Dear Spacetravellers,

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One of the questions I get most often from readers of Attack on Planet Falrus is:
“How much of this is actually real?”

The short answer? More than you might expect.
When I was building Falrus, I wasn’t just inventing a strange world for spectacle—I was pulling directly from real science, real medical phenomena, and real physics that already exist here on Earth (just pushed to their limits).

Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the real-world science that shaped the planet, its biology, and the dangers humanity faces there.

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1. Falrus’ Hostile Environment Isn’t Fantasy—It’s Extrapolation

Falrus is brutal: unstable terrain, lethal atmospheric conditions, and environments that seem almost designed to kill humans.

That idea comes straight from extremophile research—organisms on Earth that thrive in places we once believed were completely uninhabitable.

On our own planet, life survives:

• Near deep-sea hydrothermal vents at crushing pressures
• In acidic lakes that can dissolve metal
• Inside nuclear reactors
• In deserts with almost no water for years

Falrus simply asks:
👉 What if an entire planet evolved under those rules instead of exceptions?

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2. The Biology of Falrus Is Built on Real Evolutionary Logic

Nothing on Falrus is “evil for no reason.”
Every organism follows the same evolutionary pressures that shape life on Earth:

• Energy efficiency
• Survival under constant stress
• Aggressive competition for limited resources

Predatory behaviors, symbiotic relationships, and even the unsettling intelligence seen in some Falrus species mirror patterns we already observe in:

• Parasites that manipulate host behavior
• Hive-like insects that function as a single organism
• Animals that communicate chemically instead of verbally

The difference is scale—and consequences for humans who weren’t built for that ecosystem.

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3. Human Bodies Failing on Falrus Is the Point

One of the most uncomfortable aspects of Attack on Planet Falrus is how fragile humans become.

That’s intentional—and very real.

Space agencies already know that even microgravity causes:

• Bone density loss
• Muscle atrophy
• Immune system suppression
• Cognitive changes

Falrus adds:

• Unfamiliar pathogens
• Non-Earth biochemistry
• Environmental stressors the human nervous system never evolved to handle

The result isn’t heroic invincibility—it’s slow, believable breakdown.

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4. Technology on Falrus Is Grounded in Current Research

None of the tech in the story relies on “magic buttons.”

Everything is inspired by technologies already being tested:

• Advanced prosthetics and neural interfaces
• Autonomous military systems
• Biotech designed to adapt the human body rather than protect it

The terrifying part?
Most of this tech is already real—Falrus just shows what happens when it’s deployed far from ethical oversight.

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5. Falrus Is a Thought Experiment Disguised as a Thriller

At its core, Falrus isn’t just a planet—it’s a question:

What happens when human ambition reaches a place where biology, medicine, and morality stop cooperating?

The horror doesn’t come from aliens alone.
It comes from watching humans realize that intelligence and technology don’t guarantee dominance—only survival, at best.

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Why I Grounded Falrus in Real Science

Because real science is scarier than fiction.

Monsters you can fight.
Physics, biology, and evolution? Those don’t care who you are.

And on Falrus, they win far more often than humanity expects.

But hey, don't take my word for it. See for yourselF!

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Wishing you warm wishes for the autumn season,

All my love,

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Joanna