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What Fantasy Authors Told Me About Drawing Maps

I drew my fantasy world before I knew the story. Later, I asked working authors whether I'd wasted my time.

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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #3)

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Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)

by Larry McMurtry

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Scott Batson and 308 other people liked Ira Perkins's review of The Devils (The Devils, #1): "I’ve read every other Joe Abercrombie book. This one is more ridiculous, more vulgar, and possibly my favourite of the lot? It wasn’t quite what I expected from "Lord Grimdark" himself, but it was exactly what I wanted!! Overall rating: 4.75/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌔 Th" Read more of this review »
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Scott Batson and 145 other people liked Ira Perkins's review of The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1): "*BOOM! This book moves! The Rage of Dragons* starts with a fight, gives Tau a sword and a grudge, then pretty much dares you to put it down. It might be the fastest I've ever read a book!! Overall rating: 4.5/5** 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 This is basically one massive traini" Read more of this review »
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