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This setting was inspired by Michael Chabon's Gentlemen of the Road and other writings about the Jewish kingdom of the Khazars. And my interest in Central Asian food. And my affection for the music of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road project and a CD of Afghan Rubab music that I really like. And the fact that scimitars are cool. And the concept of Jewish Tartars riding fierce ponies under the banner of the menorah and fighting weird monsters is cool. So take the juvenile historical fiction of Geoffrey Treece out of its Anglo/Celtic setting and move it to Central Asia and you will have the feel of this setting. | This setting was inspired by Michael Chabon's Gentlemen of the Road and other writings about the Jewish kingdom of the Khazars. And my interest in Central Asian food. And my affection for the music of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road project and a CD of Afghan Rubab music that I really like. And the fact that scimitars are cool. And the concept of Jewish Tartars riding fierce ponies under the banner of the menorah and fighting weird monsters is cool. So take the juvenile historical fiction of Geoffrey Treece out of its Anglo/Celtic setting and move it to Central Asia and you will have the feel of this setting. | ||
Revision as of 07:50, 5 March 2009
Avramistan: a setting for Storming the Wizard's Tower
This setting was inspired by Michael Chabon's Gentlemen of the Road and other writings about the Jewish kingdom of the Khazars. And my interest in Central Asian food. And my affection for the music of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road project and a CD of Afghan Rubab music that I really like. And the fact that scimitars are cool. And the concept of Jewish Tartars riding fierce ponies under the banner of the menorah and fighting weird monsters is cool. So take the juvenile historical fiction of Geoffrey Treece out of its Anglo/Celtic setting and move it to Central Asia and you will have the feel of this setting.
