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And hawk. Photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/3220f007-cb0d-42aa-940e-e09926571a62/Moon-Saturn-MtAshland.JPG Rick's Photography - Make it stand out Very young moon (left) and Saturn (upper center) above the Mt. Ashland Ski Area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/1611453135484-3VB5CDL01VDL0KQ1J770/Comet+Neowise+art.jpg Rick's Photography Comet Neowise 2020. Acrylic on canvas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/647752b5-582a-436c-ab09-67b280a9eff5/Conjunction.JPG Rick's Photography Conjunction Jupiter with Venus 2022. Photo https://www.soaringdragon.biz/oceans daily 0.75 2024-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/9ccee8e7-de47-4113-ad55-1b1b79f1d935/IMG_1676enh.JPG Worlds and Species of Oceans (Book 5 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/c52efa45-384b-4b86-9c46-77b33b26b939/Baby+Rihansu.JPG Worlds and Species of Oceans (Book 5 - Make it stand out Baby Rihansu stuffed animal. Markings to obscure profile from predators (prior to Rihansu control of the ecosystem). Paddles and flippers to control movement in childhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/aed9eb0b-5b59-4bdc-aed2-03769c6e0976/Inkk.JPG Worlds and Species of Oceans (Book 5 - Make it stand out The Inkk, a colony sentient https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/e7905f87-7c29-476e-9a89-da8a79b0bd57/IMG_1671.JPG Worlds and Species of Oceans (Book 5 - Make it stand out The Ar’kmank’il is the size of a moderate-sized whale, the largest of the WPA species. They have g-engineered manipulative tongues, but historically used the services of a commensal species resembling a sea-snake to manipulate and build their impressive civilization. The Norlinks below has a large beak to peck, dig, manipulate. They can hump along like a walrus on land but generally use avatars. The Ar’kmank’il always does; their huge bodies rely on water buoyancy to survive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/60bfe154-3be3-4e8c-b474-a8b3f9111441/IMG_1672.JPG Worlds and Species of Oceans (Book 5 - Make it stand out This is a Vash scientist visiting the Homeworld of the Kra. Kra resemble squid, generally. They didn’t care what Confederation called them so a Human came up with Kra (for kraken). Many Water Planets Alliance species let other species name them. The Vash are mostly land-dwellers who hunted for food, and built hunting-cabins in the shallow seas of their Homeworld. They also used water to escape from predators in their very early evolution. LEVANT are similar to Kra - convergent evolution - superficially, but with three long and four short arms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/8d55a7a1-3d69-4ea3-9866-0228acc9548c/KrA.JPG Worlds and Species of Oceans (Book 5 - Make it stand out Levant (black), Kra (green) and other sea denizens of Water Planets Alliance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/2ae27ced-53a0-4e5c-aac8-370d1e74eb77/IMG_1674enh.JPG Worlds and Species of Oceans (Book 5 - Make it stand out Commander Wing on the bridge of CWS Virtue. 4 legs to sit without fatigue, two to manipulate controls. Wing appears in Oceans, Cats and Harbinger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/a7b71484-1ea4-4179-a0e8-80dee7ab6639/Levant+and+Kra.JPG Worlds and Species of Oceans (Book 5 - Make it stand out Levant (black, more octopus-ish) and green Kra. A bas-relief painted brick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/2843425e-7031-451d-b346-6f7f899582f6/IMG_1670.jpg Worlds and Species of Oceans (Book 5 - Make it stand out On the left, the Barbas. Blue body and wings can detach and lift to become an aerial component. The legs (under the wings, at the center) can walk on suction feet. To swim, the Barbas tucks the feet under its body and flaps the big wings like a Terran ray. The Biffong look like a grenade with two three-fingered hands. Both species built complex underwater civilizations. The Biffong need to use avatars on ConFleet duty while the small Barbas can walk, swim and fly in air and usually don’t; they need to return to water regularly to stay optimally healthy. https://www.soaringdragon.biz/key-alien-species daily 0.75 2025-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/554d9b7c-9c7c-4539-913e-b9b4420d85f5/benighar.JPG Key Alien Species: Books 1-4 - Make it stand out Closeup of benighar, which prefers the nectar of these tree-fern-analogs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/94a76227-7574-4aec-8fbd-c356c0023a9d/Bekelli.JPG Key Alien Species: Books 1-4 - Make it stand out Bekelli, an important species in Cats, book #6 in the Kim series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/4cadc087-23a9-4d54-969a-0f1e14b23b43/IMG_4192enh.JPG Key Alien Species: Books 1-4 - Make it stand out Maksen in dress uniform (Kazier Imperial Security or as Ambassador) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/060dfbae-b2f5-42df-abe0-f4123c528858/IMG_4193enh.JPG Key Alien Species: Books 1-4 - Make it stand out Zak, in his wedding suit. A Kinue married to Ada Arai-Kemal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/830e7c7a-6d00-4664-918c-ca3872575b2b/talfa.JPG Key Alien Species: Books 1-4 - Make it stand out This is a Talfa, from the rear. Powerful legs for leaping, augmented by servos when in combat. Sensory organs in gold. These are a combination of multi-sense and single-sense organs, covering the Human visual spectrum, infrared plus sound at twice the Human Range. