# What fantasy world would you live in? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 16, 2000, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679 "2000-05-16T17:50:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MadPoet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@MadPoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPoet)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2000, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/41 "2000-05-17T04:05:00Z")
The first things to come to mind were: The Culture from Iain M Banks’ books. Technology to the max, nearly infinitely prolonged lifespans, decadence everywhere, and a chance at a stint with Contact if I got bored. Belkevin reporting to the Vale of Aldur. Or maybe I could move to Shermer Illinois, where all the honeys are fine, and all the guys are pussies. Except for Judd Nelson, he was harsh. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Armageddon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@Mister\_Armageddon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Armageddon)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2000, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/42 "2000-05-17T04:45:46Z")
El Hazard seems like a nice place, and there are plenty of beautiful women around. The Eye Of God could present a few problems, I suppose… Oh, and as long as I could be a Sartan before the Patryn decide to start fighting back, the Death Gate universe seems like an interesting place to live. ---
**Author:** ![Rincewind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@Rincewind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rincewind)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2000, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/43 "2000-05-17T04:59:41Z")
Discworld of course. I’d like to live in Ankh-Morpork, maybe get a job with the watch. Or the fantasy land of porno movies, where nubile girls have sex with random men at the drop of a hat… any hat. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2000, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/44 "2000-05-17T05:16:49Z")
Actually, since it theoretically encompasses _all_ worlds, Heinlein’s multiverse shouldn’t count. I am surprised that no one picked Mercedes lackey’s Valdemar. It has been and probably always will be my favorite. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2000, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/45 "2000-05-17T05:37:27Z")
Middle Earth, as Goldberry. Or the Hundred Acre Wood, but the Milne/Shepard version, **not** the Disney farce. ---
**Author:** ![Koffing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@Koffing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koffing)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2000, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/46 "2000-05-17T05:39:52Z")
Amberites have to go through too much crap. I’d want to live in Chaos, but only if I could be a Lord of Chaos and assay the Logrus. ---
**Author:** ![vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2000, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/47 "2000-05-17T05:47:45Z")
Truman’s world. You know, from _The Truman Show_. ---
**Author:** ![\_oo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/e9a140/32.png) [@\_oo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_oo)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2000, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/48 "2000-05-17T07:53:04Z")
i guess i’d have to be stupid and choose Enid Blyton’s “The Enchanted Wood”…well, i guess i’m still kinda enchanted by it…the characters…the sweets… ---
**Author:** ![ultress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7c8e57/32.png) [@ultress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultress)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2000, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/49 "2000-05-17T11:39:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > Camelot. > > Silly place. 😉 > \*\* But RTF, it might be a silly place, but you could be my Knight in Shining Armour ---
**Author:** ![Michi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@Michi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michi)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2000, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/50 "2000-05-17T11:56:27Z")
I’d also like to live in Narnia. Pretty classical example of a fantasy world, it has it all: castles, magic, talking animals. I’d especially enjoy the talking animals. 🙂 As a cat lady, my cats would be much better company! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2000, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/51 "2000-05-17T13:03:39Z")
Highborn of Oceansend. From Mark Oakley’s _Thieves and Kings._ Extremely nice place. Adventures only seem to happen to the main characters. Everyone else is living a good decent happy life in a world with magic and wonder. Definitely my choice. ---
**Author:** ![soulsling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2000, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/52 "2000-05-17T14:43:48Z")
The Vale of Aldur crowd if they would let me in (it might get crowded in there), but i have more of an affinity for the world of Wheel of Time, either as an Aiel Sept Chief (i like the dragon tattoo on the arm idea) or one of Rand’s Asha’man. ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2000, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/53 "2000-05-17T15:21:25Z")
“The Little Mermaid” world, where hot teenage mermaids would throw themselves at me… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/54 "2000-05-18T22:20:12Z")
Well, Xanth would certainly be the most fun (even if I did have a dinky talent), but Middle Earth, Prydain, and Narnia will always have a special place in my heart. Interesting to note, several Narnians in either _Prince Caspian_ or _Voyage of the Dawn Treader_, I don’t recall which, mention that they’d love to live in _our_ “fantasy world”. I suppose that, when you get down to it, life really isn’t much different anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/55 "2000-05-18T22:37:37Z")
Rilchiam said: “Middle Earth, as Goldberry.” Who was Goldberry already? Tom Bombadil’s wife? ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2000, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/56 "2000-05-19T04:14:52Z")
Arnold: Yes. I would like to be Goldberry, as opposed to Galadriel or Arwen, because Goldberry doesn’t have the responsibility of rule. She’s known far and wide for her beauty, charm, domestic skills, and general terrific-ness, and she has a husband who can’t do enough for her. That’s the life for me! ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2000, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/57 "2000-05-19T04:50:42Z")
3 worlds off the top of my head: Star Trek- I think it would be neat to be stationed on DS9. Or on the Enterprise,of course. Pern- I want to be Jaxom. Always have. London below from Neil Gaiman’s book Neverwhere. A fabulous book. Read it now, not later. ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2000, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/58 "2000-05-19T13:32:37Z")
**Tengu** say: > [@](#): > > The Well of Souls!!! > > Only if I could be sure I’d get turned into one of the interesting species, and not a human, of course. I wondered if anyone else was thinking of that! I was going to say not the Well of Souls, but New Pompeii, and only if I get to be the guy in charge of Obie. Endless fun, and if I ever got supremely bored, I could always head to the Well of Souls and start over. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2000, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/59 "2000-05-19T14:46:56Z")
> [@](#): > > RTF, it might be a silly place, but you could be my Knight in Shining Armour ultress - settle for a foot rub at the Summer Shindig? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kookalouris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@kookalouris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kookalouris)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2000, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679/60 "2000-05-19T19:31:33Z")
Why choose? Live in the Star Trek Universe, and then spend your time in the Holodeck–then you can play in any fantasy world you want. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-world-would-you-live-in/19679.md?page=4)