(Anne McCaffrey read and judged something I wrote for a scholarship contest. I've never actually read anything by her, but she gave me high marks so I have to like her anyway <3 Orson Scott Card was on the judging panel, too... but he didn't read mine, sadly.)

As for me... I couldn't really choose just one universe, but the world Robin Hobb paints would be quite awesome. I want the Wit :(

And, of course, it would be fun to dabble in alchemy. But that just goes without saying.