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Q&A For Fantasy Stories, Should You Include a Map At the Beginning of the Book?

If you're writing a fantasy novel, would it be best to include a map of the geography that the story takes place in at the beginning of the book? I've seen quite a lot of fantasy books (Redwall s...

4 answers  ·  posted 14y ago by JFW‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T00:44:38Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar JFW‭ · 2019-12-08T00:44:38Z (almost 5 years ago)
If you're writing a fantasy novel, would it be best to include a map of the geography that the story takes place in at the beginning of the book?

I've seen quite a lot of fantasy books (Redwall series, Swordbird, ...) while other fantasy books omit the maps and allow the readers to visualise the lands themselves. (Graceling, Last Dragon Chronicles, ...)

What is your opinion on this?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2010-11-21T04:48:18Z (about 14 years ago)
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