In ALL OUR TOMORROWS, our old...not friends, exactly...the Ruda return to play an important role. (As a reminder, since it's been a while, the Ruda are the synthetic intelligence that Alex and Caleb met while touring the Mosaic in Sidespace.) Their entire planet has been covered by the Ruda Supremes' metallic footprints, creating quite an unusual landscape.
When imagining strange alien worlds, I tend to meld together several visualizations I've encountered, and this is true when it comes to the Ruda homeworld. Together, these two pieces capture perfectly the image of Rudan in my mind, and I thought you'd enjoy seeing them!
"Assembling Artifact" by Spiraloso: https://www.deviantart.com/.../Assembling-Artefact-890640977.
"Origin of Civilization" by Aeon Lux: https://www.deviantart.com/.../Origin-of-Civilization...
(Basically, impose the etched patterns and light of the first upon the surfaces of the second.)
Originally posted on Facebook.