Cultural References
Ley lines appear in various works (both novels and short stories) of fantasy.
- In Thomas Pynchon's Mason & Dixon, set in the 18th century, the Mason-Dixon line becomes increasingly confused with the idea of a ley line and with feng shui.
- In the Darkness series by Harry Turtledove, ley lines are used for transport by ships and trains that harness the planet's magical force and allow mages to cast more powerful magic.
- In the Vampire Diaries book series by L. J. Smith a large number of ley lines converge under the graveyard and the Old Wood of Fell's Church. The lines allow supernatural forces to become more powerful and also attract magic.
- Another author, Stephen R. Lawhead, made use of the concept of ley lines in his Bright Empires series. In the series ley lines are used to travel throughout various universes, thus connecting ley lines with string theory.
- Ley lines are also used in The Last Apprentice series by Joseph Delaney to explain how boggarts and other dark beasties get around.
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