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/88f17eb5-b28b-45e6-93d8-fc5ed5d10db0/IMG_4194enh.JPG Key Alien Species: Books 1-4 - Make it stand out Vice Admiral Tama, the head of Strategic Intelligence/External (all the books). And a role in Farehan Defence Force that no one knows about (Cats) A FAREHA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/fd147c6c-00b2-4674-a26e-24971eda6edc/IMG_4199enh.JPG Key Alien Species: Books 1-4 Two Sector Naval Command Bases https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/58c134e6-2588-47df-b343-1ea52e01b2d8/Hasta.JPG Key Alien Species: Books 1-4 - Make it stand out Closeup of hasta. Tusks for digging. Farmed hsata gave rise to lineages of cultured ‘meat’ that the Kazier enjoy. Head includes several dozen sensors for various wavelengths, to avoid predators and find food and mates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/ac9dc36b-5724-446a-8ee1-cdb355999add/IMG_4197enh.JPG Key Alien Species: Books 1-4 - Make it stand out Tokkali ConFleet officer, like Jalna, seated comfortably. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/c3d2f4e7-1e5c-4a22-ac5a-a4b1a82f8e96/IMG_1677enh.JPG Key Alien Species: Books 1-4 A Fareha cityscape. Innovative, exciting designs. These are all living quarters, workspaces or government-access. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/4128c473-4273-4cf7-9701-bdf24d702fb5/IMG_4195enh.JPG Key Alien Species: Books 1-4 - Make it stand out The Homeworld of the Tokkali. Living blocks. Transit. Short-range via brachiation of their locomotor-tentacles - large and strong. Most of the planet is deep jungle, here a scene near a city, where ancestral jungle (thinned out) is a park, for nature lovers to exercise authentically. Standard zooming magneto-cars for longer distance. Cloud cities floating in the thicker-than-Terra atmosphere. Another painting shows the Cloud Cities in detail. https://www.soaringdragon.biz/the-kazier-language daily 0.75 2025-02-01 https://www.soaringdragon.biz/art-kim-universe daily 0.75 2025-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/f99abc21-b830-424d-b802-4fd57a2024b0/IMG_1237.jpg Art of the Kim Universe (Rick) - Make it stand out Cloud cities of Tokkal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/536cecec-8a3d-4e1c-9a0b-3d1f79ae00c5/IMG_1238.jpg Art of the Kim Universe (Rick) Main ConFleet downside shuttle post on Proxima-2, left, and reception buildings on right. Base is underground, along with the civilian population. Proxima sun on right. Rob’s homeworld. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/ba08a050-7001-4397-ba13-0a3c8cc2bbe9/IMG_1240.jpg Art of the Kim Universe (Rick) Pluto, near where (in the Kim universe, 26th C) there is a Snow Resort visited by characters in Harbinger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/1710124980311-ML04013C1VQTSDH86J5D/IMG_1248.jpg Art of the Kim Universe (Rick) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/1710124885138-2JKVEKFLNKK8LT3TE4CA/IMG_1265.jpg Art of the Kim Universe (Rick) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/1710124891289-1TXSZB5N49NZF2NGZ5T4/Closeup+Yavelpa.jpg Art of the Kim Universe (Rick) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/862dd015-6fff-403a-a439-b5c896183557/Maksen+and+Proxima.jpg Art of the Kim Universe (Rick) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/1ca1e46b-1170-46ef-8f56-9ec2440788a7/IMG_1241.jpg Art of the Kim Universe (Rick) The CSS Humboldt’s desperate attempt to distract Talfi surrounding Admiral Prince’s flagship. Harbinger, book #7. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/b6ee29f3-282c-4760-97dd-5c534b40a437/IMG_1242.jpg Art of the Kim Universe (Rick) CWS Virtue, critically damaged, awaiting ConFleet rescue from the Kazier Empire. Oceans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/1755627936907-CAEOA3WWKX84VNYNN2AZ/Sea+Stack.jpg Art of the Kim Universe (Rick) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/1755627940927-9U7P6622RCBCWF1MV6OQ/IMG_2628.jpg Art of the Kim Universe (Rick) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/1755627946170-88OZ5J1PUIIJCXK8S2LM/IMG_2627.jpg Art of the Kim Universe (Rick) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/7a265f4f-1367-4762-b1c3-7bd84464b38d/IMG_1239.jpg Art of the Kim Universe (Rick) Bohai, in the Setarah system that also includes Manzelam, birthplace of Kim Arai-Kemal, heroine of the Talfi War, is a water world with only a few small islands above sea level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/73466bbb-a187-491f-b180-328597189a2c/Shen+Nature.jpg Art of the Kim Universe (Rick) - Make it stand out A nature reserve on Shen, mentioned in several books. Kazier Homeworld. Bright sky, many more stars than Terra/Sol system skies. https://www.soaringdragon.biz/dragons-draco-8-flight daily 0.75 2025-08-19 https://www.soaringdragon.biz/nature-list daily 0.75 2025-06-04 https://www.soaringdragon.biz/postkim-fiction daily 0.75 2025-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/ec1eec2e-821a-46c1-b961-1197e7ae97e0/2nd+year.jpg Post-Kim Fiction [Novellas] - Make it stand out The Epilog of the novel Harbinger occurs right after the 1 Year Memorial. So do the stories Emergence and then Reunion (with Meg). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5308f267e4b0deab542e8994/6e5ec355-744f-4573-872c-f2ff16fc77e8/1st+year.jpg Post-Kim Fiction [Novellas] - Make it stand out From the time of the Talfi battle through the first year, this shows the stories on a timeline. Refer to the book descriptions for details on the stories. https://www.soaringdragon.biz/author-corner daily 0.75 2025-08-19