Hi folks! One of my favorite fantasy tropes is sailing or travel on large bodies of…not water. Space odysseys, airship travel, or sailing across unusual substances. Some favorites:
The Edge Chronicles by Paul Stewart
Ender’s Game sequels by Orson Scott Card
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
The inferi cave in the 6th Harry Potter (still water but also not)
Katabasis by RF Kuang
Bodies of water with souls or just particularly treacherous waters (boiling, acidic, etc) acceptable. Liminal space travel also agreeable.
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