Have you ever read about a fantasy world that made you desperately wish you could be a part of it?

[Michelle]

I would love to visit the BookWorld from Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next series. Bookjumping has to be the ultimate way to travel!

[Scirocco]

No way, I would die a very violent death pretty quick in almost all the worlds in the fantasy books I read.

[Heidi]

Jonathan C Wright's Golden Age, surely Iain Banks Culture, Hamilton's Commonwealth

[Heidi]

Heidi wrote: "Jonathan C Wright's Golden Age, surely Iain Banks Culture, Hamilton's Commonwealth"

oops also Hyperion's world.

[Andy]

Niven's Known Space would be fun as long as it wasn't during a war.

[Swati]

Many places in middle-earth are tremendously appealing to me. So many options here:
1. Shire (For multiple breakfasts, elevenses, etc. Sitting on the front step of my home and blowing smoke rings or sharing a mug of ale with friends. Being lazy and good-natured.)
2. Staying as a guest of Tom Bombadill and Goldberry. (For lots of food, song and tales.)
3. As a guest of Beorn and his wonderful animals. I could ask him to hire me as a caretaker for the animals. :)
4. With the Eagles high up on the mountains.
5. In Minas Tirith following the war.
6. In the beautiful Ithilien, obviously following the war, perhaps sharing a meal or two with Faramir and Eowyn.
7. I would have said Rivendell, but the elves would have left it eventually, so it would have felt rather depressing.

[Swati]

Or maybe in Lyra's Oxford from Philip Pulman's 'His Dark Materials.' I would love to have a daemon of my own!

[Michele]

I think I'd live in the Culture universe. Second choice: an ensign aboard of the Enterprise :-)

[Raivo]

I would love to be a part of so many worlds, it's just sad..heh-

1) The place from the Demon Cycle - during the time they fought them - it sounds awesome.
2) Night Angel books - during the time the books took place.
3) WoT - Anywhere close to Rand tbh.
4) LoTR - When the war was fought

Basicly I'd go to any world possible and not after the books, but during, I'd love to be a part of the action, the sadness, cruelty, pain and in the end, the happiness, satsifaction when all of it has paid off.

[Scott]

Discworld for sure.

[Scott]

Middle-Earth is quite popular for good reason, and I too would love to live there. Particularly in Khazad-dûm during the reign of the Longbeards (The Clan of Durin the Deathless) during the First Age or Erebor during the reign of King Thrain I The Old, working as a smith on those matchless weapons and armor in the middle days of the Third Age. I'd also love to be present for the War of the Dwarves and Orcs (and watch events unfold as they were written and not filmed) and obviously during the events of the War of the Ring, and then remaining as Gimli became lord of the Glittering Caves under the Hornburg.
I'd also be quite happy as a hobbit living in the Shire during nearly any period.

Besides Tolkien's ME there are loads of fantasy worlds I'd gladly live within, such as Faerun from the Forgotten Realms, Midkemia and Kelewan from Raymond Feist's mythology, and even the world of Warhammer Fantasy. Now if you'd suggested visit instead of be a part of then that drastically increases my responses.

[Dara]

Fantasy: Harry Potter and Mistborn

Sci-fi: Mass Effect (obviously).