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I read anything I could find in the SF and fantasy section in the library, and much of the children's/YA section as well.

Classic speculative fiction was (and is) amazing. To this day I am still amazed by the universes created by Andre Norton, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and others.

The D&D Player's Handbook, and basically everything on its Inspirational Reading list.

Even though I wasn't into horror or gothic horror, I still devoured (or was devoured by?) Edgar Allen Poe and HP Lovecraft.

Dictionaries and encyclopedias.