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World Building Books

The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1)
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
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Lists

Radiance by Grace DravenThe Bird and the Sword by Amy HarmonA Promise of Fire by Amanda BouchetMaster of Crows by Grace DravenEidolon by Grace Draven
Best Fantasy Romance from 2010 on
40 books — 20 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Man Without Qualities by Robert MusilThe Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke
Books that should be talked about more
186 books — 52 voters

A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. KingfisherThe Killing Moon by N.K. JemisinTender Is the Flesh by Agustina BazterricaThe Book of Doors by Gareth BrownThe Once and Future King by T.H. White
Steven Reese Read Your Color - Orange
7 books — 1 voter
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondVaka Moana, Voyages of the Ancestors by K.R. HoweA Thousand Beginnings and Endings by Ellen OhPhysics of the Impossible by Michio KakuThe World Until Yesterday by Jared Diamond
Worldbuilding Books for Writers
40 books — 3 voters

The Quest for Freedom by Matthew D. DevittHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Amazing World-building Stories
33 books — 13 voters
Fury by Laurann DohnerIce Planet Barbarians by Ruby DixonAngels' Blood by Nalini SinghLumberjack Werebear by T.S. JoyceFire in His Blood by Ruby Dixon
Multiple Romance Stories based in One World
115 books — 13 voters

Quotes Tagged “World Building”

Abhijit Naskar
“ Good engineer designs gadgets, great engineer designs society. ”
― Abhijit Naskar, Vande Vasudhaivam: 100 Sonnets for Our Planetary Pueblo
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Demi Winters
“ Most of the time, he’s controlling, with the temperament of a troll. Come to think of it, he has the manners of one too. And I do not like that he tried to kill me. Twice. ”
― Demi Winters, The Road of Bones
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Videos Tagged “World Building”

Book Three - Author Talk
Book Three - Author Talk
Jack of Swords- The Truth (Blurb)
Jack of Swords- The Truth (Blurb)
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Groups Tagged "World Building"

Dedicated to the craft of world building for the Fantasy genre...
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Tides: A Science Fiction Audio Drama Tides is the story of Dr. Winifred Eurus, a biologist trapped on an alien world with hostile tid…more
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