The Angels put the Well of Souls on freeze when they arrive – in fact, that is their primary purpose. But before the Well of Souls is taken offline, their chief architect has already managed to produce the first mathematically singular world (mathematical and mental equivalent of a black hole? – A vacuum bubble [...]
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The Well of Souls
Posted in 3: Monks in Space, Heaven Descended on 2 April 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Bhumi’s philosophy
Posted in 2: Room at the Top on 2 April 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This world, this reality, is the Dance Hall of the gods. It once was the setting of a great dance, a Grand Ball filled with beauty and grace, and it may yet be again. For now, most of the gods have retired to their own private rooms – none can leave the palace, but in [...]
Chapter 1
Posted in ADiS: Act 1 on 25 March 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Chapter 1:
- Prologue 1
- Prologue 2
Chapter 2
Posted in ADiS: Act 1 on 24 March 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Chapter 2:
- Snow Crash
- The Ascension of Souls
Chapter 3
Posted in ADiS: Act 1 on 23 March 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Chapter 3
- A Snow Battle
- The Beetle Flips
Chapter 4
Posted in ADiS: Act 1 on 21 March 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Chapter 4:
- Introduction of the Pirates
- The Pirates Integrate
Chapter 5
Posted in ADiS: Act 1 on 20 March 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Chapter 5:
- The Quest for Wealth
Chapter 6
Posted in ADiS: Act 1 on 19 March 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Chapter 6:
- Incognito
- A Hero’s Welcome
- The Deal
Chapter 7
Posted in ADiS: Act 1 on 18 March 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Chapter 7:
- The Advent of Red
- Another Deal
Chapter 8
Posted in ADiS: Act 1 on 17 March 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Chapter 8:
- A Narrow Shave at the Spaceport
- Red Realizes Their Mistake
- A Change of Clothes
Chapter 9
Posted in ADiS: Act 1 on 16 March 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Chapter 9:
- Cormick Enters the Cantina; A New Career is Discussed
Chapter 10
Posted in 3: Monks in Space, ADiS: Act 1 on 15 March 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Chapter 10:
- The First Client is Skilled at Seduction
Chapter 11
Posted in ADiS: Act 1 on 14 March 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Chapter 11:
- Kurtie Feels Miffed
- The Advent of the Squishies
A Diamond in Snow – Act 2
Posted in *Works-In-Progress, 1: A Diamond in Snow on 7 December 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Scene
Light shimmered in the otherwise darkness. It was the seed of life … and the harbinger of stagnation.
In that first Day – when a Day was an epoch, not counted by the frenzied heartbeats of the creatures of matter – a star meant a Mind, a Name, a Warrior, a Lover and a Beloved. [...]
The Monks
Posted in 3: Monks in Space on 25 November 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The monks the story follows are of a semi-buddhist order that believe everything must be done with beauty. Nature takes it’s time producing what it does because each item is produced with arete, with beauty.
However, this is Man’s nature, not all of Life’s. Non-Ohidan life they call “artifacts”, as opposed to “creatures”, because [...]
A Diamond in Snow – Act 3
Posted in 1: A Diamond in Snow on 1 July 2006 | Leave a Comment »
As of 06-July-2006, still just an outline.
Scene 1: Cormick and Bhumi in the dungeon
A Scene from Act 1
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Characters in Snow
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Blackbie personnel, including most prominently Kurtie Brook, reporter and erstwhile lover of Cormick.
Spaceships in Snow
Posted in *Images, 1: A Diamond in Snow, Neocarnation on 1 July 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Another bit of design illustration, this time with spaceships as the theme.
The links here go to the much larger versions posted on DeviantArt (the same description is posted there).
Private Ships
The Getaway
Posted in *Images, 1: A Diamond in Snow on 1 July 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The Nymphs
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Fashion in Snow
Posted in *Images, 1: A Diamond in Snow on 1 July 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I started drawing the fashion in Snow almost as soon as I started writing it, so, like the early drafts of the story, much of it has changed dramatically.
First off, a general overview of fashion circa 1999 or so:
Names in Snow
Posted in 1: A Diamond in Snow on 1 July 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Cormick Greene
Byrie Harold
Roger Jasper
Damwick Gunder
Gayahtri Spivak
Laurie jeMora
“Fly” Nomit Undiri
Mayor: Susan Young
Betty Nishigi
Sub-Mayor: Pas Tassfalon
TR Captain: Hunda Ti
TR Agent: Muhalla A’Sadi
Squishie General: Caba Gaba
NeoCarnation: Table of Contents
Posted in *Tables of Contents, Neocarnation on 1 July 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I. A Diamond in Snow
Gaia and the Brutes crash land on Chandier after being shot down by the Turnbull Red retrieval squad. They try to find a new ride off-planet. Meanwhile, Cormick etal gain the spotlight from a battle with Squishies. Gaia picks up COrmick at the Cantina, and Hires his group for [...]