Notes on "Digger Man" and the Ringerra Mosaic in progress
Ever since I began work on Endgame (and, later, the Woman at War / Triestarra Nebula universe) I realized I wanted to make my science fiction stories as realistic as possible. Sure, there’s some willing suspension of disbelief involved—mostly around Galactic Velocity travel and how quickly people could get around planetary systems. (It’s a hell-of-a-lot easier managing travel times of 31 hours versus 31 years.) To that end, in real life, it bothered me whenever I’d see depict
Preview from 'Destruction'
At the obstacle course, three dozen mud-brown soldiers waited in lines for their turn on the ten-leg [30-foot] ladder-climbing wall. Worn...
The Beautiful Drawing Board
In 1985's Contact, Professor Carl Sagan predicted the planet's wealthy elite would have orbital residences. Thirty years later, are
