I'm finishing 'Invisible Cities' as I write this.
It inspired me with these new lands and the feeling of an era when the people began to explore distant lands at an ever increasing rate, with railways and such. The 1800s I suppose.
In times like that of Indiana Jones, and the earlier days of the Orient Express, of the stories of Constantinople, and the far east.
When the world grew to connect, but not so well connected as to merge together. As if these distant countries are like the distant worlds we dream of nowadays.
I'd like a fiction book of adventure and mystery in this theme.
I don't read too often and usually stick to sci-fi with books such as 'Dune', 'Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy' and 'The Chaos Walking Series', I've strayed to and enjoyed 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit', but after reading 'Invisible Cities' during my travels in Italy, it's made me a little hungry for stories in lands such as the ones I described before.
I, of course, don't even know where to begin to search to satisfy such a craving. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
by ducks_are_round