Thursday, 19 April 2018

Yet Another Unusual Planet II

Daven Laure's first sight of the Cloud Universe could have been from the bridge of Jaccavrie. Instead, Poul Anderson created a whole new planet (see here) for Laure to stand on. How are mountains eroded on a planet without an atmosphere? By meteorites and heat. All the details are there although this planet and its sky are described only on these three pages of "Starfog."

Probably readers barely notice and instantly forget this unnamed planet although it is a worthy companion of Satan, Mirkheim and Ramnu. That is why I strive to record and appreciate such details here on this blog.

Laure and his companions have not yet entered the Cloud Universe and, although I have posted about that strange spatial region before, I expect to find more material for posting on this further rereading.

1 comment:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

"Starfog" would seem to be an esp. fine example of Anderson deftly integrating scientific facts and speculations into a story. An excellent example of hard SF!

Sean