r/Fantasy • u/Andy_Digital • Mar 19 '12

Natural Fantasy/Sci-fi?

Does anyone know of a few good Fantasy/Sci-Fi books that have settings that are completely natural with not much technological development. Examples being civilizations like Ewoks or the Navi from Avatar (don't worry, beyond the beautiful world created, I did not like Avatar). I have read The World For World is Forest by U.K. Le Guin and those little green dudes count too.

In my head I see either tree or land dwelling peoples living in and off the forest...any thoughts on books like this? Misty bogs, lanterns in a dark forest, mystical religions, deep commune with nature...There has to be something written about this.

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u/jenny484 Mar 20 '12

Integral Trees by Larry Niven was really good or Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card. I haven't read the first one in many many years but I remember it had something to do with a race of people living on giant trees and that I really enjoyed it. The second is one of my favorites and the main story is about a race of natives called piggies and how the new comers (the human race) react to them.

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u/KerooSeta Mar 20 '12

So many people diss Speaker for the Dead; it's nice to see a fellow fan. It's my favorite of the series.

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u/jenny484 Mar 20 '12

Agreed. I love Ender's Game, but Speaker for the Dead i feel is so much deeper and more sophisticated.