21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
These books prove worldbuilding is vital to sci-fi and fantasy
Science fiction and fantasy stories, by nature, reweave the fabric of reality in dazzling, sometimes jarring ways. Writers of fantastical tales often talk about 'worldbuilding,' which can mean crafting a familiar place with unfamiliar elements, or universes that follow entirely different rules than our own. As these new books prove, you can't tell a great speculative fiction story without a compelling world.