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  • Sunshine Somerville Science fiction and fantasy world-building Book cover of Tribes of Decay: A Zombie Novel Book cover of Idyll Book cover of The Running Game Book cover of Magic-Price Book cover of Hell Divers
  • L. S. Bethel Romance with supernatural worldbuilding Book cover of The Dark Highlander Book cover of Lover Awakened Book cover of Tempted Book cover of Dance with the Devil Book cover of The Darkest Night
  • Deb E. Howell Fantasy series with powerful worldbuilding Book cover of The Emperor's Edge Book cover of The Demon King Book cover of Kushiel's Scion Book cover of The Black Prism Book cover of The Warded Man
  • Paula Altenburg Featuring worldbuilding as part of the story Book cover of The Far Pavilions Book cover of Magic Bites Book cover of The Pillars of the Earth Book cover of Pet Sematary Book cover of The Seducer
  • Lilian Horn Fantasy worldbuilding you don’t want to get lost in Book cover of Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D Vol. 1 Book cover of Gideon the Ninth Book cover of Sea of Ghosts Book cover of The Lies of Locke Lamora Book cover of Boneshaker
  • Marcel Ray Duriez Delve into the darker side of human nature and reality Book cover of The Lord of the Rings Book cover of The Left Hand of Darkness Book cover of The Raven and Other Favorite Poems Book cover of The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories Book cover of The Shining
  • K. Eason Weird-ass (and wonderful) world-building fantasy Book cover of The Memory Theater Book cover of Flames of Mira Book cover of The Fifth Season Book cover of The Devourers Book cover of The Cloud Roads
  • Ronald A. Geobey Sci-fi fantasy novels for immersive worldbuilding Book cover of Dune Book cover of The Ring of Five Dragons Book cover of The Gunslinger Book cover of The Complete Chronicles of the Jerusalem Man Book cover of Belgarath the Sorcerer
  • Gary J. Martin Immersive world-building and possibilities Book cover of The Eye of the World Book cover of Dragons of Autumn Twilight Book cover of Blood Song Book cover of Legend Book cover of The Diamond Throne
  • Paula Weston Fantasy books with slow-burn romance and rich world building Book cover of Heretic Behaviour Book cover of Six of Crows Book cover of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms Book cover of Graceling Book cover of Finnikin of the Rock
  • Ben Stoddard Books that are part of bigger universes Book cover of Myst: the Book of Atrus Book cover of The Wee Free Men Book cover of Yumi and the Nightmare Painter Book cover of Heir to the Empire Book cover of Legion
  • Taylor Munsell Embracing the dark Book cover of Three Dark Crowns Book cover of Threadneedle Book cover of A Deadly Education Book cover of This Vicious Grace Book cover of The Bone Witch
  • G.B. Gordon Sci-fi that triggers deeper thought and reflection Book cover of The Fifth Season Book cover of Use of Weapons Book cover of Expendable Book cover of Leviathan Wakes Book cover of Golden Witchbreed
  • Trudie Collins Fantasy to read again and again Book cover of Daughter of the Blood Book cover of Pawn of Prophecy Book cover of Magician: Apprentice Book cover of Michael's Passion Book cover of The Colour of Magic
  • Sierrah M. Strange New adult fantasy with a strong FMC to root for Book cover of House of Earth and Blood Book cover of The Sin of Saints Book cover of House of Beating Wings Book cover of Daughter of No Worlds Book cover of Kiss the Fae
  • Karen A. Wyle SFF with emotionally scarred characters Book cover of The Sparrow Book cover of The Name of the Wind Book cover of Shards of Honor Book cover of Paladin's Grace Book cover of Gateway
  • Drew Briney Books that shatter genre limits Book cover of Altered Carbon Book cover of Halo: The Fall of Reach Book cover of Six of Crows Book cover of I Am Not a Serial Killer Book cover of Words of Radiance
  • Kevin Cornell World-building Book cover of Why Elephants Have Big Ears : Understanding Patterns of Life on Earth Book cover of What People Wore When: A Complete Illustrated History of Costume from Ancient Times to the Nineteenth Century for Every Level of Society Book cover of The Grammar of Ornament: All 100 Color Plates from the Great Victorian Sourcebook of Historic Design Book cover of Mapping the World: An Illustrated History of Cartography Book cover of A Museum of Early American Tools
  • Liam Lombard Fantasy great world building relatable characters Book cover of The Way of Kings Book cover of Mistborn: The Final Empire Book cover of Assassin's Apprentice Book cover of Dune Book cover of The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Richard Swan Mentor/apprentice relationships Book cover of The Hand of the Sun King Book cover of The Combat Codes Book cover of 36 Streets Book cover of Between Two Fires Book cover of Nophek Gloss
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