Re: Introduction to Jovian (Comments, anyone?)
From: | Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...> |
Date: | Friday, March 8, 2002, 18:30 |
Christian Thalmann wrote:
>--- In conlang@y..., Christopher B Wright <faceloran@J...> wrote:
> > Kulure ko Jan van Steenbergen
> > > I just cannot entirely comprehend HOW such a mediaeval language got to
> > > Jupiter, of all places! Any place would be more logical than that!
> >
> > Not so difficult with a sci-fi background, even if the story is a
> > fantasy. Aliens (or really abnormally advanced humans) transported them
> > to Iupiter, perhaps in stasis.
>
>The setting definitely has to be sci-fi, Jupiter being nowhere near
>Kansas.
Depends on how you define the difference between Fantasy and SF. Personally,
I tend to sort, for instance, Star Wars as Fantasy, despite Tatooine not
being close to Kansas. I see the difference as one more of tone and
atmosphere than of setting in time and space.
Andreas
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