Earthport - Technovelgy

A massive spaceport that reared up from the surface of the earth to the edge of the atmosphere.

"...Earthport stood like an enormous wineglass, reaching from the magma to the high atmosphere. Earthport had been built during mankind's biggest mechanical splurge. Though men had had nuclear rockets since the beginning of consecutive history, they had used chemical rockets to load the interplanetary ion-drive and nuclear-drive vehicles or to assemble the photonic sail-ships for interstellar cruises. Impatient with the troubles of taking things bit by bit into the sky, they had worked out a billion-ton rocket, only to find that it ruined whatever countryside it touched in landing. The Daimoni-people of Earth extraction, who came back from somewhere beyond the stars-had helped men build [Earthport] of weatherproof, rustproof, timeproof, stressproof material."


4 out of 5

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Under Old Earth - Virgil Finlay

4 out of 5

C'Mell - Lia Chan

3 out of 5

Erba in Tour Uniform - Joel Glaine

"In the shadow of Earthport, a rabbit-derived undergirl signals to you and your friends that the tour of Earthport will now begin. Triangle tours runs tours from Earthport, to the sprawling city of Meeya-Meefla at it's base to the top of Eathport, 20 km up. "

3 out of 5

The E'telikeli - Lifetake

E'telikeli is an Underperson from author Cordwainer Smith's sci-fi universe...he shows up in uhh...."The Ballad of Lost C'mell" and Norstrilia. I think that's it....? Someone can correct me if I'm wrong; C.S. has a billion short stories. Anyway Underpeople are animals modified to look and act like people, but basically they are treated as second-class citizens (if citizens at all, actually...can't remember). Anyway they do mundane jobs to make everyone's life easier. E'telikeli was a badly-formed Underperson and was discarded but he survived and then he does some important stuff. Oh and the E stands for Eagle; he was derived from an eagle.E'telikeli is an Underperson from author Cordwainer Smith's sci-fi universe...he shows up in uhh...."The Ballad of Lost C'mell" and Norstrilia. I think that's it....? Someone can correct me if I'm wrong; C.S. has a billion short stories. Anyway Underpeople are animals modified to look and act like people, but basically they are treated as second-class citizens (if citizens at all, actually...can't remember). Anyway they do mundane jobs to make everyone's life easier. E'telikeli was a badly-formed Underperson and was discarded but he survived and then he does some important stuff. Oh and the E stands for Eagle; he was derived from an eagle."


3.5 out of 5

M'inga Mouse Under-girl - Joel Glaine

"12000 years in the future,in the shadow of Earthport,Animal derived under-people scurry to fulfill the wishes of their human masters,leastways according to Cordwainer Smith. Inspired by the novel, Norstrilia, This is one of three pieces I did.
M'inga is a mouse-girl technician that keeps the engines and factories in the Down-deep-down-deep, far below the human city of Meeya-Meefla Around Earthport. The under-people who aren't to come in contact with true-men aren't allowed many clothes."


4 out of 5

Russian Blue a Girly-girl - Joel Glaine

"12000 years in the future,in the shadow of Earthport,Animal derived under-people scurry to fulfill the wishes of their human masters,leastways according to Cordwainer Smith. Inspired by the novel, Norstrilia, This is one of three pieces I did. Earthport hostesses are called "Girly-girls" and are expected to wait hand and foot on visitors from the stars like Geishas. Russian-blue is a cat-girl derived from a russian blue cat."


3.5 out of 5

Starpilot Tam-Ra - Joel Glaine

3.5 out of 5

Rat n Dragon - Phoenixelement

3.5 out of 5

E'telikeli scrap - Lifetake

3.5 out of 5

The Ballad of Lost C'Mell - Cordwainer Smith

A version done for 'Sci-Fi Radio' on NPR in 1989.



4 out of 5