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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
The Relevance of Settings
What Is Fantasy?
2. Maps
Previous Explorations of Fantasy Maps
What Is a Fantasy Map?
A Survey of Fantasy Maps
Reading Fantasy Maps
3. Borders and Boundaries
Together Apart: Borders in Brust, Gaiman and Vess, and Nix
The Geography of History: Polders in Tolkien, Holdstock, and Pratchett
4. Nature and Culture
Two Slippery Terms
The Return of the Tree: Bringing Nature Back into Minas Tirith
Nature, Magic, and Misfits: Wilderness within Newford
Blurred Boundaries: Conflux in New Crobuzon
Growing Somewhere In-Between: Liminal Nature in Ombria
5. Realms and Rulers
Linking Rulers to Realms: An Overview
Ruling the Mythical Landscape: The Fisher King in Last Call
Shaping the Realm: Palimpsests in Tourists
Where Dark Lords Live: Landscapes of Evil in Tolkien, Donaldson, and Jordan
6. Some Final Thoughts
Appendix A: Method for the Map Survey
Appendix B: Map Sample
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
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