The Art of Language Invention From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves to Sand Worms, the Words Behind World-Building

If you were ever interested in how languages are built and want a fun way to learn more about linguistics this is the perfect book for you. David J. Peterson has invented multiple languages for different types of media including Dothraki and Valyrian for Game of Thrones and Ravkan for Shadow and Bone. This book gives a really great overview of linguistic processes in general ranging from phonetics to language evolution. The use of different constructed languages as examples makes the content easy to understand, even if you have no prior knowledge of linguistics. I had a lot of fun reading this book and loved all of the references and examples used throughout. Definitely worth a read!