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Worldbuilding is the process of constructing an imaginary world or setting, sometimes associated with a fictional universe. [1] Developing the world with coherent qualities such as a history , geography, culture and ecology is a key task for many science fiction or fantasy writers. [ 2 ]
A fantasy world or fictional world is a world created for fictional media, such as literature, film or games. Typical fantasy worlds feature magical abilities. Some worlds may be a parallel world connected to Earth via magical portals or items (like Narnia); an imaginary society hidden within our earth (like the Wizarding World); a fictional Earth set in the remote past (like Middle-earth) or ...
[1]: 616 Fantasy writers use a variety of techniques to limit the magic in their stories, [4] such as limiting the number of spells a character has or may cast before needing rest, [4] restricting a character's magic to the use of a specific object, [4] limiting magic to the use of certain rare materials, [5] or restricting the magic a ...
It is influenced by the tropes of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Perdido Street Station: 2000: N Continent: Andrzej Sapkowski: The fantasy setting of The Witcher franchise. The Witcher: 1986: C F G N T V Corona: R. A. Salvatore: World of The DemonWars Saga and The Highwayman: The Demon Awakens: 1997: N Darkover: Marion Zimmer Bradley
Fantasy cartography, fictional map-making, or geofiction is a type of map design that visually presents an imaginary world or concept, or represents a real-world geography in a fantastic style. [1] Fantasy cartography usually manifests from worldbuilding and often corresponds to narratives within the fantasy and science fiction genres.
Fantasy worlds (41 C, 55 P) L. Fictional languages (6 C, 55 P) ... Fictional universes (65 C, 97 P) W. Worldbuilding role-playing games (4 P) Pages in category ...
Although many fantasy novels of this time proved popular, it was not until 1977's The Sword of Shannara that publishers found the sort of breakthrough success they had hoped for. The book became the first fantasy novel to appear on, and eventually top the New York Times bestseller list. As a result, the genre saw a boom in the number of titles ...
Pages in category "Fantasy worlds" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...