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Maps - They should be mandatory for fantasy novels


HokieStone

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Yeah, but if you want a map of Book of the New Sun you just go look at an atlas of South America and then 'just' run it a few millions of years into the future ;)

Yeah, but my point was that knowing the above in advance (either as a spoiler like you just did or by having a map in the front) would imo decrease the enjoyment of orienteering oneself in Severian's world. What I enjoy about a science fantasy like BoTNS is the initial disorientation of not knowing whether you're in a fictional or sci-fi universe, and where, and when (including the default northern hemisphere-centrism).

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