7 Responses so far

1. 1. jack skillingstead on Apr 30th, 2004 at 6:36 am

   Not at all. I understand it perfectly. By the way, ask Melko about the “Moon Faries Of The Sunken Archipelego.”

2. 2. Vera Nazarian on Apr 30th, 2004 at 8:43 am

   The scary thing is, I also understood that perfectly.

3. 3. Steve Nagy on Apr 30th, 2004 at 10:05 am

   I can see it as well. A spider that doesn’t breath oxygen, check. Armored/shielded so it isn’t harmed by solar radiation, check. Spinning threads that catch the solar wind, acting both as sail and energy conductor for nourishment via some type of chemical photosynthesis, check.
   

4. 4. Jon on Apr 30th, 2004 at 10:39 am

   What’s to understand? Hey, if we can use trees as starships (see: Baxter, Niven, Simmons), then a giant spider will work for me just fine. Nice change of pace as well.

5. 5. nalo on Apr 30th, 2004 at 9:38 pm

   see, this is why I mostly write fantasy.

6. 6. Tobias Buckell on May 1st, 2004 at 3:18 am

   Heh Glad you all are onboard.

   Nalo: Yeah, but I’m having so much -fun-

7. 7. Tonya Liburd on May 2nd, 2004 at 8:10 pm

   I second Nalo’s fantasy preference
   Spiders in space sound neat, though. The name “Anansi” comes up in my mind, though…