We probably don't have to explain just how importantJ.R.R. Tolkien was to fantasy literature. In fact, it's probably wouldn't be much of an exaggeration to say that nearly all of what we accept as being the standards of the genre derived from the man and his work. Case in point, go ahead and open up a random fantasy novel. If at any point you're treated to the sight of a hand drawn map you can go ahead and thank Tolkien who also helped establish that as one of the things you do when you decide to write a story about magic, swords and folk with pointy ears.
Enter Stentor Danielson.
A "lifelong mapmaker," Danielson wasn't content to let the fantasy genre have all the fun and, in turn, created his own line of Tolkien-esque "fantasy maps" based on real-world locations.
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