Monday 30 October 2017

Roof Gardens In Many Worlds

On the roof of the Winged Cross in Chicago Integrate during the Solar Commonwealth:

"The garden was fragrant around him in a warm deep-blue summer's dusk; at this height, the sounds of Chicago Integrate were a murmur as of a distant ocean..."
-Poul Anderson, "Esau" IN Anderson, The Van Rijn Method (Riverdale, NY, 2009), pp. 517-553 AT p. 519.

In the same location, later:

"This high up, only a low machine throb reached my ears. I walked among roses and jasmine to the door."
-Poul Anderson, "The Master Key" IN Anderson, David Falkayn: Star Trader (Riverdale, NY, 2010), pp. 273-327 AT p. 276.

In Nova Roma on Aeneas during the Terran Empire:

"The typical structure was a block, two or three stories tall, topped by a flat deck which was half garden - the view from above made a charming motley - and half solar-energy collector."
-Poul Anderson, The Day Of Their Return IN Anderson, Captain Flandry: Defender Of The Terran Empire (Riverdale, NY, 2010), pp. 75-238 AT 3, p. 86.

To be continued.

3 comments:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

And I think Old Nick's roof top garden was larger than that seen in the image you selected. I think you would need SPACE for his skyscraper penthouse to be palatial in size, and have room for both a spacious roof top garden and a landing pad for aircars.

Sean

paulshackley2017@gmail.com said...

Sean,
Indeed. The postage-stamp-sized garden in the image was not meant to represent van Rijn's!
Paul.

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

It certainly would not satisfy Old Nick's expansively grandiose wishes and fancies! (Smiles)

Sean