One of Sanderson's series has a planet that was partially colonised by humans, and the more hospitible areas have earth-like fauna in a very limited and domesticated range. This has lead to the native Fauna getting names like "axe-hawk" despite the fact that cultural drift has resulted in every terrestrial avian species, including birds of Paradise, being called a "Chicken"
The Stormlight Archive Though I'd recommend another series first (probably the standalone "Warbreaker")
Most of his books are loosely set in the same universe (a small globular cluster/dwarf galaxy), so each series is completely self-contained but there's a very subtle meta-plot going on (which took the fans 4 books before we realised a star cluster was appearing very often and didn't we see that beggar before?) that only really gets started in Stormlight Archive, which is supposed to act as that meta-stories "spine" (though it's still in the background).
One of Sanderson's series has a planet that was partially colonised by humans, and the more hospitible areas have earth-like fauna in a very limited and domesticated range. This has lead to the native Fauna getting names like "axe-hawk" despite the fact that cultural drift has resulted in every terrestrial avian species, including birds of Paradise, being called a "Chicken"
Sounds fun. Which series?
(My thing was This Used To Be About Dungeons, which I'd recommend.)
The Stormlight Archive Though I'd recommend another series first (probably the standalone "Warbreaker")
Most of his books are loosely set in the same universe (a small globular cluster/dwarf galaxy), so each series is completely self-contained but there's a very subtle meta-plot going on (which took the fans 4 books before we realised a star cluster was appearing very often and didn't we see that beggar before?) that only really gets started in Stormlight Archive, which is supposed to act as that meta-stories "spine" (though it's still in the background).