Someone just asked on Twitter which fantasy world people would live in given a chance. They said one, but I don't think I could restrict myself to one!
So, if Gwynedd (or Torenth, if you are that way inclined) is a given, where else would you live? Or visit, if staying forever doesn't appeal?
For me, I'd have to visit Middle Earth. I was a total Tolkien geek during my teens and I'd love to visit Hobbiton, Lothlorien, etc. I'd give Pern a whirl too, but not to be a dragonrider. I was always a Harper Hall kinda girl and loved Sebell, so I'd hang with the harpers and acquire a fire lizard or two, I think.
I was trying to stick to three, but now I find myself unable to choose between Terre d'Ange, Scadrial and Camorr. So I'll dither for a bit longer.
How about everyone else?
I think we may possibly share a brain, because those first three picks (including Gwynedd) were the first to leap to my mind as well. I might also add Narnia and the Star Wars universe, but only if I also had access to a fast ship like the Millennium Falcon for that last one. (I consider Star Wars and other "space opera" genre stories to be more fantasy than actual science fiction.) I'd also say the Kamesh, though I don't expect anyone else here to recognize that one, since I haven't got the manuscript whipped into publication-ready shape yet. ;) And maybe the Miles Vorkosigan universe as well, though again, it's more on the SF side than fantasy in the conventional sense.
Festil would gladly go live in Torenth. Also pretty much anywhere in Middle-Earth.
Hmm. I would visit Gwynedd but I think I would miss mod cons. See also Middle-Earth, particularly Rivendell and Lothlorien.
When I was a kid, I used to dream of living in the prehistoric age as recounted by Jean M. Auel, but I was a weird kid. I'm still so disappointed with the final book in that series that I don't think I'd want to live there, but it deserves a mention anyway.
I would also gladly live in Bast'renjh, but nobody here with the possible exception of TheDeryni (if he remembers) will know what I'm talking about, a la Evie and the Kamesh.
I would also totally live in the Firefly world. Just sayin'. :P I'd prefer that to Star Wars, although, being the age I am, Star Wars was important to my formative years.
I would totally visit Terre d'Ange, especially if there were a chance of getting to talk to the characters. :)
This is a tough question, Annie. I get really emotionally invested with well-written fiction, and I (obviously) can't confine myself to just one, or even just three. LOL
ETA: Can't believe I forgot Harry Potter. I would totally have gone to Hogwarts if I'd gotten an owl at age 11. :P
I would like to visit the Star Trek universe. I would also like to visit Narnia in its early years before Jadis took over. I would also like to visit Charn before Jadis used the Deplorable Word and killed everyone but herself. And I would like to visit Gwynedd in their version of the 21st century.
Gwynedd would be a must, followed by Middle Earth, Earthsea, and Keltia.
Gwynned--or one of the neighboring countries--is a given.
Middle Earth, Narnia, Valdemar. Perhaps also Videssos.
I would love to spend a lot of time in Middle-earth, especially in Rivendell and Lothlorien. I'd spend time in Rohan with Eomer King, and of course some time in Gondor with King Elessar.
I'd forgotten Narnia! :o But I think I'd stick with my choices anyway. Looks like Middle Earth wins hands down, with Pern, Terre d'Ange and Narnia slugging it out for the remaining slots.
It would be Gwynedd and old Mooryn for me, though there was a time I would have liked to visit Yiktor from Andre Norton's Moon of Three Rings.
As interesting as Corwyn would be (and I would be looking for the secret chambers), even with Deryni powers, its still the middle ages with all the bad stuff like plague, out door plumbing, and cold castles. Now if you could bring a set of encyclopedias and not be viewed as a Cassandra, and enable the Enlightenment then it might be fun.
But for pure Joy of living I think Rivendell would be hard to top. Of course being a dragon rider in Pern would have its own set of rewards too.
Just give me furry feet and call me a hobbit--I want to move into Bag End. :D
Rivendell, Lothlorien, Minas Tirith, yes, I'd want to visit them all. But I think living among enigmatic elves who were all taller, slimmer and more beautiful than me would get old pretty soon however much I'd like to learn Elvish. (Especially since it seems to me that for all their aloof appeal, as a race, the elves have a serious superiority complex.) Hobbits are refreshingly jolly and down to earth, they throw good parties, the houses would be comfortable and the food would be good. If I lived with Bilbo and Frodo, I'd have companions with good stories to tell, who understand that sometimes, it's invigorating to go on a long adventure and that complete respectability is over-rated.
I wouldn't mind living among the Rohirrim and having a good horse, though!
I wouldn't mind living on Pern as a dragon rider, either.
Melissa
At 6'1", I'd be way too tall to live among Hobbits and way too short to live among Elves or Numenoreans.