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Embark on a journey into hidden realms: Discover the best, underrated fantasy novels that will enchant, captivate, and spark your imagination! ����

Illustration for The War of the Worlds (Henrique Alvim Corrêa, 1906) The term “terraforming” was first used in Jack Williamson’s 1941 story “Collision Orbit.” As you know, Bob, terraforming is the process of transforming an environment hostile to Terrestrial life into a habitable environment. Humans have been doing this in a minor way for millennia, even before they started domesticating plants. But what we’re talking about here is going from “you die outside the dome” to “y...

Illustration from The Three Musketeers by Maurice Leloir (D. Appleton & Company, 1911) It’s never a bad time for adventure fantasy, but I would posit that now is the best time for adventure fantasy. Here are some of my favourites, hand-selected for escapism, intrigue, high density of swordfights, and sheer enjoyment. Ideal if you have a fire handy to curl up beside. (Surely I am not the only one with a persistent daydream of sitting in a huge wingback armchair before a crackling hearth?)   ...