tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573347923663581454.post8905515320681314911..comments2016-04-15T20:31:53.058+01:00Comments on In Dreams Awake: Utterly AlienBen Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735578117062846409noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573347923663581454.post-68236073885348653352013-08-18T08:29:11.962+01:002013-08-18T08:29:11.962+01:00Yes, I'd agree with that, Jessica. In the blog...Yes, I'd agree with that, Jessica. In the blog I'm trying to show that we have to invent things as well, especially in Fantasy or SF. But we use our experiences too, of course.<br /><br />I haven't read any of the "His Dark Materials" series, though I keep meaning to because it's so well thought of. It's the old problem, too little time and too many books. But I'll get to it, so thanks for the tip.Ben Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735578117062846409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573347923663581454.post-17704745288238145242013-08-17T19:01:43.026+01:002013-08-17T19:01:43.026+01:00Very interesting post!
Have you read 'The Amb...Very interesting post!<br /><br />Have you read 'The Amber Spyglass' by Philip Pullman? In it he tries to imagine an alien race that has developed through natural selection.<br /><br />I also wanted to comment that Tolkien did write what he knew - in a sense. I think that's one reason why his writing succeeds - because the purely heroic or epic characters like Aragorn are mediated through the perception of the Hobbits, who are ordinary people.<br /><br />I'm a subscriber to the idea that Tolkien was deeply affected by his time in WWI and that his hatred of mechanised warfare informed his descriptions of Mordor and the Orcs, not to mention Saruman.Jessica Rydillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08941823791297386497noreply@blogger.com