List of fantasy worlds

See also:Lists of fictional locationsandList of fictional universes in literature

This is a list of fictionalfantasy worldsand lands. The best-known lands or worlds, not necessarily the most encompassing, are listed. For example,Middle-earthis only a region ofArdain J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe, but it is far better known.

Media key:

Listed in the table in chronological order.

A: anime and manga

C: comics and graphic novels

F: films

G: tabletop games

N: novels and short stories

O: other

P: plays

R: radio

T: television

V: video games

Fantasy worlds

Setting	Creator	Description	First appearance	Year	Media
Abeir-Toril	Ed Greenwood	The planet that serves as the setting of theDungeons & Dragonscampaign settingForgotten Realms.	Darkwalker on Moonshae	1987	G N C V F
Adventure Timeworld (Land of Ooo)	Pendleton Ward	In a world, besides composed of a vast ocean and a single continent, some planets and several parallel universes.	Adventure Time	2007	T
Alagaësia	Christopher Paolini	A continent inChristopher Paolini'sThe Inheritance Cycleand inThe Fork, the Witch, and the Worm(Tales from Alagaësia).	Eragon	2003	N F
Albion	Lionhead Studios	Primary setting of theFableseries.	Fable	2004	V N
Almea	Mark Rosenfelder	A fantasy world built in part to house Rosenfelder's many artisticconstructed languages.	zompist	2006	O
Asgard		Marvel Comicsrealm based on Norse mythology.	Journey into Mystery	1962	C T F V
Avalon		Marvel Comics realm based on Welsh mythology.	Fantastic Four	1966	C
Averoigne	Clark Ashton Smith	A fictional French province.	The End of the Story	1930	N
Azeroth	Blizzard Entertainment	Primary setting of theWarcraftfranchise.	Warcraft: Orcs & Humans	1994	A C F G V N
Barsoom	Edgar Rice Burroughs	A version of Mars inhabited by various species of intelligent life	Under the Moons of Mars	1912	N C F G
Bas-Lag	China Miéville	Setting of severalChina Miévillenovels, a world where both magic andsteampunktechnology exist; and many intelligent races live. It is influenced by the tropes of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.	Perdido Street Station	2000	N
Continent	Andrzej Sapkowski	The fantasy setting ofThe Witcherfranchise.	The Witcher	1986	C F G N T V
Corona	R. A. Salvatore	World ofThe DemonWars SagaandThe Highwayman	The Demon Awakens	1997	N
Darkover	Marion Zimmer Bradley	Thisscience fantasyseries is set on a planet colonized by humans, but with native intelligent races.	The Planet Savers	1958	N G
Deltora	Emily Rodda	The setting for theDeltora Questseries of children's novels	The Forests of Silence	2000	N A V
Destiny Islands and other worlds	Square	The multiple worlds that make up the setting of theKingdom Heartsfranchise.	Kingdom Hearts	2002	V M
Dinotopia	James Gurney	An island where humans and dinosaurs peacefully coexist.	Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time	1992	N T F V
Discworld	Terry Pratchett	A vast disc of land resting on four elephants which stand on a giant turtle. Setting of theDiscworldseries.	The Colour of Magic	1983	N V M G T
Dragon World	Akira Toriyama	The setting of all Toriyama works, mainlyDragon Ball.	Wonder Island	1979	A C F T V
Dreamlands	H. P. Lovecraftand others	An alternate dimension entered only via dreams.	Polaris	1918	N G
Dying Earth	Jack Vance	A worn-out Earth with a dying Sun in the far distant future where magic prevails.	The Dying Earth	1950	N G
Earthsea	Ursula K. Le Guin	A planet consisting of numerous islands.	The Word of Unbinding	1964	N T R A
Emelan	Tamora Pierce	Setting of theEmelanseries of novels	Sandry's Book	1997	N
Encantadia	Suzette Doctolero	A realm that serves as the setting for theEncantadiaFilipino franchise.	Encantadia	2005	T F V
Equestria	Lauren Faust	The setting of the fourth and fifth generations of theMy Little Ponyfranchise.	My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic	2010	T C V
Eternia	Roger Sweet	The home world of theMasters of the Universeanimated series.		1981	O C N V T F
Etheria	Larry DiTillio J. Michael Straczynski	The mythical world of theShe-Ra: Princess of Poweranimated series.	She-Ra: Princess of Power	1985	T O C
