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Which novel or series would you say has the best lore/mythology?

>> No.5621175

The Hunger Games or A Song of Ice and Fire

>> No.5621182

The pre-Disney Star Wars Expanded Universe.

>> No.5621184
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>>5621166
Watership Down

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>>5621182
The Egregiously Inconsistent Universe full of Fedora FanFiction that our Lord and Savior Disney finally scrapped?

>> No.5621192

>>5621182
HAHAHAHAAHAHAHA

No, absolutely not.

>> No.5621194
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While George gets shat on by /lit/, mostly because muh popularity, Westeros and it's history is really comfy stuff to read.
I want more stuff on places like Qarth and beyond the wall.
Now it's pretty much
>this place has slaves
>this place has wildlings

>> No.5621197

>>5621166
book of the new sun

>> No.5621203

>>5621193
>ariel not in a fishtank

>> No.5621209

>>5621166
Warhammer 40000

>> No.5621234

Battletech

>> No.5621251

Wheel of Time yo

>> No.5621262

>>5621166
the Old Testament, duh. 3 or 4 major religions are based on fanfic of it

>> No.5621790

>>5621194
but Essos is the least interesting place. Must be all dat Orientalism dragging down the quality somewhat

>> No.5621803

>>5621262
You mean the old testament is fan-fic of 20 other religions?

>> No.5621811

>>5621166
Valmiki's Ramayana

>> No.5621847

Dune.

>> No.5621895

>>5621803
that too

>> No.5621931
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>>5621166
History books

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>>5621166
Twilight

>> No.5624583

>>5621209
/thread

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>>5621931

>Holocaust History Books

fixed

>> No.5624629

>>5621166

The Malazan Empire series

>> No.5624830

>>5621175
this

>> No.5624856

Dragonlance

>> No.5624861

ayrry poahttah

>> No.5624863

the elder scrolls up until and including skyrim

Act IV, Scene III, continued

Lifts-Her-Tail
Certainly not, kind sir! I am here but to clean your chambers.
Crantius Colto
Is that all you have come here for, little one? My chambers?
Lifts-Her-Tail
I have no idea what it is you imply, master. I am but a poor Argonian maid.
Crantius Colto
So you are, my dumpling. And a good one at that. Such strong legs and shapely tail.
Lifts-Her-Tail
You embarrass me, sir!
Crantius Colto
Fear not. You are safe here with me.
Lifts-Her-Tail
I must finish my cleaning, sir. The mistress will have my head if I do not!
Crantius Colto
Cleaning, eh? I have something for you. Here, polish my spear.
Lifts-Her-Tail
But it is huge! It could take me all night!
Crantius Colto
Plenty of time, my sweet. Plenty of time.
END OF ACT IV, SCENE III

>> No.5624871

>>5624863
Act VII, Scene II, Continued


Lifts-Her-Tail

My goodness, that's quite a loaf! But how ever shall it fit my oven?

Crantius Colto

This loaf isn't ready for baking, my sweet. It has yet to rise.

Lifts-Her-Tail

If only we could hurry that along. How would I accomplish such a task?

Crantius Colto

Oh, my foolish little Argonian maid, you must use your hands.

Lifts-Her-Tail

You wish me to knead the loaf? Here?

Crantius Colto

Of course.

Lifts-Her-Tail

But what if the mistress catches me? Your loaf was meant to satisfy her appetite.

Crantius Colto

Don't fret, my delicate flower. I'll satisfy the mistress's cravings later.

Lifts-Her-Tail

Very well, but I'm afraid my oven isn't hot enough. It could take hours!

Crantius Colto

Plenty of time, my sweet. Plenty of time.
END OF ACT VII, SCENE II

>> No.5625390

I fucking hate high fantasy so Fallout or LOGH

>> No.5625402

>>5621209
>>5624583
W4k's lore is fucking laughable

It's like it's written by a 14 year

>THE FORCES OF CHAOS

>> No.5625406

>>5621194
>mostly because muh popularity
Fuck off, he gets shit on because he is a shit writer. That being said westros is a incredibly realized world.

>> No.5625415

>>5621182
starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Chair

deepest lore

>> No.5625418

>>5621166
Probably the works of Tolkien or Pratchett

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>>5621847

>> No.5625812

>>5625402
It's kinda interesting if you're 14, but unfortunatley best ideas are ripped from Tolkien & Herbert.

>> No.5625834

>>5625812
And Lovecraft of course.

>> No.5625873

R. Scott Bakker's Second Apocalypse novels.

>> No.5625933

>>5625390
LOGH my fucking nigga

>> No.5627135

>>5621166
Jorge Luis Borges' short stories.

>> No.5627136

>>5621166
Yeats or Stevens poetry.

>> No.5629196

>>5621166
The bible

>> No.5629229

In literature, it's probably ASOIAF, the man can't write for shit, but his world and characters are bretty gud.

In general, Elder Scrolls takes the place as #1 easily.

I know that Tolkien had way more world building than Martin, but Middle Earth feels too two-sided to me.

>> No.5629236

>>5629229
This is an 18+ site, reported for underage.

>> No.5629237

>>5629236
ebin :^)

>> No.5629465

Middle Earth

>> No.5630007

If your response isn't LotR, you're objectively wrong.
Tolkien wrote the fucking bible for it, as well as writing a huge amount of its history from the dawn of time to the present.
It even has its own functional language.