Do you know of the moon-in-the-bowl puzzle?
Oh, hell yes! I love Eric Nylund. (The guy that wrote three of the four Halo novels.) He's a really good writer. And he likes lots complexity. Which really hurts my head, but it's totally worth it.
I'm reading A Signal Shattered (sequel to Signal to Noise; Erin, I'm going to make you read them). It's good. That's all I can say. Ok, but here's the fun part. I think Nylund really likes the Eridani system, which I guess makes sense, because it's theoretically capable of sustaining an Earth like planet (right kind of star). But, yea... (and Erin will appreciate this) it's in this book, too. Oh, hellz yea. >XD
Edit: There's another set of planets that are all below freezing on the surface. And the atmosphere is made of nitrogen. If it had been methane... haha.
Edit 2: Speaking of methane!!! There's a planet with that as atmosphere, too! And guess what? It is inhabited!!!! Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm reading A Signal Shattered (sequel to Signal to Noise; Erin, I'm going to make you read them). It's good. That's all I can say. Ok, but here's the fun part. I think Nylund really likes the Eridani system, which I guess makes sense, because it's theoretically capable of sustaining an Earth like planet (right kind of star). But, yea... (and Erin will appreciate this) it's in this book, too. Oh, hellz yea. >XD
Edit: There's another set of planets that are all below freezing on the surface. And the atmosphere is made of nitrogen. If it had been methane... haha.
Edit 2: Speaking of methane!!! There's a planet with that as atmosphere, too! And guess what? It is inhabited!!!! Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!