Tuesday 13 November 2018

Inside Perun

Poul Anderson, Harvest Of Stars, 52.

When the interior of the asteroid has been fully developed, birds, moths and bats will fly free. There will be flowering vines and a stream running through a trench along a passage. Rock passages are "...polished glass-smooth..." (p. 451) and lit in changing colors. Sculptured pillars, "...studded with gems and crystals...," (p. 452) are animated by the variable light. In the light gravity, Lunarians jump between platforms in a downward shaft. Spreading his cloak, Rinndalir floats like a leaf. His spacious chamber has a viewdome ceiling showing the heavens, including Alpha Centauri A and B. As on Luna and Proserpina, the Lunarians transform stone chambers into paradisal habitats.

1 comment:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

Yet again, this makes me think: "Science fictional elves!"

And I would have thought some of those passages would have been adorned with paintings, murals, or carved reliefs.

Sean