Victor Hugo Kebbe
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?
#1 of 3 in The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox
1984 • 212 Readers • 292 pages • 4
Why this book?
Such a gentle book and an amazing sense of place.
Why this book?
The entire collection is amazing, all the 75 issues. It’s a must read, definitely.
1972 • 609 Readers • 164 pages • 4.1
Why this book?
An amazing book that challenges us.
#1 of 3 in Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
1988 • 870 Readers • 654 pages • 3.8
Why this book?
I’m still living in Osten Ard. I loved the forest of Aldheorte.
#2 of 4 in The Kingkiller Chronicle
24 • 2,455 Readers • 1,107 pages • 4.4
Why this book?
It’s so beautifully written, it’s a living world.
#1 of 4 in The Kingkiller Chronicle
2007 • 4,586 Readers • 669 pages • 4.4
Why this book?
One of Rothfuss masterpieces.
Why this book?
Revelation Space world is quite complex and discuss not just our relation with space, but time, since it considers our lifespan and how humanity deals with new technologies that allows us to experience humanity and conscience in different ways.
Why this book?
This is such a great book. It’s not related to cosmic horror at all, but it shows how we are so little in the great scheme of things.
Why this book?
The first book to imagine our contemporary world as it is, but in 1984. It’s such a great achievement.
#1 of 5 in The Book of the New Sun
1980 • 853 Readers • 276 pages • 3.7
Why this book?
Reading for the second time. It’s not a big book, but it has everything and you feel you’re in a totally different place.
#1 of 5 in A Song of Ice and Fire
1996 • 5,588 Readers • 819 pages • 4.4
Why this book?
We all lived in Westeros for a long time, in books and on TV.
#1 of 25 in Dune Universe (Publication Order)
1965 • 8,091 Readers • 704 pages • 4.3
Why this book?
Another behemoth, with an amazing world building.
#1-3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 2,772 Readers • 1,178 pages • 4.5
Why this book?
There’s no way to pick some books for this list without mentioning Tolkien and Middle-Earth.