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Old 19th July 2007, 03:55 PM   #72 (permalink)
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Re: On Creating Imaginary Worlds: Questions and Answers

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Han Solo's amazing pants.
Scruffy-looking nerf herder, indeed.

Anyway, in the ideal science fiction story, both character and setting would indispensable and complimentary, and the ideal science fiction reader would have an appreciation for both. Growing up on the desolate sand trap of Tatooine is what gave Luke his thirst for adventure. The fact that Tatooine has two suns is interesting, but try to think about that fact without thinking about Luke gazing iconically at them setting with his feathered 70s haircut. (And if you ever wanted to know more about Tatooine's geopolitical history, there's probably a good chance you lost your virginity embarrassingly late in life.)
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