Top Ten Settings I'd Like To See More Of (Or At All)
This one took some thinking. I'm still not sure if these are my final ten. But let's just go with it.
1. Some Arabian country - Arabian nightsssss! Like Arabian daysssss! Okay, I know what you're thinking. But don't think it! I'm not asking for a genie in a bottle or a flying carpet or a Whole New World. All I want is a epic book set in the desert. Maybe some thieves with sabers. Camels. But some cool camels. There could be a kasbah and tombs and Arabian horses! And lets not do modern day. Okey doke?
2, 3, 4. England/Ireland/Scotland - Yes, I grouped these together because they're all cozy neighbors, right? Lots of differences but I'd go for some fantasy, fairytale retelling, or ghost story set in any of the above countries. Set near a loch? Maybe some Nessy action (kidding). But just picture it. The fog over the moors. Maybe some highlanders in kilts with longswords (kidding again...partially). An abandoned, dilapidated castle. Lets throw in an ancient manor with a mile long cemetery in the backyard.
5. Asia - This means just about anywhere in Asia. Or it could take place in an Asian inspired setting. With katanas and kimonos. I don't know how anyone is going to top Eon and Eona, but if at first you don't succeed...well, then you pick another Asian country. It's a BIG continent.
6. Wild West setting - I'm thinking some dystopian, Wild West, futuristic setting. Something like The Dark Tower series, Blood Red Road and Chaos Walking all together. I love the combination of saloons and futuristic weapons.
7. Romania - I have very good reasons for why I picked Romania: 1) Vlad Dracul 2) Creepy castles
8. A mirror world - Imagine everything in reverse? Freaky huh? When I was younger, I used to wonder what it would be like to just step into the mirror and become my mirror self. I know. I was weird even then. But it's definitely Alice in Wonderland material.
9. A city in the sky - I still need to read The Floating Islands and Castle in the Air, but there can always be more books with cities, kingdoms, islands, etc. in the sky. Maybe I've been playing too much The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
10. A labyrinth - I love the movies Pan's Labyrinth and Labyrinth, and I want to see a book take place in a labyrinth. Sort of like the one test in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (the book's hedge maze and not the movie's since the book's maze had actual challenges).
I'm sure if I had put my mind to it, I could have come up with crazier settings, but alas, this is my final list. What's everyone's Top Ten this week?
A mirror world sounds awesome! I would totally read almost any novel set in that universe. Love the idea of UK stories as well(though it's sad Wales is less represented in fiction).
ReplyDeleteI know! I want a book set in a mirror world so bad! And yes Wales gets the short end of the stick.
DeleteI love labyrinths too!
ReplyDeleteThey are so much fun. Unless there's a minotaur.
DeleteOoooo so many good ideas! I had no idea there were books about cities in the sky! That sounds awesome.
ReplyDeleteThanks Emma! And I know! I have to get on reading some city in the sky books. :)
DeleteIreland is on my list as well, and I can totally agree with England & Scotland! :) My TTT list: http://aliceinreaderland.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/settings/
ReplyDeleteAlice @ Alice in Readerland
I want to visit all of these countries someday! But for now, I'll just read about them. :P
DeleteGreat imaginative choices :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Angela!
DeleteI love anything set in inhospitable and extreme environments, be it deserts or antarctica lol. Alternate realities like through the looking glass are awesome as well! I love labyrinths too, but I'd always be waiting for David Bowie to show up in really tight pants haha. Great list! Here's Ours
ReplyDeleteI would not mind if David Bowie showed up. That would be cool, and I used to have a crush on him. Strange, I know. :P
Delete