Exandria	Matt Mercer	Setting for theDungeons & Dragonsgames played on the web seriesCritical Role.	Critical Role	2018	O G T
Filgaia	Media.Vision	Multiple worlds sharing the same name. The main setting of theWild Armsseries.	Wild Arms	1996	A V
The Four Lands	Terry Brooks	The post-apocalypticPacific Northwestfollowing a nuclear holocaust is the setting for theShannaranovel series	The Sword of Shannara	1977	N V T
The Four Nations	Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko	The setting of theAvatar: The Last Airbenderfranchise	Avatar: The Last Airbender	2005	T F C V
Gielinor	Jagex Limited	Primary setting forRuneScapeandOld School RuneScape.	RuneScape Classic	2001	V M
Glorantha	Greg Stafford	The setting of numerous tabletop games, includingRuneQuestandHeroQuest	White Bear and Red Moon	1975	G V N C
Gor	John Norman	A planet in the Solar System	Tarnsman of Gor	1966	N F
Green–sky	Zilpha Keatley Snyder	Setting of theGreen Sky Trilogyof novels	Below the Root	1975	N V
Greyhawk	Gary Gygax	A campaign setting forDungeons & Dragons.	World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting	1980	G N
Halkeginia	Noboru Yamaguchi	A world whose social structure is similar to that of medieval Europe.	The Familiar of Zero	2004	N A
Fictional universe of Harry Potter	J. K. Rowling	TheWizarding Worldco-exists with and is mainly hidden from the mundane world of the non-magicalMuggles.	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	1997	N F G P
The Homelands	Bill Willingham	Setting of theFablescomics and spin-offs based onfairy tales,folklore,andnursery rhymes.	Legends in Exile	2002	C V
Hyborian Age	Robert E. Howard	A fictional prehistoric period of Earth's history placed by most around 10,000 BC, in whichConan the Barbarianrampaged.	The Phoenix on the Sword	1932	N C G F V T
Hyrule	Shigeru Miyamoto Takashi Tezuka	A kingdom that is the main setting ofThe Legend of Zeldafranchise.	The Legend of Zelda	1986	A C N T V
Ivalice	Yasumi Matsuno	Setting of multiple video games, includingFinal Fantasy Tactics,Vagrant Story,Final Fantasy Tactics Advance,andFinal Fantasy XII.	Final Fantasy Tactics	1997	A R V
Krynn	Margaret Weis,Tracy Hickman,and numerous others	Setting of theDragonlancegames and novels,Dungeons & DragonsRPG.	Dragons of Despair	1984	G N V C F
Kulthea(Shadow World)	Terry K. Amthor	Setting of theRolemasterRPG.	The Iron Wind	1980	G N
The Land	Stephen R. Donaldson	Location ofThe Chronicles of Thomas Covenantseries of novels.	Lord Foul's Bane	1977	N
Magic Kingdom of Landover	Terry Brooks	Setting for six novels and two short stories	Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold!	1986	N
Lankhmar	Fritz Leiber	A city on the primitive world of Nehwon, home of the roguesFafhrd and the Gray Mouser.	Two Sought Adventure	1939	N G C
Malazan World	Steven Erikson	Setting of theMalazan Books of the Fallennovels	Gardens of the Moon	1999	N
Magic: The Gatheringmultiverse	Richard Garfield	A collection of planes, including Dominaria, where most of the action occurs.	Magic: The Gathering	1993	G N C V
Magnamund	Joe Dever,Ben Dever and Vincent Lazzari	Lone Wolfgamebooks andd20 system.	Flight from the Dark	1984	N V G
Melniboné	Michael Moorcock	Island homeland ofElric of Melniboné.	The Dreaming City	1961	N C G
Middle-earth	J. R. R. Tolkien	The setting forThe Lord of the RingsandThe Hobbit.See alsoArda,of which Middle-earth is a part.	The Hobbit	1937	N P F R C G V
Mid-World	Stephen King	The setting for King'sThe Dark Towernovel series	"The Little Sisters of Eluria"	1998	N C V F
Mushroom Kingdom	Shigeru Miyamoto	Primary setting of theMariofranchise.	Super Mario Bros.	1985	A C N T V
Mystworlds	Rand Miller Robyn Miller	Various worlds, referred to as "Ages", featured in theMystfranchise.	Myst	1993	V N C G
Mystara	Lawrence Schick,Tom Moldvayet al.	Setting of theDungeons & DragonsRPG, initially the Known World.	The Isle of Dread	1981	G N V
Narnia	C. S. Lewis	Setting forThe Chronicles of Narniaseries of children's novels.	The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	1950	N T R P F
Neverland	J. M. Barrie	A fictional island, home toPeter Pan.	Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up	1904	P F T V R
