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Worldcon, Reno, NV
17 August at 12:00
- 21 August at 12:00
Join Allen at Renovation, in Reno, NV He'll be doing panels, signings, maybe some hiking, and more. So, if you are in Reno, stop by and say hi. Here is the website for more info http://www.renovationsf.org/
Conjecture 2011 in San Diego, CA
09 September at 12:00
- 11 September at 15:00
Allen will be making his first appearance at a West Coast Convention in 13 years. He will be the Guest of Honor at Conjecture 2011. Here's all the Details
Coyote Rising Locations...
The Garcia Narrows Bridge
To humans visiting for the first time, Coyote is an alien world. But to Coyote, the only thing alien to it, is human presence… and there is nothing more alien to Coyote than a man made structure.
Visible from orbit, The Garcia Narrows Bridge is Coyote’s Great Wall of China. A remarkable structure, made entirely out of native materials, the bridge is the masterpiece of James Garcia, arguable Earth’s most talented architect.
When Earth’s second wave of ships arrived on Coyote, the original colonists from the Alabama spacecraft fled their settlement, to avoid another repressive regime. The WHU’s Matriarch Hernandez was forced to govern a primitive settlement far too small for her 1000 colonists, and more were on the way.
The marshy continent of New Florida, and its flat plains, meet the Eastern Divide at its limestone cliffs. On the other side of the river lies Midland, home of lush forests, the possibility of mining, and the possible new settlement of the original colonists. To access Midland, and exploit its raw materials, she commissioned the construction of the first, large scale man made structure on Coyote.
When complete, the bridge was almost 2 miles long. 400 men and women worked on it for seven Coyote months, or two Earth years, with 7 men loosing their lives.
When the bridge was ready for its official opening ceremony, the colonists were treated with the rare sight of Matriarch Hernandez, who was seldom seen in public. She was proud of her bridge… but showed little appreciation for the workers who slaved to build it…
… a notion that was not lost on James Garcia and his men…
