High concept worldbuilding recs?
Give me books where the worldbuilding, relationship dynamic, anything, has a kind of elevated concept to it that sets it apart. I don't mind a generic fantasy kingdom or fae court but I'm looking for something with a little more to it.
Examples of what i mean by High Concept: Something like Soul Eater, where there's a school for warriors, and their partners who shapeshift into weapons. Or in Pacific Rim where robots that are controlled by plugging two human pilots' brains into each other and they share thoughts and feelings, and the story is emotional and leans into the power of love and humanity. It doesn't have to be a 100% unique high concept (mechs and schools have been done before) i just want something fun and interesting that is set apart.
A general rule of thumb is "if you published a book set in this universe and just changed 'jaegers' to 'mechs' would you very likely still get hit with a lawsuit?" If the answer is a confident yes then that's what I'm after.