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[mizkit]

, in comments wrt to Eddings’ death, said, And I can never forget Jim’s speech about the origins of the Codex Alera books: “Because all epic fantasy begins with an orphan on a farm.” Eddings is who I always associated with that.

Which is true, and which makes me feel rather sentimental, and also makes me want to write an orphan-on-the-farm epic

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[agrimony]

You know, in some sense, Jo is an orphan on a farm! Except the farm is a police department. :) It's exactly the same! But, you know, different.

[mizkit]

Exactly the same! Only she's not an orphan. Or on a farm. :)

[hzatz]

Hmm... You know, depending on how you cut the story, Superman starts out as an orphan on a farm, too.

[mizkit]

Ooh, I like that!