Dreams of Horizon
Documenting the lives and times of worlds far removed in both time and space, Dreams of Horizon is a speculative fiction series pushing the limits of what is physically possible in order to explore some of the most exotic and wondrous denizens of deep space. From exploding galaxies to chromatic ice worlds, we embark on an atlas of the fictional Mira Cluster in an exploratory vision of what may lurk out in the endless void.
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The Horizon System: Cryogenia, the Frozen Periphery
Peruse an icy beauty of a super-Earth, kept on the brink of a deep freeze with the help of oceans doped with poisonous ammonia. Lashed by brutal winter storms and pelted by meteor showers, this dark, chilly tundra is nevertheless a ground for clever biological innovation divorced from the brutal rat race of Horizon.
The Horizon System: Panthalassa, the Infinite Sea
Journey to an unending ocean flaunting chromatic exuberance far in excess of Earth’s comparably meagre seas. These sun-soaked tropical seas have accrued all sorts of odd hitchhikers and hanging-ons, from ancient biological relics of eras long past to sailors and outlaws the galaxy over.
The Horizon System: Changxing, a Broken-Glass Rose
Mourn the passing of a once-verdant world, laid low by its own children. A sinister secular resonance among this super-Earth’s extensive array of moons has rained heavenly wrath on its inhabitants below, bringing a mass extinction of epic proportions. In the lichen reefs and bacterial forests that emerged in the aftermath of the disaster, a new set of strange creatures is set to conquer this empty planet.
The Horizon System: Riftia, in the Shadow of the Sun
Explore a world pushed beyond the brink, rendered completely hostile by a brightening sun. As the oceans slowly evaporated and the surface got hotter and hotter, most life fled the deteriorating conditions by taking to the air, while an exotic domain of wholly alien biochemistry moved into the empty lands below.
The Horizon System: Tridacna, the Prismatic Hell
Marvel in the majesty of an enormous celestial jewel, forged in the fires of creation themselves. From scales of ruby and sapphire to pulsing arteries of quicksilver and gold, this acrid, acidic giant pushes the bounds of what is possible in planetary physics.
The Horizon System: Elysia, the Imprisoned Prometheus
Witness a blasted ruin of a world, stricken by celestial fire and seared by volcanic rage. With its vast oceans of lava beneath a torrid, toxic sky, this viridian hell will not know peace until its fiery end in the belly of its dying sun, billions of years to come.