Alastair Bonnett

Illustrated with original maps and drawings, this stunning exploration of the world's hidden geographies reveals the moving villages, secret cities and no man's lands that will inspire urban explorers, off-the-beaten-trail wanderers and armchair travelers. 25,000 first printing.

Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies

Unruly Places

Matthew Royal

All of the expected places are in this list, but also a few new to me.

Jay Carter

A fascinating look at odd places (and non-places) on this world. I appreciate the further exploration of places I was aware of, like super-ship The World, Cappadocia, and Sandy Island. But most places I had never heard of. A few of my favorite were the Aralqum Desert, which was a sea not too long ago (and livens my shallow understanding of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan); Bir Tawil, an area between Egypt and Sudan that neither wants; Agdam, noted for its utter destruction; Gutterspace, someone's idea of fun, a collection of tiny landscapes squeezed between "normal" owned land; Bountiful, an attempt at Utopia in Russia (and reminiscent of similar American Utopias as depicted in the totally awesome Slant of Light); and Barle-Nassau and Barle-Hertog, where Belgium and Holland merge in a patchwork space, which makes the great Hugo winner The City and the City a little less crazy. I dock the book one star for going a little too academic in spots. But on most pages, the book will ignite your imagination.

Unruly Places Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies

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