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Worldbuilding is the process of constructing an imaginary world or setting, sometimes associated with a fictional universe. [1] Developing the world with coherent qualities such as a history , geography, culture and ecology is a key task for many science fiction or fantasy writers. [ 2 ]
Manuscript by Emily Brontë that contains poems about Gondal, a paracosm. A paracosm is a detailed imaginary world thought generally to originate in childhood. The creator of a paracosm has a complex and deeply felt relationship with this subjective universe, which may incorporate real-world or imaginary characters and conventions.
A fantasy world or fictional world is a world created for fictional media, such as literature, film or games. Typical fantasy worlds feature magical abilities. Some worlds may be a parallel world connected to Earth via magical portals or items (like Narnia); an imaginary society hidden within our earth (like the Wizarding World); a fictional Earth set in the remote past (like Middle-earth) or ...
In a review for Strange Horizons, Stephen Case wrote that Tchaikovsky organized Shards of Earth into "layers" of worldbuilding. In the first layer, Tchaikovsky develops the individual characters, primarily the crew members of the Vulture God. Each character serves as a "window into the broader universe".
Entries that deal with Worldbuilding. Subcategories. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. C. Fictional civilizations (1 C, 10 P) F.
Romantasy novels meld high fantasy with steamy love stories to the delight of readers, like Sarah J. Maas’ “A Court of Thorns and Roses” and Rebecca Yarros’ “Fourth Wing.”
Worldbuilding, the process of constructing an imaginary world or milieu Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title World Building .
Urban fantasy combines imaginary/unrealistic elements of plot, character, theme, or setting with a largely-familiar world [10] —combining the familiar and the strange. The world does not have to imitate the real world, but can instead be set in a different world or time. [11]