Whatever city I’ve lived in or visited, I felt it had a character. Some may not be as fully formed as others (but then, which characters are?) but as I live in Sin City and watch as it grows out from under the monopoly of the Strip and evolves into a community, I can’t help but compare our Earth cities to some of the paradises I’d rather move to … for example:
- Pern – Dragons. Telepathic dragons. That should be enough right there, but the rich descriptions in the books, especially in Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern, made me feel like it would be an awesome place to live. They also didn’t appear to have lot of rain, which pleases me.
- Silver Age Comic Atlantis – Conversely, rain wouldn’t bother you underwater. Aquaman and Lori Lemaris both lived there, but I’d want to be in Tritonis, instead of Poseidonis, since the Tritonians developed fish tales.
- Arrakis – I think I’d rather live on Caladan, which seemed much prettier, but if you’re going to live in the Dune-iverse, you gotta be where the action is. Also, Ix sounds interesting.
- Narnia – I ALWAYS wanted to live here, until I found out it was a big Christian allegory, which ruined it for me. Perhaps I can just live with the White Witch.
- Xanth – The puns don’t hold up for me anymore, but I longed to see Castle Roogna and Centaur Isle.
- Gallifrey – High-collared robes as the standard dress? Sign me up! Plus the NuWho Gallifrey in a big hourglass bubble is wicked cool.
- Middle Earth – Having visited the Shire, it’s nice, but no coffee shops in walking distance. Give me Isengard.
- The Negative Zone – Despite from the vast amounts of floating in space and encountering wack jobs like Annhilus all the time, I want to check this place out more.
- Bizarro World – Me am hating old home on Bizarro World. Hello.
- Bayport – I still want to be a Hardy Boy.
