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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Nikky Lee Fantasy with creature companions that aren’t dragons Book cover of Assassin's Apprentice Book cover of The Cloud Roads Book cover of The Amulet of Samarkand Book cover of Spellslinger Book cover of Nevernight
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • L.C. Conn Fantasy that transport you into other worlds Book cover of Daughter of the Empire Book cover of Magician: Apprentice Book cover of The Dragonbone Chair Book cover of Assassin's Apprentice Book cover of The Redemption of Althalus
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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