INFINISPACE

All spaces are open to you! Tales, short stories, vignettes and world building from my upcoming Infinispace novels and beyond. “O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams.” ~Hamlet A2.S2. Images & Words: Void the Light – Part 7. Enter This Space. THE INFINISPACE UNIVERSE ∞ INFINISPACE I'm a retired engineer/researcher with 10 patents collecting dust in the corner. I now while away the hours watching rain patter against the windows, contemplating the insidious power of pizza, and scribbling random pieces of geek and science fiction. You can find my writing on Vocal Media (Futurism & Geeks), Infinispace and other media

platforms.

THE LAYS OF MITHGAR

Tattered parchment and lizard-skin maps and flags litter the dust covered study tables here . . . cough.Ahem, yes . . . we'll have to see about cleaning up a bit before you leave, shall we, hmmmm? IAIN M. BANKS' CULTURE SERIES READING ORDER ∞ INFINISPACE Iain M. Banks’ Culture Series Reading Order. February 12, 2015 – 749 Words – 3.3 Minutes. Books. With Iain M. Banks’ sudden and untimely death in 2013 I took it upon myself to gather some of his works and at last begin working through his Culture (spoilers at that link) series of novels. I’ve known of Banks for many years, but

I’ve

REVELATION SPACE READING ORDER ∞ INFINISPACE Revelation Space Reading Order. January 9, 2019 – 185 Words – 0.8 Minutes. Books. In what order do I read these works? With a little research I was able to map out the Revelation Space reading order. Some of the years may not be exact, but the chronological order is correct. One short story, “Open and Shut”, has not been included

in a

THE ART OF ALAIN BRION ∞ INFINISPACE The Art of Alain Brion. January 22, 2013 – 73 Words – 0.3 Minutes. Concept Art. Alain Brion is a French artist who has made a career from creating paintings for European published books. His work spans genres, including horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Below is a select example of Alain’s work, many taken from European books by

well

REVIEW: MARSBOUND TRILOGY BY JOE HALDEMAN ∞ INFINISPACE Joe Haldeman is one of my favorite and most read authors. The first book of his that I read was There Is No Darkness, a coming of age military SF novel penned with his older brother Jack C. Haldeman II. I read Darkness sometime around 1984 . . . 30 years ago! And of course he wrote one of the most classic SF novels ever, The Forever War, which is widely believed to be a re-telling of his REVIEW: AURORA BY KIM STANLEY ROBINSON ∞ INFINISPACE This review contains spoilers. F ull disclosure: Aurora is the first Kim Stanley Robinson book that I’ve read. I picked it up after reading an article that opined if there were two science fiction books you read in 2015 they had to be Seveneves and Aurora.. At the time I was partially through Seveneves and found it a brilliant piece of speculative fiction. RETRO REVIEW: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (1999) ∞ INFINISPACE Michael Hoffman’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is by far the best film version of the play I have seen . . . unfortunately, that isn’t saying much! From the boring 1935 Max Reinhardt version (with a horrendous Mickey Rooney as Puck) to the psychedelic 1968 Royal Shakespeare Company production to the . . . yawn! . . . 1982 BBC production, Midsummer on film has left a lot to be desired. ANCIENT MAPS OF MITHGAR Ancient Maps of Mithgar The following maps were uncovered by the explorer and cartographer Jack R. Cook*. Click on map images for

larger versions.

INFINISPACE

All spaces are open to you! Tales, short stories, vignettes and world building from my upcoming Infinispace novels and beyond. “O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams.” ~Hamlet A2.S2. Images & Words: Void the Light – Part 7. Enter This Space. THE INFINISPACE UNIVERSE ∞ INFINISPACE I'm a retired engineer/researcher with 10 patents collecting dust in the corner. I now while away the hours watching rain patter against the windows, contemplating the insidious power of pizza, and scribbling random pieces of geek and science fiction. You can find my writing on Vocal Media (Futurism & Geeks), Infinispace and other media

platforms.

THE LAYS OF MITHGAR

Tattered parchment and lizard-skin maps and flags litter the dust covered study tables here . . . cough.Ahem, yes . . . we'll have to see about cleaning up a bit before you leave, shall we, hmmmm? IAIN M. BANKS' CULTURE SERIES READING ORDER ∞ INFINISPACE Iain M. Banks’ Culture Series Reading Order. February 12, 2015 – 749 Words – 3.3 Minutes. Books. With Iain M. Banks’ sudden and untimely death in 2013 I took it upon myself to gather some of his works and at last begin working through his Culture (spoilers at that link) series of novels. I’ve known of Banks for many years, but

I’ve

REVELATION SPACE READING ORDER ∞ INFINISPACE Revelation Space Reading Order. January 9, 2019 – 185 Words – 0.8 Minutes. Books. In what order do I read these works? With a little research I was able to map out the Revelation Space reading order. Some of the years may not be exact, but the chronological order is correct. One short story, “Open and Shut”, has not been included

in a

THE ART OF ALAIN BRION ∞ INFINISPACE The Art of Alain Brion. January 22, 2013 – 73 Words – 0.3 Minutes. Concept Art. Alain Brion is a French artist who has made a career from creating paintings for European published books. His work spans genres, including horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Below is a select example of Alain’s work, many taken from European books by

well

REVIEW: MARSBOUND TRILOGY BY JOE HALDEMAN ∞ INFINISPACE Joe Haldeman is one of my favorite and most read authors. The first book of his that I read was There Is No Darkness, a coming of age military SF novel penned with his older brother Jack C. Haldeman II. I read Darkness sometime around 1984 . . . 30 years ago! And of course he wrote one of the most classic SF novels ever, The Forever War, which is widely believed to be a re-telling of his REVIEW: AURORA BY KIM STANLEY ROBINSON ∞ INFINISPACE This review contains spoilers. F ull disclosure: Aurora is the first Kim Stanley Robinson book that I’ve read. I picked it up after reading an article that opined if there were two science fiction books you read in 2015 they had to be Seveneves and Aurora.. At the time I was partially through Seveneves and found it a brilliant piece of speculative fiction. RETRO REVIEW: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (1999) ∞ INFINISPACE Michael Hoffman’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is by far the best film version of the play I have seen . . . unfortunately, that isn’t saying much! From the boring 1935 Max Reinhardt version (with a horrendous Mickey Rooney as Puck) to the psychedelic 1968 Royal Shakespeare Company production to the . . . yawn! . . . 1982 BBC production, Midsummer on film has left a lot to be desired. ANCIENT MAPS OF MITHGAR Ancient Maps of Mithgar The following maps were uncovered by the explorer and cartographer Jack R. Cook*. Click on map images for

larger versions.

