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Some early research photography
Various places and things were used as visual inspirations for our fictional world
This yacht is close in spirit to the Liberty.
The Grumman Goose is the basis for Lyme's Heron seaplane.
These monkey bars were the inspiration for Shangri-La's ballroom dome.
We actually walked the escape route from the speakeasy Freddy's, down Roy Street on the east side of Capitol Hill in Seattle. (C 1990) The location has since been lined with condos. However in On the Rocks the economic booms of the 90's and 21st century never happened.
These are the Argentine IA-58 Pucara, used to defend the floating speakeasy.
In Straight Up, this resort island in Sitka Sound helped us visualize New Ellis Island.
The historic Brown Palace Hotel in downtown Denver.
There actually were tunnels under Denver's downtown landmark buildings dating from the 1800s. Other American cities can make a similar claim.
This Aero Volga LA-8 was the inspiration for the Colby - Sikes Egret.
This hilltop mansion was reference for the Eagles Nest Monarchist compound.
A mid-20th and early-21st century shot of the sturdy old US Naval and Marine Corps Reserve building on the southern shore of Lake Union, which in Straight Up served as the Cascadian Revolutionary headquarters.
Some Simple Maps
We drew these up to kind of get our bearings
The 21st century nation of Siblaska.
The setting for On the Rocks.
A map with key points of interest in Sika, Siblasksa.
A map with key points of interest in the Puget Sound region.
A map with key points of interest in Seattle, WA.
The long and winding road home from Colorado to Puget Sound and beyond.
The Authors
Ignore the men behind the curtain
The authors in Seattle, 1988. Working side by side would only last the first few weeks.
The authors in Denver, 2003. Although now living in different states, they’ve maintained their friendship for over 40 years.
The Authors in the Cyberverse, 2022. Google, Dropbox and Zoom really made The World of Siblaska possible.
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