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But is it really similar to his universe, or is the name the only thing that's the same?

its very possible that its coinky dink. i wrote The Family (shameless plug, but for a point lol). and only later found out that Mario Puzo, a gangster writer wrote another story with the same name. thats where the similarities end. Serianna or however you spell it, is a common fantasy name, its very possible that its just coinky dink.

nate

WHAT?

I honestly dont know what your talking about.  Please state some similarities.

"The WindLegends Saga is a fantasy series written by dark fantasy author Charlotte Boyett-Compo. The novels tell the tale of the Chosen One, Prince Conar McGregor of Serenia and his lady-wife, Princess Anya Elizabeth Wynth of Oceania, known in the world of magic as the Windkeeper."

"As in other Myst games, the player will travel to other worlds ('Ages'). Ages visited in Myst IV are

• Serenia - Catherine's Age of dreams "

"Cedric then brings Graham to the land of Serenia, where his master Crispin resides" (King's Quest V)

"Madame Razz is very old, due to her great age she frequently forgets spells. Although her exact age has never been revealed, it was established that around 500 years before joining the Rebellion, she lived in a region of Etheria called Serenia^[1]. " (She-Ra cartoon)

I think it's clear that "Serenia" is used in a lot of fantasy games and stories.

I hate that, I do that all the time too. I think I made it up, but it's been used. Like I started a band called Dead Brain Cells, and soon found out it was a real band.

riley

Yeah, but that was about a giant ape-- it wasn't just that the names were similar.  In that case, one might reasonably assume that Nintendo chose the name Donkey Kong specifically.