The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
by John Clute | 
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer |
The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures
by John Matthews | 
Dawn of Wonder
by Jonathan Renshaw |
Assassin's Fate
by Robin Hobb |
Fool's Quest
by Robin Hobb | 
The Time Keeper
by Mitch Albom |
The Atlas of Middle-Earth
by Karen Wynn Fonstad |
Life Reset
by Shemer Kuznits | 
The Wind in His Heart
by Charles de Lint | 
Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf
by R. A. Salvatore | 
A Little Hatred
by Joe Abercrombie | 
The Fortress of Solitude
by Jonathan Lethem |
Lady of the Lake
by Andrzej Sapkowski | 
Priest
by Matthew Colville | 
The Starless Sea
by Erin Morgenstern |
The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth
by Robert Foster | 
Blood of Dragons
by Robin Hobb | 
The Priory of the Orange Tree
by Samantha Shannon | 
Sexing the Cherry
by Jeanette Winterson |
From Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond, this Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 realms invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. Here you will find Shangri-La and El Dorado; Utopia and Middle Earth; Wonderland and Freedonia. Here too are Jurassic Park, Salman Rushdie's Sea of Stories, and the fabulous world of Harry Potter. The history and behavior of the inhabitants of these lands are described in loving detail, and are supplemented by more than 200 maps and illustrations that depict the lay of the land in a host of elsewheres. A must-have for the library of every dedicated reader, fantasy fan, or passionate browser, Dictionary is a witty and acute guide for any armchair traveler's journey into the landscape of the imagination.