What If The Earth Had Two Moons

QSF’s own Jim Comer reviews two great books for sci fi world builders. Worldbuilding for writers and gamers means not only making imaginary worlds, but having a working knowledge of the laws by which worlds are built and operate. Knowledge of science is necessary in order for worlds to make any kind of sense. But one of the confusing parts of discussing worldbuilding is the lack of a convenient jargon. Referring to a ‘wet Mars’ or a ‘cold Venus’ is only so useful; the fictional (“M-type”, in Star Trek, or the six-digit planetary profiles from the RPG Traveller)jargons have the … Read more