INFINISPACE UNIVERSE CHRONOLOGY ∞ INFINISPACE I'm a retired engineer/researcher with 10 patents collecting dust in the corner. I now while away the hours watching rain patter against the windows, contemplating the insidious power of pizza, and scribbling random pieces of geek and science fiction. You can find my writing on Vocal Media (Futurism & Geeks), Infinispace and other media

platforms.

THE INFINISPACE UNIVERSE ∞ INFINISPACE I'm a retired engineer/researcher with 10 patents collecting dust in the corner. I now while away the hours watching rain patter against the windows, contemplating the insidious power of pizza, and scribbling random pieces of geek and science fiction. You can find my writing on Vocal Media (Futurism & Geeks), Infinispace and other media

platforms.

SCIFI CONCEPT ART ∞ INFINISPACE January 16, 2021 – 1113 Words – 4.9 Minutes. Concept Art, Images & Words. Martos propped himself up and leaned against the wall watching his fellow citizens glare at him as they passed. Looks of fear, disgust, sympathy, and yes, even apathy hung upon their brows. But not a single soul made any effort to help him in any way, even the IMAGES & WORDS: SHADOW STEPS ∞ INFINISPACE October 23, 2019 – 342 Words – 1.5 Minutes. Concept Art, Images & Words. Image. Revolt by Levy Wang. Words. Neal Ulen. When : Where. 289 DE (2599 CE) : Terra / Techspire / The Tangle. The term "Tangle" refers specifically to the mass of humanity on Terra that resides between the three mile tal IMAGES & WORDS: FIRE OF FANATICISM ∞ INFINISPACE Images & Words: Fire of Fanaticism. This is a first draft excerpt from Infinispace: Deception. O n the bridge, a hundred meters away from me, I watched a blindingly fast ambush play out. Their phantom had been hiding among the abandoned autos and detritus scattered on Westminster Bridge as Rose scouted ahead. RETRO REVIEW: JOHN CARPENTER'S VAMPIRES (1998) ∞ INFINISPACE Genre: Horror. Media: Film, 108 minutes. Rating: R. Budget: $20 million. Box Office: $20 million, domestic. Year: October 30, 1998. The opening sequence when the team goes into a vampire nest and whoops undead arse is very fun. There’s lots of action, lots of BOOK REVIEW: BLINDSIGHT BY PETER WATTS ∞ INFINISPACE This review contains minor spoilers. blind·sight blīndsīt / noun / the ability to respond to visual stimuli without consciously perceiving them. I t’s been an age since I’ve written a book review or any review for that matter, but as I’ve just finished Blindsight by Peter Watts it has compelled me to dust off the keyboard and pound fingers to plastic for a few hundred words. REVIEW: THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON BY ROBERT E. HOWARD Only a single, original Conan the Barbarian novel was ever published. That novel was The Hour of the Dragon.. It was in the process of being serialized in Weird Tales when Howard committed suicide on that fateful day in early 1936. It has also been published (somewhat disrespectfully) as Conan the Conqueror by Gnome/Lancer/Ace, as well as being slightly reworked/edited by L. Sprague de Camp B5 SCROLLS - INFINISPACE B5 Scrolls. Steve's interview - 6. Last Updated : 20th October 2013. This site started out by simply listing a few of the computer generated ship designs that appeared in the Babylon 5 television series. More by accident than design, it now contains information on a number of subjects relating to ANCIENT MAPS OF MITHGAR Ancient Maps of Mithgar The following maps were uncovered by the explorer and cartographer Jack R. Cook*. Click on map images for

larger versions.

INFINISPACE

All spaces are open to you! Tales, short stories, vignettes and world building from my upcoming Infinispace novels and beyond. “O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams.” ~Hamlet A2.S2. Images & Words: Void the Light – Part 7. Enter This Space. THE INFINISPACE UNIVERSE ∞ INFINISPACE I'm a retired engineer/researcher with 10 patents collecting dust in the corner. I now while away the hours watching rain patter against the windows, contemplating the insidious power of pizza, and scribbling random pieces of geek and science fiction. You can find my writing on Vocal Media (Futurism & Geeks), Infinispace and other media

platforms.

THE LAYS OF MITHGAR

Tattered parchment and lizard-skin maps and flags litter the dust covered study tables here . . . cough.Ahem, yes . . . we'll have to see about cleaning up a bit before you leave, shall we, hmmmm? IAIN M. BANKS' CULTURE SERIES READING ORDER ∞ INFINISPACE Iain M. Banks’ Culture Series Reading Order. February 12, 2015 – 749 Words – 3.3 Minutes. Books. With Iain M. Banks’ sudden and untimely death in 2013 I took it upon myself to gather some of his works and at last begin working through his Culture (spoilers at that link) series of novels. I’ve known of Banks for many years, but

I’ve

REVELATION SPACE READING ORDER ∞ INFINISPACE Revelation Space Reading Order. January 9, 2019 – 185 Words – 0.8 Minutes. Books. In what order do I read these works? With a little research I was able to map out the Revelation Space reading order. Some of the years may not be exact, but the chronological order is correct. One short story, “Open and Shut”, has not been included

in a

THE ART OF ALAIN BRION ∞ INFINISPACE The Art of Alain Brion. January 22, 2013 – 73 Words – 0.3 Minutes. Concept Art. Alain Brion is a French artist who has made a career from creating paintings for European published books. His work spans genres, including horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Below is a select example of Alain’s work, many taken from European books by

well

REVIEW: MARSBOUND TRILOGY BY JOE HALDEMAN ∞ INFINISPACE Joe Haldeman is one of my favorite and most read authors. The first book of his that I read was There Is No Darkness, a coming of age military SF novel penned with his older brother Jack C. Haldeman II. I read Darkness sometime around 1984 . . . 30 years ago! And of course he wrote one of the most classic SF novels ever, The Forever War, which is widely believed to be a re-telling of his REVIEW: AURORA BY KIM STANLEY ROBINSON ∞ INFINISPACE This review contains spoilers. F ull disclosure: Aurora is the first Kim Stanley Robinson book that I’ve read. I picked it up after reading an article that opined if there were two science fiction books you read in 2015 they had to be Seveneves and Aurora.. At the time I was partially through Seveneves and found it a brilliant piece of speculative fiction. RETRO REVIEW: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (1999) ∞ INFINISPACE Michael Hoffman’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is by far the best film version of the play I have seen . . . unfortunately, that isn’t saying much! From the boring 1935 Max Reinhardt version (with a horrendous Mickey Rooney as Puck) to the psychedelic 1968 Royal Shakespeare Company production to the . . . yawn! . . . 1982 BBC production, Midsummer on film has left a lot to be desired. ANCIENT MAPS OF MITHGAR Ancient Maps of Mithgar The following maps were uncovered by the explorer and cartographer Jack R. Cook*. Click on map images for

larger versions.

