At Worldcon 74 in Kansas City, I was invited to be part of the Worldbuilders of Science Fiction & Fantasy project by Richard Man. He uses a large format film camera, and only took two exposures, which felt like a significant way to record an image. Here are both!
1. “Well, folks…”
2. the ‘Starfleet crewmember’
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Peek ahead, into the first edit dimension. There is more, and it’s going through its proper phase.
End of 10th Sequence, Prologue chapter of The Enfolding Abyss.
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Stretching, then a big step to launch into the movement. Heading partly upside down, involving limbs with the floor, from one movement to another – rotating in a controlled tumble, she enjoyed the rhythm her body defined.
A bright beam burst into the room from a small plane of light. The woman noticed it as she danced. Guessing a correct reaction, she passed her hands through the beam as she continued. Three sparks emerged, expanding to glowing wire frames which floated to their own positions. She let her momentum spin to a stop.
One spoke. “Is it exactly what you were looking for?”
“I’m unsure as to its importance,” the Princess replied, “but I am enjoying what you brought me. In that sense, perhaps yes.” The wireframes nodded. “I do wonder where you found it.” The wireframes shook their heads. “For some reason, I haven’t asked anyone to learn this with me. Do the Vedani dance?”
The Kao-Sidhe paused in motion. “Not exactly. Not like you’re thinking. It’s not for the sake of a good time.”
“Unless they’re having a good time doing it.”
“But it looks like dancing.”
“It’s scary,” Rosy Glow said, giggling.
“If you see it, something terrible may be occurring.”
“Terrible!”
“The answer is no…” Dragon Food smothered his chuckles. “…but yes? They’re very good at it.”
“If they teach you, you should try it.”
“Try it!”
This Vedani transport was familiar enough in form that Soleil could stand on it correctly by guessing. There was room to swing her arms around on the handle-grip platform encased by its interactive field. The gloves they gave her to control this machine were wearable without modification. They explained that she would lack certain degrees of interface, but that she had enough inherent skin conductivity to enable control. They showed her how to make settings for human accommodations.
It moved, and then she was adrift with others in space. Soleil thought she knew all about space, before. Now she was standing in it, fielded, with the rest standing nearby. The stars rotated around them as they changed their individual footings with a sense of coordination and comedy. It felt like something she’d wanted for a long time, but that she didn’t know existed.
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The Sequences and sections of The Enfolding Abyss are now numbered to follow the first book, Fire On All Sides. For print purposes they’re separate books, but the storyline is continuously numbered – like an academic journal. The old numbers will remain for a while to direct the confused.
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