Far Corners of the World

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The Durakistad Coin could easily be a crystal world.

The Darkness Before the Dawn Dark Sun novel

So I did a quick skim of this novel, trying to refresh my memory of a book that I read more than 20 years ago. I remember liking the novel back then - but I’m not so sure I like it that much now. But my point lies elsewhere. The novels present crystals that are world spaces in which wealthy and powerful ancient Athasians would enter thier souls into before death. Inside the crystal world there are no limitations on space or environment, even though the crystals themselves can fit in the palm of…

The brood monkey, representing degenerated humans, fits Athas quite well.