INFINISPACE

All spaces are open to you! Tales, short stories, vignettes and world building from my upcoming Infinispace novels and beyond. “O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams.” ~Hamlet A2.S2. Images & Words: Void the Light – Part 7. Enter This Space. THE INFINISPACE UNIVERSE ∞ INFINISPACE I'm a retired engineer/researcher with 10 patents collecting dust in the corner. I now while away the hours watching rain patter against the windows, contemplating the insidious power of pizza, and scribbling random pieces of geek and science fiction. You can find my writing on Vocal Media (Futurism & Geeks), Infinispace and other media

platforms.

THE LAYS OF MITHGAR

Tattered parchment and lizard-skin maps and flags litter the dust covered study tables here . . . cough.Ahem, yes . . . we'll have to see about cleaning up a bit before you leave, shall we, hmmmm? IAIN M. BANKS' CULTURE SERIES READING ORDER ∞ INFINISPACE Iain M. Banks’ Culture Series Reading Order. February 12, 2015 – 749 Words – 3.3 Minutes. Books. With Iain M. Banks’ sudden and untimely death in 2013 I took it upon myself to gather some of his works and at last begin working through his Culture (spoilers at that link) series of novels. I’ve known of Banks for many years, but

I’ve

REVELATION SPACE READING ORDER ∞ INFINISPACE Revelation Space Reading Order. January 9, 2019 – 185 Words – 0.8 Minutes. Books. In what order do I read these works? With a little research I was able to map out the Revelation Space reading order. Some of the years may not be exact, but the chronological order is correct. One short story, “Open and Shut”, has not been included

in a

THE ART OF ALAIN BRION ∞ INFINISPACE The Art of Alain Brion. January 22, 2013 – 73 Words – 0.3 Minutes. Concept Art. Alain Brion is a French artist who has made a career from creating paintings for European published books. His work spans genres, including horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Below is a select example of Alain’s work, many taken from European books by

well

REVIEW: MARSBOUND TRILOGY BY JOE HALDEMAN ∞ INFINISPACE Joe Haldeman is one of my favorite and most read authors. The first book of his that I read was There Is No Darkness, a coming of age military SF novel penned with his older brother Jack C. Haldeman II. I read Darkness sometime around 1984 . . . 30 years ago! And of course he wrote one of the most classic SF novels ever, The Forever War, which is widely believed to be a re-telling of his REVIEW: AURORA BY KIM STANLEY ROBINSON ∞ INFINISPACE This review contains spoilers. F ull disclosure: Aurora is the first Kim Stanley Robinson book that I’ve read. I picked it up after reading an article that opined if there were two science fiction books you read in 2015 they had to be Seveneves and Aurora.. At the time I was partially through Seveneves and found it a brilliant piece of speculative fiction. RETRO REVIEW: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (1999) ∞ INFINISPACE Michael Hoffman’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is by far the best film version of the play I have seen . . . unfortunately, that isn’t saying much! From the boring 1935 Max Reinhardt version (with a horrendous Mickey Rooney as Puck) to the psychedelic 1968 Royal Shakespeare Company production to the . . . yawn! . . . 1982 BBC production, Midsummer on film has left a lot to be desired. ANCIENT MAPS OF MITHGAR Ancient Maps of Mithgar The following maps were uncovered by the explorer and cartographer Jack R. Cook*. Click on map images for

larger versions.

INFINISPACE UNIVERSE CHRONOLOGY ∞ INFINISPACE I'm a retired engineer/researcher with 10 patents collecting dust in the corner. I now while away the hours watching rain patter against the windows, contemplating the insidious power of pizza, and scribbling random pieces of geek and science fiction. You can find my writing on Vocal Media (Futurism & Geeks), Infinispace and other media

platforms.

THE INFINISPACE UNIVERSE ∞ INFINISPACE I'm a retired engineer/researcher with 10 patents collecting dust in the corner. I now while away the hours watching rain patter against the windows, contemplating the insidious power of pizza, and scribbling random pieces of geek and science fiction. You can find my writing on Vocal Media (Futurism & Geeks), Infinispace and other media

platforms.

SCIFI CONCEPT ART ∞ INFINISPACE January 16, 2021 – 1113 Words – 4.9 Minutes. Concept Art, Images & Words. Martos propped himself up and leaned against the wall watching his fellow citizens glare at him as they passed. Looks of fear, disgust, sympathy, and yes, even apathy hung upon their brows. But not a single soul made any effort to help him in any way, even the IMAGES & WORDS: SHADOW STEPS ∞ INFINISPACE October 23, 2019 – 342 Words – 1.5 Minutes. Concept Art, Images & Words. Image. Revolt by Levy Wang. Words. Neal Ulen. When : Where. 289 DE (2599 CE) : Terra / Techspire / The Tangle. The term "Tangle" refers specifically to the mass of humanity on Terra that resides between the three mile tal IMAGES & WORDS: FIRE OF FANATICISM ∞ INFINISPACE Images & Words: Fire of Fanaticism. This is a first draft excerpt from Infinispace: Deception. O n the bridge, a hundred meters away from me, I watched a blindingly fast ambush play out. Their phantom had been hiding among the abandoned autos and detritus scattered on Westminster Bridge as Rose scouted ahead. RETRO REVIEW: JOHN CARPENTER'S VAMPIRES (1998) ∞ INFINISPACE Genre: Horror. Media: Film, 108 minutes. Rating: R. Budget: $20 million. Box Office: $20 million, domestic. Year: October 30, 1998. The opening sequence when the team goes into a vampire nest and whoops undead arse is very fun. There’s lots of action, lots of BOOK REVIEW: BLINDSIGHT BY PETER WATTS ∞ INFINISPACE This review contains minor spoilers. blind·sight blīndsīt / noun / the ability to respond to visual stimuli without consciously perceiving them. I t’s been an age since I’ve written a book review or any review for that matter, but as I’ve just finished Blindsight by Peter Watts it has compelled me to dust off the keyboard and pound fingers to plastic for a few hundred words. REVIEW: THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON BY ROBERT E. HOWARD Only a single, original Conan the Barbarian novel was ever published. That novel was The Hour of the Dragon.. It was in the process of being serialized in Weird Tales when Howard committed suicide on that fateful day in early 1936. It has also been published (somewhat disrespectfully) as Conan the Conqueror by Gnome/Lancer/Ace, as well as being slightly reworked/edited by L. Sprague de Camp B5 SCROLLS - INFINISPACE B5 Scrolls. Steve's interview - 6. Last Updated : 20th October 2013. This site started out by simply listing a few of the computer generated ship designs that appeared in the Babylon 5 television series. More by accident than design, it now contains information on a number of subjects relating to ANCIENT MAPS OF MITHGAR Ancient Maps of Mithgar The following maps were uncovered by the explorer and cartographer Jack R. Cook*. Click on map images for

larger versions.

