In which Sci-Fi and/or Fantasy world would you choose to live?

[dekket]

I would pick Athera, but after the return of the Paravians, and when it is finally free of Desh-Thiere and the town-clan conflict.

The idea of a world in balance, without sickness, appeals to me.

[DeepThought]

Originally Posted by Clansman

Aren't we already there? Dark, dystopian, dreary?...

Almost...but not quite...

Cheers, DeepThought

[ghost8772]

fantasy...... might go for world of Belgariad, or Elenium.

Sci-Fi, Ringworld. maybe even the Smoke ring......

yeah, would love to kick around Pern, would HAVE to be after thread. getting kicked out of holds is not so much of a problem, and dragons much as I'd love to BE a dragonrider, the numbers are WAY against it. so visit a few places and see how things go. just seems like there are too many worlds out there that are DEADLY to the people who didn't arrive there as a matter of plot.

[Connavar]

Fantasy: Rigante world from Gemmell's Rigante series.

SF: The world of Bester's The Stars My Destination. Something so free about jaunting where ever you want.

World i wouldnt want to live is in any PKD dystopian world, they always depress me in the end .

[High Eight]

For me, it would be a toss-up between the Discworld and Peter F Hamilton's 'Night's Dawn' universe. With holidays in Vermillion Sands.

[manephelien]

Anne McCaffrey's Talent universe, preferably as a moderate Talent. I wouldn't want to have the responsibility of a Prime, but I would love to have some of the perks of Talent.

I'm too attached to my mod cons to give them up easily. At the very least it would have to be a society with relative equality between the sexes. For a low-tech society, my best alternative would be the world of Elizabeth A. Lynn's Chronicles of Tornor.

[The Procrastinator]

Hogwarts would be great - maybe not Hogwarts itself, bit old for that and too many screaming children, but being in the modern world when you like, and having magical powers and being part of the cool wizarding world...The Galactic Milieu would be excellent if you had the cool mental powers thing going, but so far I still can't get that paperclip to move...The Discworld, brilliant to visit, but I don't know if I'd want to live there unless I could be the Librarian. The Shire is tempting. But in the end, I'm going for the Culture, where anyone can be anything, including (but not limited to) their boring old selves!

[Lioness]

I don't know about living in J.K Rowling's world, but Hogwarts would be a pretty cool school. I can just see kids turning up for maths late with the excuse 'Sorry, the staircase accidentally took me to the wrong classroom...' or 'Sorry, Peeves ate my homework!'

[The Ace]

I have to admit that Hogsmeade is not without its attractions. I wonder what wizard computers are like.

[Lioness]

I don't think they have any yet. We could introduce them and be rich. Either that or be rejected because owls are more fluffy than email...

[Alia of The Knife]

I would be torn between 3, the Dune universe( spice, you live longer), Discworld(soooo funny) and Narnia(soooo cute, talking animals)

[andrew.v.spencer]

I'm another that would have to go for Banks's Culture, if not that then Hamilton's Commonwealth (whilst not at war).

A fantasy world is harder, they're usually quite nasty and lack plumbing.

[gully_foyle]

I like Banks' orbitals and thought Masaq from Look to Windward was a pretty laid back place.

[Connavar]

Originally Posted by andrew.v.spencer

I'm another that would have to go for Banks's Culture, if not that then Hamilton's Commonwealth (whilst not at war).

A fantasy world is harder, they're usually quite nasty and lack plumbing.

People have survived without plumbing for thousands of years some still do



What about Gemmell fantasy worlds ? I think i saw you liking some of his books.

[chrispenycate]

Fantasy; Discworld, I think, but not Ankh Morpork. Perhaps Quirm.

Science fiction? Anywhere in Varley's post invasion solar system, probably the moon (as having more opportunities fot my specialities)