*A large cast of characters – often of a variety of races and/or species *Magic, or other-worldly powers, are a key part of plot/story/character abilities *Often takes place in medieval times, with swords, armour and medieval-style castles and towns *Features a good vs evil story (but...
Aor was the name of the planet. The genetic features of Aor inhabitans were entirely different from the common people. There was an island in the Zomay archipelago, the inhabitants of which were similar to biological species of the Earth. The nature of that planet differed from our planet,...
Consistent with Japanese folklore, the tanuki are portrayed as a highly sociable, mischievous species, which are able to use "illusion science" to transform into almost anything, but too fun-loving and too fond of tasty treats to be a real threat – unlike the kitsune and other shape-shifter...
Even when it comes to space opera, we mostly see the “classic” variety featuring a dozen alien species, but humans who are exactly the same as they are now, just with FTL drives. Where are the transhuman space opera games, with societies characterised by mass use of biotech (e.g. Loi...
and Jules Bass (you know, the guys responsible for all the Christmas specials your parents love), The Last Unicorn is a 1982 film about, well, the seemingly last unicorn who sets out on an epic quest to discover why she is the only remaining member of her species. This isn't an ...
Laws of nature will have changed; often, the sun has been blocked out or is fading away, all living things are dying, and there’s very little hope for humanity (or whatever species features in the story). Dying earth attempts to make readers about our world and how fragile it truly ...
Various non-/sub-/super- human others across the class, race, and species divides are welcome into the posthuman. The very authenticity to be cultivated is the relationality and adaptiveness of the posthuman subject. Although the utopian imaginaries analyzed in this article are merely tiny ...
As a rule of thumb, try to create names that fantasy readers shouldn’t have trouble pronouncing. In Ursula K. Le Guin’sEarthseanovels, the protagonist isn’t called Tir’ag’na!kan or axaxanian: He’s simply called ‘Ged’. It’s still an uncommon name and the simplicity fits the ...
and after a well written scene where he sums up Judith by “reading her eyes†(“Throughout the Universe all species that have eyes can be understood through them.â€), he tries to leave and Judith kills him hiding him in the cellar with Mrs. Dane’...
“Good morning Sue.” The Queen nodded. “Your father found a minor detail that needs to be cleared up. We need to know Albert’s full name and a little more about him for the proclamation.” “I have been so busy that I never thought to ask him.” Sue said. ” I will ask him...