http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2008/11/asides/an-aside-joe-abercrombie-the-sell-out/ A part of the Aidan Moher network Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:56:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2008/11/asides/an-aside-joe-abercrombie-the-sell-out/comment-page-1/#comment-2344 Luis Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:42:30 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=278#comment-2344 I read Joe's very interesting take on maps and I have to say that I'm one reader that likes and expects a map to be in every fantasy book. Why? Because fantasy novels are LONG, way too long in my opinion and frequently involve traveling to and fro. A map helps to establish a sense of "place" and distance. In mainstream non-fantasy novel, if a character travels from Dallas to Los Angeles, we don't need a map in the book because we already know where those places are, becuase we've seen it on a map elsewhere or even travelled that distance ourselves. In a fantasy setting, with a made-up geography, maps are a must. I read Joe’s very interesting take on maps and I have to say that I’m one reader that likes and expects a map to be in every fantasy book. Why? Because fantasy novels are LONG, way too long in my opinion and frequently involve traveling to and fro. A map helps to establish a sense of “place” and distance.
In mainstream non-fantasy novel, if a character travels from Dallas to Los Angeles, we don’t need a map in the book because we already know where those places are, becuase we’ve seen it on a map elsewhere or even travelled that distance ourselves. In a fantasy setting, with a made-up geography, maps are a must.

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