09-06-2002, 12:21 PM | #1 |
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Alternative Universes
Are there any "alternative universes" an author has created besides Middle Earth? I don't believe I've heard of a world created in fiction that is in such precise detail and thought out as middle earth...
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09-06-2002, 07:23 PM | #2 |
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I think this is a hard question to answer, especially when it comes to authors. I think we can look at someone like Gene Roddenberry who created many alternative or parallel universes within a story. I would classify him as a genius. [I happened to meet him and shake his hand btw] But as far as authors, I don't think there have been any that have been able to create such a tale on a fantasy level and at the same time be able to inner-twine the real world within it as Tolkien did. He was truly unique.
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You did? Can I kiss your feet?
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09-06-2002, 10:41 PM | #5 |
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well,Tamora pierce created a World.
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Geez Janet, don't let her kiss your feet. She doesn't know old you are, she's not expecting mould.
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harrrsh!!! lol
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09-07-2002, 12:27 AM | #8 |
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Well, I think that's why she's adding jam.....
What about CS Lewis? He created Narnia after all. Okay, maybe not as complex as middle earth, but still a pretty cool place, nonetheless. Oh, and there's always diskworld.
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09-08-2002, 07:51 PM | #11 |
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I've never read of a world quite as detailed (complex?) as M. Earth but David Eddings created a nice Universe in his most popular works (Belgariad + Mallorean).
Micheal Moorcock also created some rather good "worlds" in his Eternal Champion series of books (Elric, Corum et al) |
09-09-2002, 09:32 AM | #12 |
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yes, but I haven't heard of any as complex and detailed as Arda/Middle-Earth, I don't know of any other authors that spent a lifetime creating it... I think Tolkien was EXTREMELY unique in that.
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09-09-2002, 08:41 PM | #13 |
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What about Phillip Pullman? He created lots of worlds, though none with the history of ME.
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09-09-2002, 08:49 PM | #14 |
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Then there's Anne McCaffrey's Pern.
But as has been said, Tolkien was unique in his creation.
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09-13-2002, 05:32 PM | #15 |
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I'm loth to introduce this, but JK Rowling *did* create a pretty nifty little world in Harry Potter, or at least an underground society. Not to be compared with the splendor of Ea, of course... but it's something.
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