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I just finished rereading one of my favorite sci-fi novels, The Architect of Sleep, written by Steve Boyett. I remember first reading the novel when I was in High School (ca. 1986). I was disappointed that the novel ended abruptly, and no sequels were published. I believe manuscripts were written, but remain hidden to this day. The second installment was to be titled “Geography of Dreams”, it was to focus more on the cultural and political nuisances of a society populated by sentient raccoons. On an alternate Earth, civilization developed in the Americas, and raccoons, not apes, walked upright and learned to fashion sophisticated tools as well as domesticate llamas. These beings cannot speak verbally, but use sign language and body gestures to communicate. “Architect” begins with a store clerk named Jim Bentley, who’s passion in exploring caves, leads him to another alternate reality where he becomes embroiled in the turmoil and intrigue of a feudal society on the brink of revolution. His guide and protector, who Bentley, nicknames Truck, is an intuitive raccoon (A dreamer) who protects him, this strange “bald Ape” from the paranoid and dangerous Stripes: A warrior caste of raccoons armed with intimidating gauntlets with large sickle-like blades (very similar to Freddy Kruegers gloved hand). I drew this picture as an homage to this wonderful book. The original art was painted by James Gurney. This scene portrays a female stripe who is guarding an old aqueduct, which is being used to smuggle cannons and other weapons to the separatists. I hope you like this Photoshop painting. It took ~ 6 hours to complete.

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I just finished rereading one of my favorite sci-fi novels, The Architect of Sleep, written by Steve Boyett. I remember first reading the novel when I was in High School (ca. 1986). I was disappointed that the novel ended abruptly, and no sequels were published. I believe manuscripts were written, but remain hidden to this day. The second installment was to be titled “Geography of Dreams”, it was to focus more on the cultural and political nuisances of a society populated by sentient raccoons. On an alternate Earth, civilization developed in the Americas, and raccoons, not apes, walked upright and learned to fashion sophisticated tools as well as domesticate llamas. These beings cannot speak verbally, but use sign language and body gestures to communicate. “Architect” begins with a store clerk named Jim Bentley, who’s passion in exploring caves, leads him to another alternate reality where he becomes embroiled in the turmoil and intrigue of a feudal society on the brink of revolution. His guide and protector, who Bentley, nicknames Truck, is an intuitive raccoon (A dreamer) who protects him, this strange “bald Ape” from the paranoid and dangerous Stripes: A warrior caste of raccoons armed with intimidating gauntlets with large sickle-like blades (very similar to Freddy Kruegers gloved hand). I drew this picture as an homage to this wonderful book. The original art was painted by James Gurney. This scene portrays a female stripe who is guarding an old aqueduct, which is being used to smuggle cannons and other weapons to the separatists. I hope you like this Photoshop painting. It took ~ 6 hours to complete.