INFINISPACE

All spaces are open to you! Tales, short stories, vignettes and world building from my upcoming Infinispace novels and beyond. “O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams.” ~Hamlet A2.S2. Images & Words: Void the Light – Part 7. Enter This Space. THE INFINISPACE UNIVERSE ∞ INFINISPACE I'm a retired engineer/researcher with 10 patents collecting dust in the corner. I now while away the hours watching rain patter against the windows, contemplating the insidious power of pizza, and scribbling random pieces of geek and science fiction. You can find my writing on Vocal Media (Futurism & Geeks), Infinispace and other media

platforms.

THE LAYS OF MITHGAR

Tattered parchment and lizard-skin maps and flags litter the dust covered study tables here . . . cough.Ahem, yes . . . we'll have to see about cleaning up a bit before you leave, shall we, hmmmm? IAIN M. BANKS' CULTURE SERIES READING ORDER ∞ INFINISPACE Iain M. Banks’ Culture Series Reading Order. February 12, 2015 – 749 Words – 3.3 Minutes. Books. With Iain M. Banks’ sudden and untimely death in 2013 I took it upon myself to gather some of his works and at last begin working through his Culture (spoilers at that link) series of novels. I’ve known of Banks for many years, but

I’ve

REVELATION SPACE READING ORDER ∞ INFINISPACE Revelation Space Reading Order. January 9, 2019 – 185 Words – 0.8 Minutes. Books. In what order do I read these works? With a little research I was able to map out the Revelation Space reading order. Some of the years may not be exact, but the chronological order is correct. One short story, “Open and Shut”, has not been included

in a

REVIEW: DELIVERANCE BY JAMES DICKEY ∞ INFINISPACE Aside from the first 50 pages of Ed and Lewis character development, the film is very faithful to the novel. If you’re satisfied with the film and have no interest in Ed’s and Lewis’ back story, there’s really no reason to read Deliverance. Yet if you’re familiar with

the film it’s

THE ART OF ALAIN BRION ∞ INFINISPACE The Art of Alain Brion. January 22, 2013 – 73 Words – 0.3 Minutes. Concept Art. Alain Brion is a French artist who has made a career from creating paintings for European published books. His work spans genres, including horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Below is a select example of Alain’s work, many taken from European books by

well

REVIEW: MARSBOUND TRILOGY BY JOE HALDEMAN ∞ INFINISPACE Joe Haldeman is one of my favorite and most read authors. The first book of his that I read was There Is No Darkness, a coming of age military SF novel penned with his older brother Jack C. Haldeman II. I read Darkness sometime around 1984 . . . 30 years ago! And of course he wrote one of the most classic SF novels ever, The Forever War, which is widely believed to be a re-telling of his REVIEW: AURORA BY KIM STANLEY ROBINSON ∞ INFINISPACE This review contains spoilers. F ull disclosure: Aurora is the first Kim Stanley Robinson book that I’ve read. I picked it up after reading an article that opined if there were two science fiction books you read in 2015 they had to be Seveneves and Aurora.. At the time I was partially through Seveneves and found it a brilliant piece of speculative fiction. ANCIENT MAPS OF MITHGAR Ancient Maps of Mithgar The following maps were uncovered by the explorer and cartographer Jack R. Cook*. Click on map images for

larger versions.

INFINISPACE

All spaces are open to you! Tales, short stories, vignettes and world building from my upcoming Infinispace novels and beyond. “O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams.” ~Hamlet A2.S2. Images & Words: Void the Light – Part 7. Enter This Space. THE INFINISPACE UNIVERSE ∞ INFINISPACE I'm a retired engineer/researcher with 10 patents collecting dust in the corner. I now while away the hours watching rain patter against the windows, contemplating the insidious power of pizza, and scribbling random pieces of geek and science fiction. You can find my writing on Vocal Media (Futurism & Geeks), Infinispace and other media

platforms.

THE LAYS OF MITHGAR

Tattered parchment and lizard-skin maps and flags litter the dust covered study tables here . . . cough.Ahem, yes . . . we'll have to see about cleaning up a bit before you leave, shall we, hmmmm? IAIN M. BANKS' CULTURE SERIES READING ORDER ∞ INFINISPACE Iain M. Banks’ Culture Series Reading Order. February 12, 2015 – 749 Words – 3.3 Minutes. Books. With Iain M. Banks’ sudden and untimely death in 2013 I took it upon myself to gather some of his works and at last begin working through his Culture (spoilers at that link) series of novels. I’ve known of Banks for many years, but

I’ve

REVELATION SPACE READING ORDER ∞ INFINISPACE Revelation Space Reading Order. January 9, 2019 – 185 Words – 0.8 Minutes. Books. In what order do I read these works? With a little research I was able to map out the Revelation Space reading order. Some of the years may not be exact, but the chronological order is correct. One short story, “Open and Shut”, has not been included

in a

REVIEW: DELIVERANCE BY JAMES DICKEY ∞ INFINISPACE Aside from the first 50 pages of Ed and Lewis character development, the film is very faithful to the novel. If you’re satisfied with the film and have no interest in Ed’s and Lewis’ back story, there’s really no reason to read Deliverance. Yet if you’re familiar with

the film it’s

THE ART OF ALAIN BRION ∞ INFINISPACE The Art of Alain Brion. January 22, 2013 – 73 Words – 0.3 Minutes. Concept Art. Alain Brion is a French artist who has made a career from creating paintings for European published books. His work spans genres, including horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Below is a select example of Alain’s work, many taken from European books by

well

REVIEW: MARSBOUND TRILOGY BY JOE HALDEMAN ∞ INFINISPACE Joe Haldeman is one of my favorite and most read authors. The first book of his that I read was There Is No Darkness, a coming of age military SF novel penned with his older brother Jack C. Haldeman II. I read Darkness sometime around 1984 . . . 30 years ago! And of course he wrote one of the most classic SF novels ever, The Forever War, which is widely believed to be a re-telling of his REVIEW: AURORA BY KIM STANLEY ROBINSON ∞ INFINISPACE This review contains spoilers. F ull disclosure: Aurora is the first Kim Stanley Robinson book that I’ve read. I picked it up after reading an article that opined if there were two science fiction books you read in 2015 they had to be Seveneves and Aurora.. At the time I was partially through Seveneves and found it a brilliant piece of speculative fiction. ANCIENT MAPS OF MITHGAR Ancient Maps of Mithgar The following maps were uncovered by the explorer and cartographer Jack R. Cook*. Click on map images for

larger versions.

