Favourite Fantasy Worlds

[Fistandantilus]

Which is your favourite fantasy world? Mine are Krynn and Midkemia, what are yours?

 

[Ainulindale]

Viriconium - M. John Harrison

Gormenghast - Mervyn Peake (incredible castle setting)

Ambergis - Jeff VanderMeer

New Crobuzon - China Mieville

Westeros - George R.R. Martin

Mirenberg - Michael Moorcock

Malazan- Steven Erikson

 

[magemanda]

Westeros would also be mine right now. Rich and detailed and grim and bleak - just fantastically drawn.

 

[Fistandantilus]

I forgot to put the books in:

Krynn- Dragonlance

Midkemia- Riftwar, Sepentwar, Krondor

And a few more;

Earthsea- A Wizard Of Earthsea

Myrial- Shadowleauge

Middle Earth- LOTR

 

[PSYCO]

Mine would have to be Earthsea - A Wizard of Earthsea.

 

[Katzen]

lotr, and perhaps Osten Ard (the dragonbone chair by Tad Williams)

 

[Bookworm88]

The Land in the Thomas Covanent novels, and Ringworld.

 

[feyralla]

I'm writing my own world right now, cause what better way to get the world exactly the way I want But from the books: the world without a name, david eddings - belgarion/mallorean

 

[Oberon]

From fantasy: Amber, The Land, Mordant (from Doanldson's The Mirror of Her Dreams/A Man Rides Through), and Narnia.

 

[Hyperstorm]

Mine would be :

Malazan world by Steven Erikson

Myrillia by James Clemens

Drenai world by David Gemmell

Parthalon & Eutracia by Robert Newcomb

The world of OZ by L. Frank Baum

 

[Spineshank]

The Forgotten Realms, i know its Tolkienesce but i play the Baldur's Gate games and Neverwinter Nights, and love Salvatore so definetly the Forgotten Realms.

 

[Vionessp]

I love Forgotten Realms and other Dungeons and Dragons settings,but I also agree with Katzen that Osten Ard is great too. I am on Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams right now and I wish I have had more time recently to finish it.

 

[direstraits]

Earthsea. Lovely. I've always wondered what it would be like to study at Roke. Hogwarts, step aside!

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[Hugin]

I forgot to put the books in:

Krynn- Dragonlance

Midkemia- Riftwar, Sepentwar, Krondor

And a few more;

Earthsea- A Wizard Of Earthsea

Myrial- Shadowleauge

Middle Earth- LOTR

If you are going to list Midkemia you have to list Kelewan - Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire and Mistress of the Empire

I love this world!

 

[nightwalker]

All time fave? That'd be Narnia - the magical world created by that great man C. S. Lewis ;-)

 

[Darling]

Middle Earth - LotR, of course.

Narnia - as in The Chronicles of...

Venus Prime - Venus Prime

The world in The Noble Dead Series (Barb & J.C. Hendee)

Malacandra and Perelandra - C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy