ART OF DAVID PAUL POWERS by JasonSrebnick - Flipbook - Page 170
Beasts of Burden
Other Creatures and Critters
Scattered throughout the story are “beasts of burden”. Some pull
along a hovercraft. Others have single riders atop them.
Many can withstand harsh climates, avoid predation with some
peculiar evolutionary gift; others move about where no one or
nothing else could.
Also, throughout the story are various creatures and critters that, like
the background characters, make up the backdrop of this world. In
the novel, where I thought it would serve the story or reader or both
these may be mentioned by name or given a brief description but to
do this with every single one would weigh the story down.
This is where I think this art of book can come in handy as
supplement to the story. You get a visual snapshot, a palette if you
will, and your imagination does the rest as you read.
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