INFINISPACE

Visit the virtual paradises of Infinispace. Journey through the stars via hellish Shellspace. And join the battle in Warspace. All spaces are open to you! Tales, short stories, vignettes and worldbuilding from my upcoming Infinispace novels and beyond. INFINISPACE UNIVERSE CHRONOLOGY ∞ INFINISPACE I'm a retired engineer/researcher with 10 patents collecting dust in the corner. I now while away the hours watching rain patter against the windows, contemplating the insidious power of pizza, and scribbling random pieces of geek and science fiction. You can find my writing on Vocal Media (Futurism & Geeks), Infinispace and other media

platforms.

SCIFI CONCEPT ART ∞ INFINISPACE January 16, 2021 – 1113 Words – 4.9 Minutes. Concept Art, Images & Words. Martos propped himself up and leaned against the wall watching his fellow citizens glare at him as they passed. Looks of fear, disgust, sympathy, and yes, even apathy hung upon their brows. But not a single soul made any effort to help him in any way, even the SCIFI BOOK REVIEWS ∞ INFINISPACE Review: Halting State by Charles Stross. March 3, 2015 – 1007 Words – 4.5 Minutes. Books. Halting State by Charles Stross was not the book I was expecting. As a gamer and MMORPG player the book piqued my interest based on the description. IMAGES & WORDS: TOO MUCH IN THE SON ∞ INFINISPACE This is a first draft excerpt from Infinispace: Deception.. W ith the discussion of the blockade put behind them, an unfortunate and untimely inheritance from his recently departed brother, Claudius bent an eye to Laertes, the son of his most loyal steward Polonius. “Come Laertes ascend the steps at my side, I wish to look upon the faded sun and see how Pinnacle City The great city on top of IMAGES & WORDS: FIRE OF FANATICISM ∞ INFINISPACE Images & Words: Fire of Fanaticism. This is a first draft excerpt from Infinispace: Deception. O n the bridge, a hundred meters away from me, I watched a blindingly fast ambush play out. Their phantom had been hiding among the abandoned autos and detritus scattered on Westminster Bridge as Rose scouted ahead. RETRO REVIEW: JOHN CARPENTER'S VAMPIRES (1998) ∞ INFINISPACE Genre: Horror. Media: Film, 108 minutes. Rating: R. Budget: $20 million. Box Office: $20 million, domestic. Year: October 30, 1998. The opening sequence when the team goes into a vampire nest and whoops undead arse is very fun. There’s lots of action, lots of RETRO REVIEW: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (1999) ∞ INFINISPACE Michael Hoffman’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is by far the best film version of the play I have seen . . . unfortunately, that isn’t saying much! From the boring 1935 Max Reinhardt version (with a horrendous Mickey Rooney as Puck) to the psychedelic 1968 Royal Shakespeare Company production to the . . . yawn! . . . 1982 BBC production, Midsummer on film has left a lot to be desired. ANCIENT MAPS OF MITHGAR Ancient Maps of Mithgar The following maps were uncovered by the explorer and cartographer Jack R. Cook*. Click on map images for

larger versions.

B5 SCROLLS - INFINISPACE B5 Scrolls. Steve's interview - 6. Last Updated : 20th October 2013. This site started out by simply listing a few of the computer generated ship designs that appeared in the Babylon 5 television series. More by accident than design, it now contains information on a number of subjects relating to

INFINISPACE

All spaces are open to you! Tales, short stories, vignettes and world building from my upcoming Infinispace novels and beyond. “O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams.” ~Hamlet A2.S2. Images & Words: Void the Light – Part 7. Enter This Space. THE INFINISPACE UNIVERSE ∞ INFINISPACE I'm a retired engineer/researcher with 10 patents collecting dust in the corner. I now while away the hours watching rain patter against the windows, contemplating the insidious power of pizza, and scribbling random pieces of geek and science fiction. You can find my writing on Vocal Media (Futurism & Geeks), Infinispace and other media

platforms.

THE LAYS OF MITHGAR

Tattered parchment and lizard-skin maps and flags litter the dust covered study tables here . . . cough.Ahem, yes . . . we'll have to see about cleaning up a bit before you leave, shall we, hmmmm? IAIN M. BANKS' CULTURE SERIES READING ORDER ∞ INFINISPACEIAIN BANKS THE CULTUREIAIN M BANKS CULTURE BOOKSIAN M BANKS CULTURE SERIESTHE CULTURE SERIESTHE CULTURE BOOKSTHE CULTURE NOVEL SERIES Iain M. Banks’ Culture Series Reading Order. February 12, 2015 – 749 Words – 3.3 Minutes. Books. With Iain M. Banks’ sudden and untimely death in 2013 I took it upon myself to gather some of his works and at last begin working through his Culture (spoilers at that link) series of novels. I’ve known of Banks for many years, but

I’ve

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Revelation Space Reading Order. January 9, 2019 – 185 Words – 0.8 Minutes. Books. In what order do I read these works? With a little research I was able to map out the Revelation Space reading order. Some of the years may not be exact, but the chronological order is correct. One short story, “Open and Shut”, has not been included

in a

TANGLE, THE

T he term “Tangle” refers specifically to the mass of humanity on Terra that resides between the three mile tall Techspire and the Barrier The Barrier is the outer most wall surrounding the Tangle. It separates the Tangle and Techspire on Terra from More which acts as the final dividing line between the Tangle and the Zone. Spires Spires is a term for the more specific Techspires REVIEW: MARSBOUND TRILOGY BY JOE HALDEMAN ∞ INFINISPACECAMOUFLAGE BY JOE HALDEMANJOE HALDEMAN BOOKSJOE HALDEMAN WIKITHE COMING JOE HALDEMANTHE FOREVER WAR JOE HALDEMANWAR YEAR JOE HALDEMAN Joe Haldeman is one of my favorite and most read authors. The first book of his that I read was There Is No Darkness, a coming of age military SF novel penned with his older brother Jack C. Haldeman II. I read Darkness sometime around 1984 . . . 30 years ago! And of course he wrote one of the most classic SF novels ever, The Forever War, which is widely believed to be a re-telling of his REVIEW: DELIVERANCE BY JAMES DICKEY ∞ INFINISPACE Aside from the first 50 pages of Ed and Lewis character development, the film is very faithful to the novel. If you’re satisfied with the film and have no interest in Ed’s and Lewis’ back story, there’s really no reason to read Deliverance. Yet if you’re familiar with

the film it’s

REVIEW: AURORA BY KIM STANLEY ROBINSON ∞ INFINISPACEAURORA KIM STANLEY ROBINSON PDFAURORA KIM STANLEY ROBINSONKIM STANLEY ROBINSON AURORA REVIEWKIM STANLEY ROBINSON WIKIKIM STANLEY ROBINSON GUARDIANKIM STANLEY ROBINSON BIO This review contains spoilers. F ull disclosure: Aurora is the first Kim Stanley Robinson book that I’ve read. I picked it up after reading an article that opined if there were two science fiction books you read in 2015 they had to be Seveneves and Aurora.. At the time I was partially through Seveneves and found it a brilliant piece of speculative fiction. B5 SCROLLS - INFINISPACE B5 Scrolls. Steve's interview - 6. Last Updated : 20th October 2013. This site started out by simply listing a few of the computer generated ship designs that appeared in the Babylon 5 television series. More by accident than design, it now contains information on a number of subjects relating to

