Ptorix Archives - Greta van der Rol Books

Humanoid Aliens Are Boring. Meet the Ptorix.

A discussion about the decidedly non-humanoid Ptorix and their origins and culture.

Xanthor, a Ptorix professor. Cone shaped, with four arms standing on a platform in a study

I’ve always had a problem with humanoid aliens. So many ‘aliens’ in SF stories look an awful lot like us. Star Trek was full of them – Romulans, Vulcans, Gods and Goddesses. At least in Star Wars some aliens were downright weird – but an awful lot of them had the same basic body shape as us – one head, two legs, two arms.

Fireglass
Linara Vey, against all advice, goes into the Prism Nebula where she finds a being made of light. Then somebody steals it.
To Die a Dry Death
1629. The Dutch ship Batavia is sailing along the west coast of Australia, heading for the city of Batavia on Java. It never made it.
The Thunder Egg
Afra takes a short cut through the mist and encounters a strange creature which leads her to a man who has been beaten up and left in an alley.
The Search for the Crimson Lady
In this scene Tara attends a deceased estate sale and finds an artefact she thinks comes from the legendary ship the Crimson Lady
Drarkghon’s Hoard
In this scene Dru is interrupted when on a raid. He's chased and hides in asteroids orbiting a planet. That's when he discovers that the legend about the hoard left by mythical pirate, Drarkghon may actually be true...