Empire of the Petal Throne
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An elaborate, impressively detailed fictional world created by a distinguished English linguist as a setting for stories. Features fully-realised history, languages, geography, and cultures with a richness that can only be envied and aped by lesser creators.
Wait, what was I talking about? EPT? Oh, it's okay I guess, if you like eating bugs.
The world is called Tekumel and the author was Professor MAR Barker. There are some novels set there, the first being the Man of Gold.
In the 1970s, people used to learn the languages of this world apparently.