INFINISPACE

All spaces are open to you! Tales, short stories, vignettes and world building from my upcoming Infinispace novels and beyond. “O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams.” ~Hamlet A2.S2. Images & Words: Void the Light – Part 7. Enter This Space. THE INFINISPACE UNIVERSE ∞ INFINISPACE I'm a retired engineer/researcher with 10 patents collecting dust in the corner. I now while away the hours watching rain patter against the windows, contemplating the insidious power of pizza, and scribbling random pieces of geek and science fiction. You can find my writing on Vocal Media (Futurism & Geeks), Infinispace and other media

platforms.

THE LAYS OF MITHGAR

Tattered parchment and lizard-skin maps and flags litter the dust covered study tables here . . . cough.Ahem, yes . . . we'll have to see about cleaning up a bit before you leave, shall we, hmmmm? IAIN M. BANKS' CULTURE SERIES READING ORDER ∞ INFINISPACEIAIN BANKS THE CULTUREIAIN M BANKS CULTURE BOOKSIAN M BANKS CULTURE SERIESTHE CULTURE SERIESTHE CULTURE BOOKSTHE CULTURE NOVEL SERIES Iain M. Banks’ Culture Series Reading Order. February 12, 2015 – 749 Words – 3.3 Minutes. Books. With Iain M. Banks’ sudden and untimely death in 2013 I took it upon myself to gather some of his works and at last begin working through his Culture (spoilers at that link) series of novels. I’ve known of Banks for many years, but

I’ve

REVELATION SPACE READING ORDER ∞ INFINISPACEREVELATION SPACE BOOK ORDERREVELATION SPACE REVIEWREVELATION SPACE SERIESALASTAIR REYNOLDS

READING ORDER

Revelation Space Reading Order. January 9, 2019 – 185 Words – 0.8 Minutes. Books. In what order do I read these works? With a little research I was able to map out the Revelation Space reading order. Some of the years may not be exact, but the chronological order is correct. One short story, “Open and Shut”, has not been included

in a

TANGLE, THE

T he term “Tangle” refers specifically to the mass of humanity on Terra that resides between the three mile tall Techspire and the Barrier The Barrier is the outer most wall surrounding the Tangle. It separates the Tangle and Techspire on Terra from More which acts as the final dividing line between the Tangle and the Zone. Spires Spires is a term for the more specific Techspires REVIEW: MARSBOUND TRILOGY BY JOE HALDEMAN ∞ INFINISPACECAMOUFLAGE BY JOE HALDEMANJOE HALDEMAN BOOKSJOE HALDEMAN WIKITHE COMING JOE HALDEMANTHE FOREVER WAR JOE HALDEMANWAR YEAR JOE HALDEMAN Joe Haldeman is one of my favorite and most read authors. The first book of his that I read was There Is No Darkness, a coming of age military SF novel penned with his older brother Jack C. Haldeman II. I read Darkness sometime around 1984 . . . 30 years ago! And of course he wrote one of the most classic SF novels ever, The Forever War, which is widely believed to be a re-telling of his REVIEW: DELIVERANCE BY JAMES DICKEY ∞ INFINISPACE Aside from the first 50 pages of Ed and Lewis character development, the film is very faithful to the novel. If you’re satisfied with the film and have no interest in Ed’s and Lewis’ back story, there’s really no reason to read Deliverance. Yet if you’re familiar with

the film it’s

REVIEW: AURORA BY KIM STANLEY ROBINSON ∞ INFINISPACEAURORA KIM STANLEY ROBINSON PDFAURORA KIM STANLEY ROBINSONKIM STANLEY ROBINSON AURORA REVIEWKIM STANLEY ROBINSON WIKIKIM STANLEY ROBINSON GUARDIANKIM STANLEY ROBINSON BIO This review contains spoilers. F ull disclosure: Aurora is the first Kim Stanley Robinson book that I’ve read. I picked it up after reading an article that opined if there were two science fiction books you read in 2015 they had to be Seveneves and Aurora.. At the time I was partially through Seveneves and found it a brilliant piece of speculative fiction. B5 SCROLLS - INFINISPACE B5 Scrolls. Steve's interview - 6. Last Updated : 20th October 2013. This site started out by simply listing a few of the computer generated ship designs that appeared in the Babylon 5 television series. More by accident than design, it now contains information on a number of subjects relating to

INFINISPACE

Visit the virtual paradises of Infinispace. Journey through the stars via hellish Shellspace. And join the battle in Warspace. All spaces are open to you! Tales, short stories, vignettes and worldbuilding from my upcoming Infinispace novels and beyond. SCIFI CONCEPT ART ∞ INFINISPACE January 16, 2021 – 1113 Words – 4.9 Minutes. Concept Art, Images & Words. Martos propped himself up and leaned against the wall watching his fellow citizens glare at him as they passed. Looks of fear, disgust, sympathy, and yes, even apathy hung upon their brows. But not a single soul made any effort to help him in any way, even the IMAGES & WORDS: VOID THE LIGHT More. Void the Light info: This is part of a first draft novella entitled “Void the Light” that takes place in my Infinispace Universe. The novella is set about 15 years before the events of “Infinispace: Deception” and is approximately 30,000 words in length. It will be posted in serialized format. If you’d like to

start at the

BIO.NODE - INFINISPACE Bio.node. February 8, 2021 – 277 Words – 1.2 Minutes. A bio.node is a technology that is embedded within a person’s brain that acts as a personal communication node to all open parts of the Continuum. The Continuum is the greater fabric of the Triocracy's alternate reality. Within this Fabric resides the abili IMAGES & WORDS: VOID THE LIGHT Void the Light info: This is part of a first draft novella entitled “Void the Light” that takes place in my Infinispace Universe. The novella is set about 15 years before the events of “Infinispace: Deception” and is approximately 30,000 words in length.

