“Feral beauty tangled up and over every surface. Enormous vines and flourishing blooms swathed the area creating a shadowy, organic cathedral. A faint whiff of perfume breezed to her, like jasmine, but sweeter, more delicate—if jasmine could be more delicate without losing its scent entirely. The buzzing of alien insects reminded her of the sticky, summer days of her childhood in the South, and cicadas filled her memory with their incessant mating calls. Here, however, the insects grew louder as it grew darker. It seemed even they understood the dangers of daylight.” SceneDescriptionsSensory ImpressionsAlien World Book:Dreams of the Queen Source: Dreams of the Queen
“The music stops as they walk out of the forest toward the smooth extra-terrestrial spacecraft glistening in the sun on the far side of the meadow. To Atom, the ship feels like a time machine. Steven and Sylvia watch them with deadpan stares as the three astronauts walk with the spectacle of eclectic, colorful characters on feathered horseback following. A breeze picks up and Atom glances back to see stoic faces with vibrant robes and dresses flowing in the wind.” WorldbuildingScience FantasyAdventure ReadsAlien WorldCinematic ReadingEpic Sci FiPlanetary RomancePortal VibesSpace And SwordsStrange New Worlds Book:Eden 2:b Source: Eden 2:b
“I was alone, with a stranger, inside the walls of a dark palace, in a strange snow-changed city, in the heart of the Ice Age of an alien world.” WinterStranger In A Strange LandAlien World Book:The Left Hand of Darkness Source: The Left Hand of Darkness
“Will you be performing the fire dance for us soon, Jorr-Don?” Zoska asked in the Mokta language. “Or were you intending to break your spine to avoid the hunt?” “Neither. The stretches loosen me up,” Jordan replied in Mokta. “I do them every morning and they help me.” “I eat a hearty meal every morning. That helps me!” HumorFictionAliensScience FantasyAlien World Book:Jordan's World Source: Jordan's World