Floating islands are a staple of fantasy fiction. It’s easy to see why: floating islands are cool. Take an island and push it into the sky and it goes from mundane to extraordinary in moments. It is a shame then that most sky islands are kind of boring. It is strange that the underground (a thing th
There’s no rule that a sky island has to be above the tree line. Even a modestly tall mountain’s height would put it far out of reach from any society without materials or a design for a hot air balloon. After all, you cannot simply hike up to it.