As James Cambias pointed out to me in email: “If you ever wanted to dress up as Severian from _Book of the New Sun_ but were disappointed because there isn’t anything darker than black to make the costume out of, you’re in luck.”

“What would happen to planet earth if the human race were to suddenly disappear forever? Would ecosystems thrive? What remnants of our industrialized world would survive? What would crumble fastest? From the ruins of ancient civilizations to present day c