by CJ | Jun 29, 2019 | Journal
Jane and I took a driving trip to plot the next Alliance book. We are Scott-less for about 5 more weeks, as he supervises a crew building a barn for someone, and we are taking the chance to put the upper floor together, which necessitates more moving of boxes. We got...
by CJ | Jun 11, 2019 | Journal
Somebody asked me about the five Padi Valley clans: the ones commonly listed are Taiben, Atageini, Ajuri, and Kadagidi—so what is the fortunate fifth? I repeat the answer here: “Dur does function as a fortunate fifth. The real fifth was Sheiji. When an...
by CJ | Jun 7, 2019 | Journal
Haven’t got a pic I can load yet, but one is on the site. You get to see the Red Train.
by CJ | Jun 4, 2019 | Journal
The eggs come from various species, but the most ‘domesticated’ is a ground-dwelling lizard that favors river banks, and over-lays like mad. So long as the lizards are well-fed, they produce eggs. Lots of eggs, the over-do strategy of some species that...
by CJ | Jun 3, 2019 | Journal
I thought it might amuse you (many of you do read the Foreigner books) to get a little window on the worldbuilding. You’ll notice, absent their own Chicxulub event, some things are different about the Earth of the atevi. No birds, for one thing. A few things...