TANGLE, THE

T he term “Tangle” refers specifically to the mass of humanity on Terra that resides between the three mile tall Techspire and the Barrier The Barrier is the outer most wall surrounding the Tangle. It separates the Tangle and Techspire on Terra from More which acts as the final dividing line between the Tangle and the Zone. Spires Spires is a term for the more specific Techspires SPIRES - INFINISPACE Spires. S pires is a term for the more specific Techspires, Warspires, and Culturespires that are the three arms of the human Triocracy. In a broader sense a Spire is the center of power on a given planet and/or system. They come in various sizes and configurations, but the most prominent (and the first to come into existence) is the three mile IMAGES & WORDS: TOO MUCH IN THE SON ∞ INFINISPACE This is a first draft excerpt from Infinispace: Deception.. W ith the discussion of the blockade put behind them, an unfortunate and untimely inheritance from his recently departed brother, Claudius bent an eye to Laertes, the son of his most loyal steward Polonius. “Come Laertes ascend the steps at my side, I wish to look upon the faded sun and see how Pinnacle City The great city on top of

VERDANT COURT, THE

The Verdant Court was finished and established in 2485. It's comprised of approximately 500 acres of enclosed and open environments, planted using preserved seeds from the Triocracy's seed vault. It took another 50 years for the Court to be fully grown in. RETRO REVIEW: JOHN CARPENTER'S VAMPIRES (1998) ∞ INFINISPACE Genre: Horror. Media: Film, 108 minutes. Rating: R. Budget: $20 million. Box Office: $20 million, domestic. Year: October 30, 1998. The opening sequence when the team goes into a vampire nest and whoops undead arse is very fun. There’s lots of action, lots of

INFINISPACE

All spaces are open to you! Tales, short stories, vignettes and world building from my upcoming Infinispace novels and beyond. “O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams.” ~Hamlet A2.S2. Images & Words: Void the Light – Part 7. Enter This Space. THE INFINISPACE UNIVERSE ∞ INFINISPACE I'm a retired engineer/researcher with 10 patents collecting dust in the corner. I now while away the hours watching rain patter against the windows, contemplating the insidious power of pizza, and scribbling random pieces of geek and science fiction. You can find my writing on Vocal Media (Futurism & Geeks), Infinispace and other media

platforms.

THE LAYS OF MITHGAR

Tattered parchment and lizard-skin maps and flags litter the dust covered study tables here . . . cough.Ahem, yes . . . we'll have to see about cleaning up a bit before you leave, shall we, hmmmm? IAIN M. BANKS' CULTURE SERIES READING ORDER ∞ INFINISPACEIAIN BANKS THE CULTUREIAIN M BANKS CULTURE BOOKSIAN M BANKS CULTURE SERIESTHE CULTURE SERIESTHE CULTURE BOOKSTHE CULTURE NOVEL SERIES Iain M. Banks’ Culture Series Reading Order. February 12, 2015 – 749 Words – 3.3 Minutes. Books. With Iain M. Banks’ sudden and untimely death in 2013 I took it upon myself to gather some of his works and at last begin working through his Culture (spoilers at that link) series of novels. I’ve known of Banks for many years, but

I’ve

REVELATION SPACE READING ORDER ∞ INFINISPACEREVELATION SPACE BOOK ORDERREVELATION SPACE REVIEWREVELATION SPACE SERIESALASTAIR REYNOLDS

READING ORDER

Revelation Space Reading Order. January 9, 2019 – 185 Words – 0.8 Minutes. Books. In what order do I read these works? With a little research I was able to map out the Revelation Space reading order. Some of the years may not be exact, but the chronological order is correct. One short story, “Open and Shut”, has not been included

in a

TANGLE, THE

T he term “Tangle” refers specifically to the mass of humanity on Terra that resides between the three mile tall Techspire and the Barrier The Barrier is the outer most wall surrounding the Tangle. It separates the Tangle and Techspire on Terra from More which acts as the final dividing line between the Tangle and the Zone. Spires Spires is a term for the more specific Techspires REVIEW: MARSBOUND TRILOGY BY JOE HALDEMAN ∞ INFINISPACECAMOUFLAGE BY JOE HALDEMANJOE HALDEMAN BOOKSJOE HALDEMAN WIKITHE COMING JOE HALDEMANTHE FOREVER WAR JOE HALDEMANWAR YEAR JOE HALDEMAN Joe Haldeman is one of my favorite and most read authors. The first book of his that I read was There Is No Darkness, a coming of age military SF novel penned with his older brother Jack C. Haldeman II. I read Darkness sometime around 1984 . . . 30 years ago! And of course he wrote one of the most classic SF novels ever, The Forever War, which is widely believed to be a re-telling of his REVIEW: DELIVERANCE BY JAMES DICKEY ∞ INFINISPACE Aside from the first 50 pages of Ed and Lewis character development, the film is very faithful to the novel. If you’re satisfied with the film and have no interest in Ed’s and Lewis’ back story, there’s really no reason to read Deliverance. Yet if you’re familiar with

the film it’s

REVIEW: AURORA BY KIM STANLEY ROBINSON ∞ INFINISPACEAURORA KIM STANLEY ROBINSON PDFAURORA KIM STANLEY ROBINSONKIM STANLEY ROBINSON AURORA REVIEWKIM STANLEY ROBINSON WIKIKIM STANLEY ROBINSON GUARDIANKIM STANLEY ROBINSON BIO This review contains spoilers. F ull disclosure: Aurora is the first Kim Stanley Robinson book that I’ve read. I picked it up after reading an article that opined if there were two science fiction books you read in 2015 they had to be Seveneves and Aurora.. At the time I was partially through Seveneves and found it a brilliant piece of speculative fiction. B5 SCROLLS - INFINISPACE B5 Scrolls. Steve's interview - 6. Last Updated : 20th October 2013. This site started out by simply listing a few of the computer generated ship designs that appeared in the Babylon 5 television series. More by accident than design, it now contains information on a number of subjects relating to

INFINISPACE

All spaces are open to you! Tales, short stories, vignettes and world building from my upcoming Infinispace novels and beyond. “O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams.” ~Hamlet A2.S2. Images & Words: Void the Light – Part 7. Enter This Space. THE INFINISPACE UNIVERSE ∞ INFINISPACE I'm a retired engineer/researcher with 10 patents collecting dust in the corner. I now while away the hours watching rain patter against the windows, contemplating the insidious power of pizza, and scribbling random pieces of geek and science fiction. You can find my writing on Vocal Media (Futurism & Geeks), Infinispace and other media

platforms.

