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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Nicholas Woode-Smith Fantasy to get lost in a world of magic and monsters Book cover of Magic Bites Book cover of The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher Book cover of Magician: Apprentice Book cover of The Lord of the Rings Book cover of The Eye of the World
  • 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
  • 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
  • Kevin Moran Fiction books set in underground worlds Book cover of Wool Book cover of The City of Ember Book cover of Neverwhere Book cover of Tunnels Book cover of Gregor the Overlander
  • Doug White The complex worlds of philanthropy and nonprofits Book cover of Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential Book cover of Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World Book cover of The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age Book cover of Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better Book cover of The Theory of Moral Sentiments
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Tessa Dawn The cream of the crop in dark paranormal romance & urban fantasy Book cover of Lover Awakened Book cover of Dark Possession Book cover of Darkfever Book cover of Kiss of Midnight Book cover of Minion
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