Besides distance from sun, two other things to factor in are tilt and landmass distribution across the planet's surface. Tilt is fairly obvious and you could play with that changing/wobbling. Landmass is an interesting consideration. Land generally heats to a higher temperature than the ocean...
In my world there are a lot of different types of magic and magic is not uncommon, although strength, ability and use vary. Depending upon your world you could have public opinion of mages being similar to public opinions of public figures in our world - so the full range.
In mine they treat...
Indeed, lots of ideas. I tried separating my ideas from one novel into many but now am bringing them back again. LOL. They are more mature now that I've worked on them separately and I suddenly saw how they fitted together.
Of the two seasons of the Shannara series, I only watched Season 1. My personal opinion is that they took substantial liberties. They skipped the events of the first book, probably because the first half of the first book reads similarly to Tolkien's Fellowship of the Ring. Then they mangled the...
I have started re-reading Terry Brooks' Sword of Shannara. I think the last time I read it was in the 1980s (I dug out my old 1978 copy for the re-read).I cannot say that I am enjoying it now as much as back then, but then we all change. Before that I read Deadhouse Landing by Ian Esslemont and...