JB, it's interesting to see that you were able to create a truly alien-looking Romulus, without being (apparently) tied to what appeared in the Trek continuity from TNG and on, (including ENTERPRISE) :

(Nice, but a little too much Rome + Final Fantasy for my tastes... )

JB, if your version is what Romulus actually looked like at the time of 'Balance of Terror', does that mean you are the one responsible for erasing ENTERPRISE out of the Trek continuity? (JB as the "Future Guy"...  *shudder*) ;)

Wow, a "Kobayashi Maru" from the way things are looking...

Flavio: "Vultures are circling... "

Kirk:  "Bones, any ideas?"

McCoy:  "Dammit, Jim!  I'm a doctor, not a scarecrow!"

Hmmm.  Spoiler Text:

A scene from the episode 'The Deadly Years'?

JB wrote:
"Update -- looks like this will ship in September, rather than October."

What?!? A book coming out ahead of the original schedule? Surely that cannot be. No roses can grow like that...
[add usual amount of irony for best flavouring]

Seriously though, good job, JB. Nice to know that the industry still have some professionals left who know how to act professionaly and all.

The design of the architecture of Romulus was one of the things I loved about the first Romulans book. It looked artistic, as if the architects had made creative choices and then looked for ways to make that creativity into reality. Really showed a nice insight into the differences between Romulans and Vulcans. Much better than the TNG version as shown above, since that looks a little cold, sterile and ordered (which would be my criticism of the portrayal of Romulans in general on that show).

In other words it looked like Vulcan but with a different coloured sky.

Very cool, JB: and what dedication!

Playing with textures like that in PhotoShop is very fun, too. Adds a note of depth to the final product, done right (as we've seen in your previous Romulans story).