The Dictionary Of Imaginary Places

The Dictionary of Imaginary Places

::sigh:: I do love this book. I remember when I first got it. Fellow-blogger and bestest-buddy Catie and I were at a bookstore, and we both saw this book. We fell in love. In fact, we loved it so much that we each decided that we needed our own copy (weird for us, since we shared all our books). It’s a *must* for ever fairy tale, fantasy, sci-fi, and general lit fan out there. And no, its not all Middle Earth. In fact, it is decidedly not all Middle Earth (though yes, Mordor is there, with maps, I promise).

There are complete maps of Oz. Tourist descriptions of Pellucidar (map below) read: “Travellers are warned that standing on the inside of the earth is like standing at the boom of a bowl whose sides curve up to the sky on all sides. As result, perception of distance is very different very different to that experienced on the surface of the Earth.” So cute! Love it!

Pellucidar: Note the "Here There Be Tigers" In The Upper Right Corner

There are also some wonderful fairy-tale related entries as well.