Saturday, February 22, 2014

Otherworldly Books

Swords and Deviltry by Fritz LeiberAbeBooks: Otherworldly Books: Can’t afford to get away at all, let alone to another planet? Pick up a book. One of the best things about reading is the reader can experience strange and wonderful times, places and situations without leaving the comfort of their easy chair. In fiction, people and scenarios are invented, but some authors take escapism a step further and create entire cities, planets and universes. A creative and skilled writer can build geography, languages, races of people, musical instruments, regional cuisine, traditions and more, unlike anything we see in reality, and the detail can be impressive.

1 comment:

Todd Mason said...

Carswell undermines herself by including Donaldson and Paolini, but otherwise another decent list.