Building a world

Worldbuilding is an essential part of any science fiction or fantasy novel. Any world a story is set in has to feel real and believable to draw the reader in and make them feel they’re in the world of the book’s characters. With my current work in progress – The End-Times of Markusz Zielinski – I’m now embarking on the creation of my third ‘world’ to add to the deep space exploration/ climate catastrophe world of Horizon [see Planet Building] and the multiple worlds and alien species of The Len...