tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post8081011578080792127..comments2024-03-14T10:32:29.233-05:00Comments on Blood of Prokopius: Some Under-Appreciated Mythical GeographyFrDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-70313133327586778932012-01-16T22:29:45.893-06:002012-01-16T22:29:45.893-06:00Thanks for the kind words.
The juxtaposition of ...Thanks for the kind words. <br /><br /><i>The juxtaposition of OT cosmology with traditional fantasy is really interesting.</i><br /><br />Exactly! This is why I offered it up — the possibilities are endless.FrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-69271728249880938812012-01-16T22:28:40.308-06:002012-01-16T22:28:40.308-06:00Thanks for the link. It is a very good read and a ...Thanks for the link. It is a very good read and a wonderful way to muse about how the more we know, the more we don't know.FrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-16170591823690495292012-01-16T19:46:41.478-06:002012-01-16T19:46:41.478-06:00This is a great map - I need to think more about h...This is a great map - I need to think more about how I'd use it - like whether it would be better to use that cosmology in a pure fantasy realm (like Tolkien) or use something with some anachronistic real world analogs, like the Hyborian Age, or roll it forward to a mythic Medieval period like you see in <i>Three Hearts and Three Lions</i> and the chansons de geste; the mind reels with the options. <br /><br />The juxtaposition of OT cosmology with traditional fantasy is really interesting. I keep thinking of the possibilities inherent in using the Chaotic Wilderness, Otherworldy Law, and the civilization as an attempt to bring the divine Law of the heavens down to earth - tying a strong Law vs Chaos conflict into the physical layout of the campaign.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031181424520125213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-79855376229897815762012-01-16T17:47:31.055-06:002012-01-16T17:47:31.055-06:00This is a very interesting perspective, and I'...This is a very interesting perspective, and I'll mention my interest in that outreach from the earth domain down into Sheol.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009433185355976238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-60063023595726315252012-01-16T14:44:15.092-06:002012-01-16T14:44:15.092-06:00I do recommend this author, and the story is avail...I do recommend this author, and the story is available in a free preview of a collection of the author's short works on Google books:<br /><br />http://books.google.com/books?id=xa_wbcnyKXMC&pg=PP1&dq=ted+chiang#PPA13,M1Desert Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862907749003106864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-2895205073581347252012-01-16T14:25:40.481-06:002012-01-16T14:25:40.481-06:00No, I was unaware. My experience with written sci ...No, I was unaware. My experience with written sci fi from the last 20+ years has been more than a little underwhelming. Therefore, I am hesitant to spend much time or money on such things without some form of recommendation. This, however, does pique my interest. Do you recommend it?FrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-56884340544132989492012-01-16T14:13:40.423-06:002012-01-16T14:13:40.423-06:00FrDave, have you read the novelette "Tower of...FrDave, have you read the novelette "Tower of Babylon" by Ted Chiang? It takes a look at what happens when the builders of the eponymous structure reach the heavens in a world with such a cosmology.Desert Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862907749003106864noreply@blogger.com