THE LAYS OF MITHGAR

Tattered parchment and lizard-skin maps and flags litter the dust covered study tables here . . . cough.Ahem, yes . . . we'll have to see about cleaning up a bit before you leave, shall we, hmmmm? IAIN M. BANKS' CULTURE SERIES READING ORDER ∞ INFINISPACEIAIN BANKS THE CULTUREIAIN M BANKS CULTURE BOOKSIAN M BANKS CULTURE SERIESTHE CULTURE SERIESTHE CULTURE BOOKSTHE CULTURE NOVEL SERIES Iain M. Banks’ Culture Series Reading Order. February 12, 2015 – 749 Words – 3.3 Minutes. Books. With Iain M. Banks’ sudden and untimely death in 2013 I took it upon myself to gather some of his works and at last begin working through his Culture (spoilers at that link) series of novels. I’ve known of Banks for many years, but

I’ve

REVELATION SPACE READING ORDER ∞ INFINISPACEREVELATION SPACE BOOK ORDERREVELATION SPACE REVIEWREVELATION SPACE SERIESALASTAIR REYNOLDS

READING ORDER

Revelation Space Reading Order. January 9, 2019 – 185 Words – 0.8 Minutes. Books. In what order do I read these works? With a little research I was able to map out the Revelation Space reading order. Some of the years may not be exact, but the chronological order is correct. One short story, “Open and Shut”, has not been included

in a

TANGLE, THE

T he term “Tangle” refers specifically to the mass of humanity on Terra that resides between the three mile tall Techspire and the Barrier The Barrier is the outer most wall surrounding the Tangle. It separates the Tangle and Techspire on Terra from More which acts as the final dividing line between the Tangle and the Zone. Spires Spires is a term for the more specific Techspires REVIEW: MARSBOUND TRILOGY BY JOE HALDEMAN ∞ INFINISPACECAMOUFLAGE BY JOE HALDEMANJOE HALDEMAN BOOKSJOE HALDEMAN WIKITHE COMING JOE HALDEMANTHE FOREVER WAR JOE HALDEMANWAR YEAR JOE HALDEMAN Joe Haldeman is one of my favorite and most read authors. The first book of his that I read was There Is No Darkness, a coming of age military SF novel penned with his older brother Jack C. Haldeman II. I read Darkness sometime around 1984 . . . 30 years ago! And of course he wrote one of the most classic SF novels ever, The Forever War, which is widely believed to be a re-telling of his REVIEW: DELIVERANCE BY JAMES DICKEY ∞ INFINISPACE Aside from the first 50 pages of Ed and Lewis character development, the film is very faithful to the novel. If you’re satisfied with the film and have no interest in Ed’s and Lewis’ back story, there’s really no reason to read Deliverance. Yet if you’re familiar with

the film it’s

REVIEW: AURORA BY KIM STANLEY ROBINSON ∞ INFINISPACEAURORA KIM STANLEY ROBINSON PDFAURORA KIM STANLEY ROBINSONKIM STANLEY ROBINSON AURORA REVIEWKIM STANLEY ROBINSON WIKIKIM STANLEY ROBINSON GUARDIANKIM STANLEY ROBINSON BIO This review contains spoilers. F ull disclosure: Aurora is the first Kim Stanley Robinson book that I’ve read. I picked it up after reading an article that opined if there were two science fiction books you read in 2015 they had to be Seveneves and Aurora.. At the time I was partially through Seveneves and found it a brilliant piece of speculative fiction. B5 SCROLLS - INFINISPACE B5 Scrolls. Steve's interview - 6. Last Updated : 20th October 2013. This site started out by simply listing a few of the computer generated ship designs that appeared in the Babylon 5 television series. More by accident than design, it now contains information on a number of subjects relating to

INFINISPACE

Visit the virtual paradises of Infinispace. Journey through the stars via hellish Shellspace. And join the battle in Warspace. All spaces are open to you! Tales, short stories, vignettes and worldbuilding from my upcoming Infinispace novels and beyond. SCIFI CONCEPT ART ∞ INFINISPACE January 16, 2021 – 1113 Words – 4.9 Minutes. Concept Art, Images & Words. Martos propped himself up and leaned against the wall watching his fellow citizens glare at him as they passed. Looks of fear, disgust, sympathy, and yes, even apathy hung upon their brows. But not a single soul made any effort to help him in any way, even the IMAGES & WORDS: VOID THE LIGHT More. Void the Light info: This is part of a first draft novella entitled “Void the Light” that takes place in my Infinispace Universe. The novella is set about 15 years before the events of “Infinispace: Deception” and is approximately 30,000 words in length. It will be posted in serialized format. If you’d like to

start at the

BIO.NODE - INFINISPACE Bio.node. February 8, 2021 – 277 Words – 1.2 Minutes. A bio.node is a technology that is embedded within a person’s brain that acts as a personal communication node to all open parts of the Continuum. The Continuum is the greater fabric of the Triocracy's alternate reality. Within this Fabric resides the abili IMAGES & WORDS: VOID THE LIGHT Void the Light info: This is part of a first draft novella entitled “Void the Light” that takes place in my Infinispace Universe. The novella is set about 15 years before the events of “Infinispace: Deception” and is approximately 30,000 words in length.

TANGLE, THE

T he term “Tangle” refers specifically to the mass of humanity on Terra that resides between the three mile tall Techspire and the Barrier The Barrier is the outer most wall surrounding the Tangle. It separates the Tangle and Techspire on Terra from More which acts as the final dividing line between the Tangle and the Zone. Spires Spires is a term for the more specific Techspires SPIRES - INFINISPACE Spires. S pires is a term for the more specific Techspires, Warspires, and Culturespires that are the three arms of the human Triocracy. In a broader sense a Spire is the center of power on a given planet and/or system. They come in various sizes and configurations, but the most prominent (and the first to come into existence) is the three mile IMAGES & WORDS: TOO MUCH IN THE SON ∞ INFINISPACE This is a first draft excerpt from Infinispace: Deception.. W ith the discussion of the blockade put behind them, an unfortunate and untimely inheritance from his recently departed brother, Claudius bent an eye to Laertes, the son of his most loyal steward Polonius. “Come Laertes ascend the steps at my side, I wish to look upon the faded sun and see how Pinnacle City The great city on top of

VERDANT COURT, THE

The Verdant Court was finished and established in 2485. It's comprised of approximately 500 acres of enclosed and open environments, planted using preserved seeds from the Triocracy's seed vault. It took another 50 years for the Court to be fully grown in. RETRO REVIEW: JOHN CARPENTER'S VAMPIRES (1998) ∞ INFINISPACE Genre: Horror. Media: Film, 108 minutes. Rating: R. Budget: $20 million. Box Office: $20 million, domestic. Year: October 30, 1998. The opening sequence when the team goes into a vampire nest and whoops undead arse is very fun. There’s lots of action, lots of    SciFi Images & Words __Toggle mobile menu

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