Re: (OT) Naming the Aliens

On Thu, 3 Feb 2000, Roger Books wrote:

> On  3-Feb-00 at 13:25, Anthony Leibrick (a.leibrick@virgin.net) wrote:
> > Hi
> > If this has been mentioned before I apologise but somthing just
struck me
> > about fictional alien names:
> > 
> > GZGverse has the Kra'vak
> > 2300AD system had the Kafer (who called themselves IIRC Kavak?)
> > Traveller, the K'kree, AKA Centaurs
> > C J Cheryh's Compact Space (Pride of Chanur etc) the Kif
> > David Weber's Apocalypse Troll, the Kangas (because they looked
like....!)
> > Larry Niven's Known Space, the Kzin
> > Marvel Comics in the 70s had the Kree
> > The movie Forbidden Planet has the lost race of the Krell
> > Peter F Hamilton's Nights Dawn Trilogy has the enigmatic Kiint
> > and of course there is Star Trek's Klingons
> > 
> > You can see the pattern. I just wondered why it was so popular?
> 
> You wouldn't want your evil alien race names to K'lash.

<thump><thump><thump> Don't we call the Narn Bat Squad out on punning on
this list?

Please?

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