N.K. Jemisin is a currently-active author who is phenomally good at world-building. (Also, resists the urge to show off the world just-because, and instead rev

N.K. Jemisin is a currently-active author who is phenomally good at world-building. (Also, resists the urge to show off the world just-because, and instead reveals it organically as the main POV characters interact with it. Highly recommend.)