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Conlangery SPECIAL #2: Too Like the Lightning

Conlangery Podcast

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The Golden Age of Science Fiction

I wanted to revisit that kind of fun future which isn't written very often with an eye more toward cultural developments. I was inspired by 18th century philosophical novels, works like Voltaire's short story of Micromegas. In many ways at least the book makes me think of certain cyberpunk tropes.

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