Theiling Online    Sitemap    Conlang Mailing List HQ   

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 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.