For people who read Modern Fantasy...?

OK, so I am in the process of writing the outline for an eight book modern fantasy series. It's about a boy who lives in Seattle with his elderly foster mother and is one day attacked by a horrendous creature. Someone --who turns out to be his uncle-- saves him from the creature and brings him back to his house, unconscious and in shock. He explains to him that he belongs in another world, where his parents were from. His parents, who died after being wrongfully exiled by and evil man. This world is a world of magical creatures and powers, where things are powered off of magical energy rather than electricity.

My real question is, where should this world-- or at least the part of this world that is in the USA-- be?

A. The Olympic National Park on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington which is one large mountain surrounded by foothills and forest

B. All along the Washingtonian section of the Cascade Mountains that run through the middle of the state, north to south with many mountains and forests.



A's Pros and Cons...

Pros, it is more isolated as it makes up most of a peninsula, so really only one side of it would be even open to 'our world.' It is more of a square shape which would make travel and everything easier. It also has only one road running through it.



Cons, It's three times smaller than the Cascade range as its about 30 miles wide and 40 miles long



B's Pros and Cons...

Pros, It is alot bigger, almost 200 miles long and has lots of mountains rather than one



Cons, It is only between 8- 30 miles wide and has 'our world' on two sides. It also has alot of highways and roads through it.



Thanks for your consideration.For people who read Modern Fantasy...?
If it's really another world, and it certainly sounds like one from your summary, it wouldn't be in any part of the USA. What you want is a portal, a place or an object, that can serve as a gate between the worlds. Personally, I'd go to the southern end of the Cascades and use Mt Shasta as a portal - it just looks like a portal to another world. But you can put it pretty much anywhere you want, and have more than one if you choose.For people who read Modern Fantasy...?
I agree with A M Frantz, it would be much better if u had a portal or even a few different trods they can be anything and they would serve as a door to ur other world which means u could make it as big as u wanted with out any restrictions

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