World Building


The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1)
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
The Quest for Freedom by Matthew D. DevittHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Amazing World-building Stories
33 books — 13 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondVaka Moana, Voyages of the Ancestors by K.R. HoweA Thousand Beginnings and Endings by Ellen OhPhysics of the Impossible by Michio KakuThe World Until Yesterday by Jared Diamond
Worldbuilding Books for Writers
40 books — 3 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinMia's Magic Wand by Peter Volkofsky
Best Fantasy: Unique Worlds
641 books — 499 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Cavalier by Israh Azizi
Fantasy Books with Maps
227 books — 88 voters

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Rick Fox
Even so, it was difficult to quantify what he was feeling. Or maybe hearing. Touching? Raziel finally settled on sensing, but none of the words he could put to the sensation felt right. It was a presence, that much he was sure of. He’d felt that type of thing from his grandfather when they practiced magic together and faintly from people further away. But this was different. Slower. His grandfather had, at the time, seemed to be something solid and unmovable as a cliff face, but compared with th ...more
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