[Priestvyrce]

The only fantasy world that I really truly loved for itself and not the story taking place in it would be The Land (Donaldson.)

Yeah, The Land would be a perfect place to live, except without Lord Foul and his minions.

[Blabla]

Of what???


Of Middle-Age British Isles of course.
This is fun, as I now remember posting something similar in a similar thread months ago (I wasn't too hot on Middle-Earth either, although i freely admit that this must be due to my average appreciation of LoTR)

The thing is, this thread is quite vague. You can like a fantasy world because of its rich description (and Westeros is indeed well described), or you can like it for the thinking and creativity that got into it (and this is not, IMO, the case of Westeros). Or you can like a fantasy world just because you liked the stories happening in them, but I think it is not really the point of this thread.

[Warewolf]

Gotta go with

Middle Earth - Tolkien
"Randland" - Jordan
Osten Ard - Williams
The Land - Donaldson

[JainFarstrider]

Randland-Jordan
Westros- Martin
The Six Duchies-Hobb
The Land-Donaldson
Osten Ard - Williams
Malazan-Erikson
Kyrnn was cool too.

[Nevyn]

Of Middle-Age British Isles of course.
This is fun, as I now remember posting something similar in a similar thread months ago (I wasn't too hot on Middle-Earth either, although i freely admit that this must be due to my average appreciation of LoTR)

The thing is, this thread is quite vague. You can like a fantasy world because of its rich description (and Westeros is indeed well described), or you can like it for the thinking and creativity that got into it (and this is not, IMO, the case of Westeros). Or you can like a fantasy world just because you liked the stories happening in them, but I think it is not really the point of this thread.
I see where you're comming from . Though correct me if I'm wrong , Middle Earth was supposed to be a Mythical Britain .

[bigbry]

Set aside Middle Earth as just about everyone's favorite and I will list:

Erikson's Malazan World
Martin's Westros
and my new favorite
Farland's One True World of the Runelords

Classic World
Howard's Hyboria

[Zsinj]

Here's my list of favorites in no particular order:

Tolkien's Middle Earth
Williams' Osten Ard
Weis & Hickman's Krynn
Moorcock's Melnibone and all the surrounding countries
John Marco's Nar and Lucel-Lor
King's Midworld
Howard's Hyperborea or Hyboria or whatever in the nine hells it's called! :)
Lovecraft's Nightmare Multiverse
Martin's Westeros

[Vivacia]

Pern...I want to Impress a dragon!
Randland...if I can be Aes Sedai
Melaine Rawn-land...to weave light would be too cool
Faerun...nice to visit, but maybe not to live in
GRRM-land...the best fantasy books ever :)
Middle Earth...it's got it all

[Monty Mike]

The main one that sticks in my mind is Amber.

[butterfly]

There is so many worlds out there that just suck you in Anne Bishop's Realms, Katherine Kerr's Deverry but the one that struck me as beautiful because it was tied to so much sorrow was G.G. Kay's Tigana.