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By: Bennel

Bennel — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:36:26 +0000

I’d rather see Dreamlanders in the real word. Specifically, dragons.

By: Bennel

Bennel — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:35:15 +0000

Spoiler: the movie flopped.

By: Bennel

Bennel — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:30:23 +0000

I think the term ‘New World’ is being employed here to give young readers a hint that he means North America.
Also, note that most of Africa is north of the Equator, but your point about the stars remains valid.

By: Rachael

Rachael — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 01:32:52 +0000

Amen to that one. Only black people are freaked out when we call them black, and same with yellow people. I don’t actually know enough indians to know if they’re offended, but since nobody calls them red anymore, probably not…

By: CyanMage

CyanMage — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:52:25 +0000

Arthur: “They use something called ‘dreamquests’ in which they can log on to Dreamland.”
Nicodemus:”They made sequels?”
Arthur:”What?”
Nicodemus:”N-never mind…*ashamed face*”

By: bmonk

bmonk — Fri, 21 May 2010 22:39:13 +0000

I don’t really remember. I read it many, many years ago as a teen, probably. It stands out because it was the first time I read that spelling of the name. I also remember that he had the only steel weapons around–a Roman gladius (short sword), which the locals tried to duplicate by putting a row of sharp flint/obsidian flakes (or axe-head stones) into a wooden bar. As I said, I read it a long, long time ago.

By: EnigmaticPenguin

EnigmaticPenguin — Sun, 09 May 2010 09:54:17 +0000

It makes sense, but, the term “New World” is VERY European colonist, and most people will associate it with such. Arthur could know there was another continent off over the Atlantic I can buy, but “New World” has some very specific connotations, and use of the term seems to have confused and annoyed several readers. In either case, it requires a lot of explanation to smooth away, which is bad storytelling form. Perhaps replacing it with a similar, but not exactly the same, term, will clear up confusion — I can can buy that Arthur could have heard rumors of other places across the sea or, you know, known people from there direction in Dreamland itself, but I can’t buy that he’d have used the same term for it that would be used a few hundred years later. :/

By: Jac

Jac — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:55:07 +0000

His Majesty holds a fine argument there

By: Magnumkiller

Magnumkiller — Wed, 05 May 2010 06:09:44 +0000

The Native Americans were actually mentioned for the first time a while ago by the Centaurs.

By: Magnumkiller

Magnumkiller — Wed, 05 May 2010 05:54:46 +0000

I have never heard of this myth, please tell me where I can read more about it.