The Seeds of Earth

The alien cultures felt so vividly realized — I wonder if the author drew from existing mythologies, or crafted them entirely from imagination.

The story had some slow moments before the action picked up again — I'm curious if that was a deliberate choice to develop characters or world-building.

Every aspect of the political and environmental changes felt well thought out. I wonder if the author created a detailed lore bible or if it evolved as they wrote.