Nirn	Bethesda Game Studios	The primary setting ofThe Elder Scrollsfranchise.	The Elder Scrolls: Arena	1994	N V G
One Pieceworld (unnamed?)	Eiichiro Oda	A world composed of a vast ocean and a single continent.	One Piece	1997	A V N
Land of Oz	L. Frank Baum	A magical country in which 14 Baum children's novels are set.	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz	1900	N P F T
Pellucidar	Edgar Rice Burroughs	Another world 500 miles underneath the Earth's surface.	At the Earth's Core	1914	N C F T
Pern	Anne McCaffrey	A planet settled by humans using spaceships. Setting for the science fantasyDragonriders of Pernseries. Note that McCaffrey considered herself a writer of science fiction, not fantasy.	Weyr Search	1967	N G C V
PlanescapeMultiverse	TSR, Inc.	The planes of existence beyond the standard worlds of theDungeons & Dragonsgame, most detailed in thePlanescapesetting.	Manual of the Planes	1987	G N V
Prydain	Lloyd Alexander	The country ofThe Chronicles of Prydain,consisting of five children's novels and assorted short stories.	The Book of Three	1964	N F
Rifts	Kevin Siembieda	Setting of theRiftsrole playing game byPalladium Books.	Rifts: Role-Playing Game	1990	G N V
Rokugan	John Zinseret al.	Setting ofLegend of the Five Rings,based on historicalEast Asiancultures.	Legend of the Five Ringscollectible card game	1995	G N
Sartorias-deles	Sherwood Smith	Setting for many of the books by Sherwood Smith	Crown Duel	1997	N
Spira	Yoshinori Kitase Motomu Toriyama	The world in whichFinal Fantasy XandFinal Fantasy X-2take place.	Final Fantasy X	2001	V
Tékumel	M. A. R. Barker	A technological world is suddenly cast into a "pocket dimension". Reversing the usual sequence of events, Barker spent decades building his elaborate, detailed world before designing the initialtabletop role-playing game.	Empire of the Petal Throne	1974	G N
Thedas	BioWare	The primary setting of theDragon Agefranchise.	Dragon Age: Origins	2009	V N C A G
Thieves' World	Robert Asprin	A collective setting for stories by numerous authors.	Thieves' World	1979	N T C
Titan	Marc Gascoigne,Steve Jackson,Ian Livingstone	Fighting Fantasygamebooks and RPG.	Titan: The Fighting Fantasy World	1986	G N
Tortall	Tamora Pierce	Setting of the Tortall series of boosk.	Alanna: The First Adventure	1983	N
Tyria	ArenaNet	Setting for theGuild Warsseries.	Guild Wars	2005	V N
Uresia	S. John Ross	Anime-inspired setting forBig Eyes, Small Mouthandd20 systemRPGs.	Uresia: Grave of Heaven	2003	G
WarhammerWorld	Bryan Ansell Richard Halliwell Rick Priestley	The setting of theWarhammerfranchise.	Warhammer The Mass Combat Fantasy Role-Playing Game	1983	G N V C
Westeros	George R. R. Martin	The continent in which most of theA Song of Ice and Fireseries takes place.	A Game of Thrones	1996	N T C V
The World of the Wheel	Robert Jordan	Also referred to as "The Randlands", the setting ofThe Wheel of Timeseries.	The Eye of the World	1990	N C G V T
Witch World	Andre Norton	A world in a parallel universe where magic works.	Witch World	1963	N G
Wonderland	Lewis Carroll	An underground realm accessed through a rabbit hole.	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland	1865	N P F C T
World of Two Moons	Wendy and Richard Pini	An Earth-like world, the setting of theElfquestcomic book series.	"Fire and Flight"	1978	C G
World of Darkness	Mark Rein-Hagen	Setting of the series of tabletop role-playing games of thesame name,where "vampires, werewolves, and wizards lurking behind our mundane reality."	Vampire: The Masquerade	1991	G V T C O
Xanth	Piers Anthony	Locale for 44 novels and counting.	A Spell for Chameleon	1977	N G V
Yrth	Steve Jackson Games	GURPS Fantasysetting	Orcslayer	1985	G
Zothique	Clark Ashton Smith	Setting of theZothique cycleof short stories.	The Empire of the Necromancers	1932	N

See also

• Imaginary world
• Simulated reality
• Planets in science fiction
• List of fictional shared universes in film and television

Further reading

• Wolf, Mark J. P. (14 March 2014).Building Imaginary Worlds: The Theory and History of Subcreation.Routledge.ISBN978-1-136-22081-4.