10 Great Fantasy Books With Settings That Aren’t Based On Western Europe

Many well-known fantasy narratives draw inspiration from Western Europe, but there are some truly great books that pull their settings and lore from other parts of the world. As a genre, fantasy can go almost anywhere it wants to but most authors use the real world to create their fictional ones. And because classics like J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia books are heavily inspired by Western Europe, many modern fantasy novels continue to utilize the landscape, politics, and religions of the region.

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