Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl
 
This week’s prompt for Top Ten Tuesday is ‘Places Mentioned In Books That I’d Like to Visit’. As I tried to recall locations from books that I’d like to visit, I realised that most of the places that came to mind were extremely dangerous or downright unpleasant. Since I’m quite fond of home comforts, that left me at a dead end.

As my mind whirled through all the tangents that sprung from this prompt, I hit on the idea of awful fantasy locations as travel destinations. I still could only think of eight. Nonetheless, I hope you have as much fun reading this list as I had making it.

Let button-eyed replicas of everyone you know cater to your every whim! Enjoy a hot-rock massage, or catch a show before settling down for a gourmet meal.

Journey through the historic mines of Khazad-dum, greatest kingdom ever built by the dwarves and founded by Durin I himself. Slay hordes of orcs and goblins as you try to find safe passage through the mine. For a small additional fee, you can keep any treasure you can carry out!

Explore the ruins of this once-fertile and now utterly dark area of Ravka! Adventure awaits for the daring traveller in Ravka’s infamous Shadow Fold. Fitness enthusiasts can join the annual foot race from Kribirsk to Novokribirsk! All survivors will receive a commemorative medal.

The ultimate escape room experience for adrenalin junkies. Can you find a way out of the caverns before the crystal magic turns you into a monster?
 

For the extreme adventurer! Spend infinity fleeing from demons and the dead as you cross the unceasing, frozen wastelands in search of an exit. Make it out alive and you’ll discover that centuries have passed and everyone you loved is dead.
 

An exotic location built from the ashes of dead Shadowhunters. Book now and you’ll get one night’s free accommodation in the dungeons.

Positioned inside the belly of the giant Kiamah beast, the Isle of the Dead is the ultimate in exclusive travel destinations! Catch a ferry or travel inside a whale to this island paradise where you can enjoy some of the best ale in the world before enjoying the unique experience of having a crow god harvest your soul.
 

Enjoy a working holiday in a picturesque setting! Nestled between the Ruhnn mountains and the Oakwald forest, Endovier is a backpacker’s dream destination.
 

Badoo’s girlfriend, Sade, has called him every night since they first started dating, the only exception being the period between her death and the day she was buried. At first, the Nigerian police officer thinks the calming herbs Pa Fakunle gave him are causing hallucinations, but then Sade calls again. Badoo’s cell phone service provider thinks he’s a prank caller and when he tries to talk his boss into opening an investigation into Sade’s disappearance, he ends up being sent for psychiatric evaluation. While Badoo suffers this strange, personal crisis, the question arises of whether Nigeria should adopt the use of the law enforcement robots that are so popular in the Allied Nations, but Badoo cannot protest against this issue unless he’s declared to be sane.

Anjorin seamlessly merges the ancient magic of traditional healers with a 22nd-century Nigeria where police robots are the norm in parts of the world. Badoo’s efforts to move on with Bunmi result in acts of vengeance from Sade that are both humorous and chilling at once. Badoo’s sense of pride and culture as both a Yoruba and an African is keenly felt even though he is also very much a modern man. Anjorin paints this world in broad strokes, building a picture of global politics through small details in the narrative rather than exposition. This includes several surprising details, one being that the Christian rapture has occurred. Excellent pacing and tender, atmospheric prose make this novella difficult to put down. I also enjoyed reading the poems that appear between several chapters. The Night My Dead Girlfriend Called is a tour de force straddling both literary and speculative fiction genres.

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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl

I am so keen for this week’s topic! I read lots of obscure books, and while many suck, there are so many treasures hidden among the coal. I could’ve gone on and on with this list but I managed to trim it down to the books that have made the biggest impact on me.

I hope you enjoy this list, please let me know if you’ve read any of these and leave me a link to your own TTT post so I can check out your list!