Read Leo Tolstoy's book on the Russian Revolution. It is even more similar. On 1/15/06, Noah Stacy <nstacy at cinci.rr.com> wrote: > > Two questions folks, and apologies if either of them have been recently > addressed on the list--it's been way too busy for me to keep up with, > and topic drift has made subject lines not much use. > > On topic first: Am I wrong in thinking that Dragaera, especially > pre-interregnum, seems to share a lot of traits with France just before > 1789? The thought has passed my mind before, but it particularly struck > me recently while reading a book on the Revolution that included a > brief description of the situation just beforehand--with wildly varying > systems of measurement, laws, internal tariffs and customs, and so on, > throughout the kingdom. > > Less on topic: Any word on Steve's Firefly/Serenity novel lately? I > recently read a bit of an interview in which Whedon basically said that > he was done with the franchise... but hey, novels could fly, maybe? > Surely they don't take as much money to produce as a series or film. > > Thanks all! Back to your regularly scheduled rampant speculation. :) > > N. > "No man - the point is making a nice comfy home, getting a whole bunch > of weed together with your friends, and eating your face off. THAT is > hobbit heaven." -- faethe, fark.com > >