Ryk’s answer to “I just read Skyspark and found it a great addition to the Boundary Universe. I found it intriguing …” > Likes and Comments

Dear Mr. Spoor,

Thank you for writing such a detailed answer to my question. Very interesting.

I think that you and Mr. Cambias may well have developed your underwater ecosystems and societies in some sort isolated but parallel evolution. You started with the same constraints (tribal society in a cold ocean under an ice cap studded with volcanic vents) and reached many of the same conclusions about energy sources and the like. Mr. Cambias's book also speaks of vents, the importance of clean water, gathering through nets and so forth.

This process of logically extrapolating the setting from fixed constraints is science fiction at its best. Love it!

Boundary, Threshold and Portal are among my all time favourite books. Not because they are necessarily the "best" from a pure artistic standpoint, but simply because I enjoyed reading and enjoy re-reading them so much. Few books make me smile so much, especially Boundary.

I look forward to future installments!

Andreas

Thanks for reading! The next book in that universe is Castaway Planet, coming in February (eARC available now). The original series is finished; as the characters themselves note, they're getting kinda old for traveling around the solar system.