comment on style

The language of the Dance of the Gods is modern, fast-paced and very familiar, until Larkin, a man from the imaginary world of Geall, wishes to know what an MP3 player is, or Coke, or even what the word "cool" means. Having a character in the story who is unfamiliar with the modern-day slang of the 21st century creates a number of humorous situations both for characters in the story as well as for the reader. It draws attention to just how much communication is done with words; when the meaning of words change over time, it usually is not too noticeable, but when you have people from hundreds of years apart, then the language differences become noticeable and enjoyable.