Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 6:20 pm
Seems like the Heart of Gold would be entertaining.
the penguin signature is quite apt for that post too! Had me LOL...
the penguin signature is quite apt for that post too! Had me LOL...
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the penguin signature is quite apt for that post too! Had me LOL...
Roger Zelazny's Amber Series
Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 11:59 pm
I see that most of this topic has been concerning vehicles for personal transport, but if any of you have read Zelazny's Chronicles of amber, you know that they, for destinational purposes, are the fastest and most efficient means of transport, allowing almost instantaneous transit from point A to B
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 12:31 am
I agree with Corwin. 
Amberites can walk between alternate realities. Totally badass.
Amberites can walk between alternate realities. Totally badass.Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 12:36 am
Walking the pattern takes time though, and a misstep can be dangerous.
Jumping between a-dragonback only takes three seconds, as long as you have a clear visualization...
Jumping between a-dragonback only takes three seconds, as long as you have a clear visualization...
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 12:51 am
Heh, true, Menolly. But anyone who successfully walks the Pattern by default has to be a master of Shadow. That has to count for something.
But anyone who successfully walks the Pattern by default has to be a master of Shadow. That has to count for something.Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 1:04 am
True 'nuff.
And if you can get a sibling to answer a call through a Trump, well then you can just be pulled from one Shadow to another in less than a blink.
(if I'm remembering correctly. It's been at least two decades since I've looked at any Amber)
And if you can get a sibling to answer a call through a Trump, well then you can just be pulled from one Shadow to another in less than a blink.
(if I'm remembering correctly. It's been at least two decades since I've looked at any Amber)
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 1:18 am
Nope you are absolutely correct.
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 1:28 am
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:48 am
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:38 am
I'll kick it old school....
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:48 am
Heh, I desperately wanted one of those bikes Leia rode towards the end of Return of the Jedi when I first saw it as a 23 year old in 1983 on the big screen...
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 5:32 am
Anybody recognise that?The fastest way to travel is to be there.
Fist?--A
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:17 pm
Add the word "already" and it's Terry Pratchett.
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:55 am
Nope. (The quote may not be word perfect though.)
--A
(The quote may not be word perfect though.)--A
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:28 pm
That reminds me of a Terry Pratchett line about the only force that moves more quickly than light: Monarchy. Whenever a Monarch dies, Monarchy instantaneously travels from him/her to their heir, no matter what distance may lie between the two. Attempts to create a method of communication through the careful torturing of Kings have been unsuccessful.
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:31 pm
I remember that one. Weird Sisters I think.--A
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:16 pm
Has anyone mentioned the transporter yet?
Also, the "instant hole" in the Looney Tunes cartoon is a rocker as well.
Also, the "instant hole" in the Looney Tunes cartoon is a rocker as well.
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:29 pm
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:02 am
How 'bout Norrin Radd's surf board?
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:38 pm
I second that vote for the SDF-1.
If I had that thing, and a sufficient supply of Protoculture, the Galaxy would be mine... er, I mean, I'd never be late for work again.
If I had that thing, and a sufficient supply of Protoculture, the Galaxy would be mine... er, I mean, I'd never be late for work again.