep, including a copy of Norton's original contract with the publisher for the...

This page has a lot of info on Quag Keep, including a copy of Norton's original contract with the publisher for the novel, which is dated Sep 13, 1977 and acknowledges receipt of the typescript. So we know it was completed before that date. So she possibly had Holmes Basic (published July '77) while working on the novel, but not the published Monster Manual (late Dec '77), although she could have had a draft of it. #quagkeep

http://andre-norton-books.com/index.php/worlds-of-andre/series-by-andre-l-thru-z/quag-keep-series/232-quag-keep
http://andre-norton-books.com/index.php/worlds-of-andre/series-by-andre-l-thru-z/quag-keep-series/232-quag-keep

Here is another example of a D&D Lizardman character from fiction.

Here is another example of a D&D Lizardman character from fiction. This is Gulth from Quag Keep by Andre Norton, from an illustration by David Sutherland on the cover of Dragon #12, Feb 1978. The issue contained an excerpt of the novel, and happens to be the same issue with Holmes' Lovecraftian Gods article. #quagkeep

"And this specimen of his race was formidable to look upon. He was fully as tall as Naile, and in addition to the wicked spear, the sword of bone, double-edged with teeth, which he carried, his natural armament of fang and claw were weapons even a hero might consider twice before facing."

Further notes on the 1971 Great Kingdom Map, based on a copy located by Dave Megarry.

Further notes on the 1971 Great Kingdom Map, based on a copy located by Dave Megarry. Thanks to Daniel Boggs for giving me this opportunity. This map will soon be appearing on the Secrets of Blackmoor FB page. #quagkeep
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2017/02/megarrys-copy-of-great-kingdom-map.html

Some observations on the "new" Great Kingdom map that Jon showed us in his video. #quagkeep

Some observations on the "new" Great Kingdom map that Jon showed us in his video. #quagkeep
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-land-of-great-kingdom-and-environs.html