Introduction : The relevance of settings ; What is fantasy?

Maps : Previous explorations of fantasy maps ; What is a fantasy map? ; A survey of fantasy maps ; Reading fantasy maps

Borders and boundaries : Together apart: borders in Brust, Gaiman and Vess, and Nix ; The geography of history: polders in Tolkien, Holdstock, and Pratchett

Nature and culture : Two slippery terms ; The return of the tree: bringing nature back into Minas Tirith ; Nature, magic, and misfits: Wilderness within Newford ; Blurred boundaries: conflux in New Crobuzon ; Growing somewhere in-between: liminal nature in Ombria

Realms and rulers : Linking rulers to reams: an overview ; Ruling the mythical landscape: The Fisher King in Last Call ; Shaping the realm: palimpsests in Tourists ; Where the dark lords live ; Landscapes of evil in Tolkien, Donaldson, and Jordan

Some final thoughts

Appendix A. Method for the map survey

Appendix B. Map sample.