Published: 2010 (Booxtree / ibooks) Illustrations: Full-color botanical cutaways and ecosystem diagrams. Availability: Long out of print; digital copies circulate in speculative biology archives.
True to Dixon’s reputation, the star of the show is the ecosystem. Greenworld is not just a random collection of monsters; it is a functioning biological system with evolutionary rules. greenworld dougal dixon
In "Greenworld", Dixon envisioned a planet where plants have developed complex structures, behaviors, and even social interactions. These plant-based organisms have become the foundation of an ecosystem, supporting a diverse array of animal life that has evolved to exploit these novel plant resources. The album is a collection of concept art, notes, and descriptions that bring this fantastical world to life. Greenworld is not just a random collection of
is a 2010 speculative evolution book by Scottish paleontologist and author Dougal Dixon . Published exclusively in Japan in two volumes, the work explores a thousand years of human colonization on an Earth-like exoplanet called Greenworld (or Ascaris II), chronicling the devastating ecological impact of mankind on a pristine alien biosphere. Quick Facts Author: Dougal Dixon Initial Publication: 2010 (Japan-exclusive release) The album is a collection of concept art,
Once-abundant river-dwellers that were hunted to extinction within years of human arrival; they now only exist in legend.
Around 40 million years ago (local time), a chance mutation in a photosynthetic vascular organism triggered the event that defines Greenworld. A primitive tree-analogue developed capable of slow, agonizing movement—not to chase prey, but to escape shade.
Over millions of years, this evolved into .