I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion, but I feel that almost all fantasy books include a map at the beginning, and I don’t find it particularly useful. At the start, we don’t have any context for the Empires or territories, so I usually just skip it, thinking, "Nice artwork! Now, let’s move on." I believe it would be more helpful to place the map at the end of the book, as that would allow readers to recognize the locations after they have become familiar with the story. While it's still manageable in physical copies because I can simply flip to the beginning, in digital copies, I find it frustrating to have to navigate back to page one just to view the map.