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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Julie Elizabeth Powell Independent authors building worlds Book cover of The Warm Machine Book cover of Protectors Book cover of Rushed Book cover of The Spider Book cover of Oblivion's Forge
  • 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
  • Ian Rodgers With the best world building Book cover of The Wee Free Men Book cover of The Crystal Gryphon Book cover of Dark Lord of Derkholm Book cover of The Ropemaker Book cover of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  • acflory Exploring what it means to be human Book cover of Dune Book cover of City of Golden Shadow Book cover of The Left Hand of Darkness Book cover of Cyteen Book cover of Onslaught
  • Amara Mae Urban fantasy with kick-ass world building Book cover of Blood Heir Book cover of Night Broken Book cover of Turn Coat Book cover of Magical Midlife Madness Book cover of White Trash Warlock
  • Carole Stivers Nonfiction for my sci-fi future worldbuilding Book cover of Reality Is Not What It Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity Book cover of The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything Book cover of Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming Book cover of The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life Book cover of The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World
  • Derek Prior Conflicted protagonists in fantasy Book cover of Lord Foul's Bane Book cover of Elric of Melniboné Book cover of Legend Book cover of The Blade Itself Book cover of Incursion
  • J.L. Jackola Where romance is as significant as world-building Book cover of Wizard's First Rule Book cover of Starcrossed Book cover of Splintered Book cover of Darling, There are Wolves in the Woods Book cover of Mirror Sight
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