Four Lesser Known Fantasy Worlds Worth Exploring

Most readers are well acquainted with the big fantasy titles, here are four lesser known fantasy worlds worth exploring. It is common to encounter pastiches and copies of an established fantasy milieu- for example the Iron Tower trilogy by Dennis L. McKiernan and the Shannara books by Terry Brooks both draw water from Tolkien’s well. More often we see variations on themes, some better than others.

Some of the lesser known fantasy novels and series have been more influential on my writing than...