What's your favorite scifi or fantasy with a strong sense of place?Answer

I'm interested in new genre books where the setting is almost like a character. I'm especially interested in books that also have a strong plot. For me, the prime example is "Finch" by Jeff vandermeer. Maybe "City of Miracles" by Robert Jackson Bennett. What are books like this for you?

Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners

#1 of 3 in The World of Riverside

1986 • 161 Readers • 269 pages 3.3

City of Miracles

#3 of 3 in The Divine Cities

City of Miracles
ByRobert Jackson Bennett

2016 • 193 Readers • 448 pages 4.4

The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition

#1-6 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle

1968 • 162 Readers • 1,008 pages 4.3

A Memory Called Empire

#1 of 2 in Teixcalaan

A Memory Called Empire
ByArkady Martine

2019 • 1,527 Readers • 464 pages 4.1

Jade City

#1 of 3 in The Green Bone Saga

Jade City
ByFonda Lee

2017 • 1,992 Readers • 498 pages 4.1

The Lies of Locke Lamora

#1 of 4 in Gentleman Bastard

2006 • 2,681 Readers • 745 pages 4.3

Piranesi

Piranesi
BySusanna Clarke

2019 • 3,603 Readers • 272 pages 4.3

The Fifth Season

#1 of 3 in The Broken Earth

The Fifth Season
ByN. K. Jemisin

2015 • 3,202 Readers • 421 pages 4.3