gas halo
First appears in Book 1: Pandora's Star, chapter 23 (TWENTY-TWO)
Appearances
B1
B2
What you know
Book 1: Pandora's Star
- Ch 23The gas halo has a circular cross section about two million km across and orbits 150 million km from its star, contained by an apparent force field.
- Ch 23The planet where Ozzie, Orion and Tochee landed is tide-locked with permanent daylight, and is on an island in an archipelago.
- Ch 26The artificial gas halo is breathable and contains water spheres, some hundreds of miles across; the planet orbits inside it.
- Ch 26Ozzie thinks the halo was meant for flying creatures, and that it could be the Silfen civilization's core home.
Book 2: Judas Unchained
- Ch 6The gas halo has unpredictable air currents and is densely populated with birds, flying trees, water worldlets and distant fog banks.
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 6Flock of flying Silfen ignores the raft
The party sights a flock of winged Silfen. Orion shouts and Ozzie fires two flares, but the flock keeps going without responding.
- Book 2 · Ch 6Ozzie plans to reach a sponge tree
Ten hours later, Ozzie decides to steer toward a sponge tree for water and food, planning to use the sail as a rudder, and reassures Orion.
- Book 2 · Ch 12Clouddancer reveals the truth about the barriers
Clouddancer explains the Anomines built barriers to imprison the Dysons; a human starship disabled one generator, freeing the Dysons to invade Commonwealth planets. He refuses Silfen help.
- Book 2 · Ch 12Ozzie is named a Silfen friend
Clouddancer gives Ozzie a pendant; wearing it, Ozzie senses the Silfen Motherholme. Clouddancer departs and Ozzie decides they leave next day.